The Bankruptcy Fees (Scotland) Regulations 2017

Manner of payment

8.  A fee payable to AiB for a function specified in Part 2 of the table of fees is due for payment—

(a) for item 2 (supervision of sequestration proceedings)—

(i) at the end of each 12 month period of supervision; or

(ii) if the trustee is discharged during a 12 month period, in advance of the grant of a certificate of discharge under section 148(5) of the Act;

(b) for item 8(c) (protected trust deed supervision)—

(i) at the end of each 12 month period of supervision; or

(ii) if the trustee is discharged during a 12 month period, in advance of the date of discharge of the trustee under section 186 of the Act;

(c) for item 12 (election of replacement trustee by trustee vote) on submission of the relevant report to AiB;

(d) on the application for these services being made to AiB for—

(i) item 14 (removal of trustee and trustee not acting);

(ii) item 15 (declaration of office of trustee as vacant);

(iii) item 16 (replacement of trustee acting in more than one sequestration);

(iv) item 17 (appointment or reappointment of trustee where newly identified estate);

(v) item 18 (application by trustee for a direction);

(vi) item 19 (curing defects in procedure);

(vii) item 21 (conversion of trust deed into sequestration);

(e) for item 22 (determination of debtor applications)—

(i) on the application being made to AiB; and

(ii) if paragraph 1 of schedule 1 of the Act ceases to apply to the debtor, on receiving a request from AiB for the fee due under item 22(b) taking account of the fee already paid under item 22(a);

(f) for any other such function, on performance by AiB of that function.