Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007

Miscellaneous and generalS

F125Debt limits in sequestrationsS

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F126Creditor to provide debt advice and information packageS

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F127Continuation of sequestration proceedingsS

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F128Abolition of summary administrationS

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F129Non-vested contingent interest reinvested in debtorS

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F130Debtor's requirement to give account of state of affairsS

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F131Restriction of debtor's right to appeal under sections 49(6) and 53(6) of the 1985 ActS

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F132Status of order on petition to convert protected trust deed into sequestrationS

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33Power to provide for lay representation in sequestration proceedingsS

In section 32(1) of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (c. 58) (power of Court of Session to regulate civil procedure in sheriff court), after paragraph (l) insert—

“(m)permitting a debtor appearing before a sheriff under section 12 of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 66) (award of sequestration) to be represented, in such circumstances as may be specified in the act of sederunt, by a person who is neither an advocate nor a solicitor.”.

34Treatment of student loans on sequestrationS

(1)In section 73B(12) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 44) (power to make provision in relation to treatment of student loans upon discharge under the 1985 Act), after “receive,” insert “before, on or”.

(2)In paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to the Education (Student Loans) Act 1990 (c. 6) (treatment of student loans on sequestration), which, notwithstanding its repeal by section 44 of and Schedule 4 to the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c. 30), is saved by virtue of article 3 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998 No. 2004)—

(a)after “Where,” insert “before, on or”; and

(b)after “before” insert “, on”.

F235Certain regulations under the 1985 Act: procedureS

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F236Minor and consequential amendments of the 1985 ActS

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