The Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (Commencement No. 8 and Transitional) Order 2011

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2011 No. 179 (C. 16)

Debt

Diligence

The Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (Commencement No. 8 and Transitional) Order 2011

Made

8th March 2011

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 224(2) and 227(3) of the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007(1).

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (Commencement No. 8 and Transitional) Order 2011.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order, “the Act” means the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007.

Appointed day – actions for removing from heritable property

3.  The following provisions of the Act, in so far as not already in force, come into force on 4th April 2011:—

(a) Part 15 (actions for removing from heritable property);

(b) in schedule 5, paragraph 6(3) (the Sheriff Court (Scotland) (Extracts) Act 1892(2));

(c) in schedule 6, the repeal of the Ejection Caution Act 1594(3); and

(d) section 226(1) and (2) in so far as relating to the provisions commenced by paragraphs (b) and (c) above.

Transitional arrangements – charge before removing

4.  No requirement to serve a charge before removing as a consequence of any provision commenced by this Order applies to a decree for removing from heritable property (within the meaning of section 214(1) of the Act) obtained, granted or made, as the case may be, before 4th April 2011.

FERGUS EWING

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

8th March 2011

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force provisions of the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 3) (“the Act”), subject to transitional arrangements.

Part 15 (actions for removing from heritable property) is brought into force on 4th April 2011, together with related consequential amendments and repeals.

The Act received Royal Assent on 15th January 2007. Sections 224, 225 and 227 of the Act came into force on Royal Assent and section 222 came into force on the day after Royal Assent.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.S.I. No.
s.211	8th March 2007	2007/82
s.212(1), (2) to (6) (partially)
s.221
s.223
s.36 (partially)	31st March 2007	2007/82
s.212(1), (8) to (16) (partially)
sch. 1, para. 42(a)
sch. 5, para. 30(1), (5) to (8)(a), (10), (11)(a)(ii) and (b) and (15) (partially)
s.20	19th February 2007	2008/45
s.35
ss.1 to 17	1st April 2008	2008/115
s.18(1) to (4)
ss.19 and 20
ss.22 to 24
s.25(a)
s.25(b) (partially)
s.36 (partially)
s.169 (partially)
ss.170 and 171
s.173
ss.199 to 205
s.206 (partially)
s.208
ss.209 and 210
sch.1, paras. 1 to 40
sch.1, para. 41(b)
sch.1, paras. 42 and 43
sch.1, para. 44(partially)
sch.1, paras. 45 to 62
sch.5, para. 10 (partially)
sch.5, para. 12
sch.5, para. 13 (partially)
sch.5, para. 16 (partially)
sch.5, para. 26 (partially)
sch.5, para. 30 (partially)
sch.6, Part 1 (partially)
sch.6, Part 2
ss.21(3), (4) and (7), 25(a), 37(7) and (8), 50(4) and (5), 58(5)(c), 61(1), (2) and (3), 63(1) and (2), 75(7), 81(7), 83(1)(a) and (3)(b), 88(3)(a), 91(2), (3)(b), (4)(a), (4)(c)(vi), (5)(f) and (7), 96(5), 97(7), 98(6), 106(2) and (4), 108(2) and (8), 111(2)(b), 113(2)(a), 114(4), 117(2), (7)(b) and (8)(a), 120(5), 123(2)(a) and (5), 124(2), 128(3), 129, 130(2)(a), 133(2)(a), 135(2)(a) and (d)(ii), 140(2)(a) and (5), 143(5), 145(2), 146(9), 148(3), 149, 162, 164(1) and (2), 175(3), 176(1)(c), 179(2)(a)(i), 182(2)(a), 183(3)(a) and (7)(a), 185(4), 188(4)(a), 189(3)(a), 196(2), 198(2), 206, 214(4), 215, 216(6), 217(1)(c), 220, sch.2, para. 22, sch. 3, para. 4, sch. 5, para. 13(3)(f) and (g), sch.5, para. 30(4) (for the purposes of making regulations or orders)
ss.146 to 164	22nd April 2009	2009/98
s.165(1), (3) and (4)
s.166 to 168
s.169 (partially)
s.206 (partially)
sch.5, para. 5
sch.5, para. 7 (partially)
sch.5, para. 13 (partially)
sch.5, para. 16 (partially)
sch.5, para. 18 (partially)
sch.5, para. 22 (partially)
sch.5, para. 29 (partially)
sch.5, para. 30 (partially)
ss. 174 to 198	23rd November 2009	2009/369
s.226(1) (partially)
sch 3
sch 5, para. 1 to 2
sch 5, para. 4 (partially)
sch 5, para. 6(1) and (2) (partially)
sch 5, para. 8 to 9
sch 5, para. 10 (partially)
sch 5, para. 13(1) and (3)(c)(i) and (d)(i), (iii) and (iv) (partially)
sch 5, para. 15
sch 5, para. 16(1), (2)(a) and (4) (partially)
sch 5, para. 16(7)(a)(iii)
sch 5, para. 16(8)(a) and (11)(2) and (b) (partially)
sch 5, para. 17
sch 5, para. 19 to 20
sch 5, para. 23 to 24
sch 5, para. 26(1) (partially)
sch 5, para. 26(2)
sch 5, para. 26(3) (partially)
sch 5, para. 30(1) (partially)
sch 5, para. 30(3)
sch 5, para. 32 s.213 sch.4	1st July 2010	2010/249
ss.51(2), (3)(b), (4) and (5), 53, 61(1) to (3) s.63(1) and (2) (partially) ss.66, 75, 77 and 78 s.226(1) (partially) sch 5, para. 7(2)(c)	31st January 2011	2011/31
s.62 s.63(1) and (2) (partially) and (3) ss.64 and 65	1st April 2011	2011/31

(1)

2007 asp 3.

(2)

1892 c.17.

(3)

1594 c.27 (Act of the Parliaments of Scotland).