New section 56C – Application of section 67(9)
11.Section 56C provides the sheriff with the power to apply section 67(9) of the 1985 Act to the debtor during the time the BRO is in force. Section 67(9) states that a debtor, who has obtained credit in excess of £500 in a single transaction without informing the lender of the debtor’s status as an undischarged bankrupt or as someone subject to a BRO or BRU made in England and Wales, will have committed an offence. This offence will also apply to any debtor who, over a number of transactions, obtains any amount of credit above a maximum level of £1,000. The effect of section 56C is to permit the sheriff to apply these restrictions to a debtor subject to a BRO made in Scotland under section 56B.
