The Removing from Heritable Property (Form of Charge) (Scotland) Regulations 2011
Citation and commencement1.
These Regulations may be cited as the Removing from Heritable Property (Form of Charge) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 and come into force on 4th April 2011.
Form of ChargeF12.
Subject to regulation 3, the form of charge prescribed for the purposes of section 216(1) (service of charge before removing) of the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 is set out in schedule 1.
F13.
Where the decree for removing from heritable property is obtained in connection with proceedings raised under section 14(1)(a) or (b) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 on the ground set out in paragraph 15A of schedule 2 of that Act, the form of charge prescribed for the purposes of section 216(1) (service of charge before removing) of the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 is set out in schedule 2.
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
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F7SCHEDULE 2
These Regulations prescribe the form of charge required to be served by an officer of the court before removing a person, and any effects that person may have, from heritable property by virtue of a court decree or warrant.
This charge and the procedures for removal are prescribed under Part 15 of the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007. Section 216 of that Act also provides for the removal of an occupant deriving a right or having permission from the defender, subject to any notice to quit for an assured tenant having been provided.