Act of Sederunt (Money Attachment Rules) 2009

Application for payment order

8.—(1) An application under section 183(2) (creditor’s application for payment order) shall be in Form 4.

(2) An opposition under section 183(6) (opposition by debtor or third party claiming ownership of money attached) shall be in Form 5.

(3) On the lodging of an opposition under section 183(6) the sheriff must—

(a)order representations to be lodged by the persons mentioned in section 183(8) within such period as the sheriff considers appropriate; or

(b)fix a date for a hearing.

(4) The sheriff clerk shall intimate any order of the sheriff under paragraph (3) to the persons mentioned in section 183(8)(a).