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removing from heritable property) 2012</dc:title><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">SHERIFF COURT</dc:subject><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-07-20</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2012-11-12</dct:valid><dc:description>This Act of Sederunt prescribes the practice and procedure to be followed in the execution of any decree for removing from heritable property.</dc:description><ukm:SecondaryMetadata><ukm:DocumentClassification><ukm:DocumentCategory Value="secondary"/><ukm:DocumentMainType Value="ScottishStatutoryInstrument"/><ukm:DocumentStatus Value="revised"/><ukm:DocumentMinorType Value="unknown"/></ukm:DocumentClassification><ukm:Year Value="2012"/><ukm:Number Value="136"/><ukm:Made Date="2012-05-09"/><ukm:Laid Date="2012-05-11" Class="ScottishParliament"/><ukm:ComingIntoForce><ukm:DateTime Date="2012-06-18"/></ukm:ComingIntoForce><ukm:ISBN 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Sederunt.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="section-1-3"><num>(3)</num><intro><p>In this Act of Sederunt—</p></intro><hcontainer name="definition"><content><p>“the <abbr title="Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 asp 3">2007 Act</abbr>” means the Bankruptcy and Diligence <abbr title="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</abbr> (Scotland) Act 2007;</p></content></hcontainer><hcontainer name="definition"><content><p>“decree for removing from heritable property” has the meaning given in section<span ukl:Name="NonBreakingSpace"> </span>214(1) of the <abbr title="Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 asp 3">2007 Act</abbr>;</p></content></hcontainer><hcontainer name="definition"><content><p>“charge for removing” means the charge for removing in the form prescribed by the Scottish Ministers under section<span ukl:Name="NonBreakingSpace"> </span>216(6) of the <abbr title="Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 asp 3">2007 Act</abbr><authorialNote 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