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Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987, Cross Heading: The Taxes Management Act 1970 (c. 9.) is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 29 March 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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2SFor section 63 there shall be substituted the following sections—
(1)Subject to subsection (3) below, in Scotland, where any tax is due and has not been paid, the sheriff, on an application by the collector accompanied by a certificate by the collector—
(a)stating that none of the persons specified in the application has paid the tax due by him;
(b)stating that the collector has demanded payment under section 60 of this Act from each such person of the amount due by him;
(c)stating that 14 days have elapsed since the date of such demand without payment of the said amount; and
(d)specifying the amount due and unpaid by each such person,
shall grant a summary warrant in a form prescribed by Act of Sederunt authorising the recovery, by any of the diligences mentioned in subsection (2) below, of the amount remaining due and unpaid.
(2)The diligences referred to in subsection (1) above are—
(a)a poinding and sale in accordance with Schedule 5 to the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987;
(b)an earnings arrestment;
(c)an arrestment and action of furthcoming or sale.
(3)Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) above shall not apply to an application under that subsection which relates to tax deducted from the emoluments of an office or employment by virtue of regulations under section 204 of the principal Act.
(1)Subject to subsection (2) below and without prejudice to paragraphs 25 to 34 of Schedule 5 to the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987 (expenses of poinding and sale), the sheriff officer’s fees, together with the outlays necessarily incurred by him, in connection with the execution of a summary warrant shall be chargeable against the debtor.
(2)No fee shall be chargeable by the sheriff officer against the debtor for collecting, and accounting to the collector for, sums paid to him by the debtor in respect of the amount owing.”.
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