The Debt Arrangement Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019

Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 62(4) of the Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Draft Scottish Statutory Instruments

2019 No.  

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The Debt Arrangement Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019

Made

2019

Coming into force

4th November 2019

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(3)(d), 4(5), 5(4), 7, 7A and 62(2) of the Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

A draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament in accordance with section 62(4) of that Act(2).

(1)

2002 asp 17 (“the 2002 Act”). Section 5(4) was amended by the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 asp 3 (“the 2007 Act”), section 212. Section 7 was amended by the 2007 Act, section 212 and by the Bankruptcy and Debt Advice (Scotland) Act 2014 asp 11 (“the 2014 Act”), sections 3 and 53. Section 7A was inserted by the 2007 Act, section 211. Section 9(1) of the 2002 Act contains a definition of “prescribed” relevant to the exercise of statutory powers under which these Regulations are made. Section 9(1) was amended by the 2007 Act, section 212 and by the 2014 Act, section 53.

(2)

As amended by section 211 of the 2007 Act and paragraph 38 of schedule 3 of the 2014 Act. The powers to make these Regulations are exercised together by virtue of section 33(2) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 asp 10. The Regulations are subject to the affirmative procedure by virtue of section 33(3) of that Act.