5Sequestration of estate of deceased debtorS
The sequestration of the estate of a deceased debtor is—
(a)by debtor application made by the executor, or a person entitled to be appointed as executor, on the estate,
(b)on the petition of a qualified creditor, or qualified creditors, of the deceased debtor,
F1(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F1(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(e)on the petition of a trustee acting under a trust deed.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 5(c)(d) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Insolvency (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/94), regs. 1, 4(3) (with reg. 9) (as amended by S.S.I. 2020/337, regs. 1, 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Commencement Information
I1S. 5 in force at 30.11.2016 by S.S.I. 2016/294, reg. 2