The Bankruptcy Fees (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Bankruptcy Fees (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 and come into force on 1st April 2010.

Amendment of the Bankruptcy Fees (Scotland) Regulations 1993

2.  In Part II of the Schedule to the Bankruptcy Fees (Scotland) Regulations 1993(1)—

(a) in Column 2 of item 2 (for administration of a creditor’s petition), for “£100.00” substitute “£200.00”;

(b) in Column 3 of item 2, for “None” substitute “£100.00”;

(c) omit item 14 (for searches in the register of insolvencies);

(d) in Column 2 of item 18(b) (for supervision of the trustee of a protected trust deed), for “£200.00” substitute “£250.00”;

(e) in Column 3 of item 18(b), for “(No change)” substitute “£200.00”.

Savings provision

3.  Notwithstanding regulation 2, in respect of petitions and applications for sequestration lodged, and protected trust deeds granted, before 1st April 2010, the Bankruptcy Fees (Scotland) Regulations 1993 shall continue to have effect as if the amendments made by these Regulations had not been made.

FERGUS EWING

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

25th February 2010