The Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments and Forms) Regulations 2025

Amendment of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Regulations 2016

3.—(1) Schedule 1 (forms) of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Regulations 2016(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In the table (list of forms to be used) in the heading of the fourth column (relevant provisions of the Regulations), for “the Regulations” substitute “these Regulations or any other Regulations as may be specified”.

(3) At the end of the table (list of forms to be used), insert the rows set out in Part 1 of the schedule.

(4) In Form 23 (debtor’s account of current state of affairs), for “section 87(1)” substitute “section 87(2)”.

(5) After Form 34, insert—

(a) Form 35 set out in Part 2 of the schedule, which is the prescribed form for a trustee application to AiB for authority to resign office, for the purposes of section 147A(3) of the 2016 Act,

(b) Form 36 set out in Part 3 of the schedule, which is the prescribed form for a trustee’s intention to resign notice, for the purposes of section 147A(5)(a) of the 2016 Act, and

(c) Form 37 set out in Part 4 of the schedule, which is the prescribed form of notice from AiB granting the trustee’s application to resign office, for the purposes of section 147A(6)(b) of the 2016 Act.

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S.S.I. 2016/397.