The Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (Commencement No. 4, Savings and Transitionals) Order 2009

Appointed day in respect of provisions of the Act

3.—(1) The following provisions of the Act, in so far as not already in force, come into force on 22nd April 2009:–

(a) Part 5 (inhibition), except for section 165(2) (inhibition expenses only recoverable by land attachment or residual attachment);

(b) Part 10 (arrestment in execution and action of furthcoming), except for the insertion of section 73D (debt advice and information) into the 1987 Act;

(c) section 169 (diligence on the dependence) in so far as it inserts section 15H(4) (protecting minimum balance for arrestment on dependence) of the 1987 Act; and

(d) section 226(1) and (2) in so far as relating to the provisions of schedules 5 and 6 (minor and consequential amendments and repeals) commenced by this Order.

(2) The minor and consequential amendments and repeals in schedule 5 and Part 1 of schedule 6 respectively specified in column 1 of Schedules 1 and 2 to this Order, in so far as not already in force, come into force on 22nd April 2009, subject to paragraph (3).

(3) Where in Schedule 1 or 2 to this Order a purpose is specified in column 2 of the Schedule in relation to an amendment or repeal, it comes into force only for that purpose, but where no purpose is specified it comes into force for all purposes, in so far as not already in force.