The Bankruptcy Fees (Scotland) Regulations 2018
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Citation and commencement
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Interpretation
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Fees and outlays as interim trustee or trustee
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The outlays payable to AiB in respect of the exercise...
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Any fees and outlays payable to AiB in respect of...
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Other fees
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A fee payable under regulation 6 is payable even although...
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Exemption from bankruptcy application fees for debtors in receipt of certain benefits
7B
Exemption from bankruptcy application fees for debtors assessed as having no surplus income
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Manner of payment
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A fee payable to AiB in respect of a function...
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Waiver of fees
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No fee is payable to AiB under these Regulations where...
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Repayment of fees - refusal of bankruptcy restrictions order
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Sequestrations and trust deeds before 1st June 2018
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Revocations
SCHEDULE
TABLE OF FEES - BANKRUPTCY
PART 1
Fees for Accountant in Bankruptcy as interim trustee or trustee in sequestration
PART 2
Fees for other functions of the Accountant in Bankruptcy
2018 No. 127

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Bankruptcy

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The Bankruptcy Fees (Scotland) Regulations 2018
Made
19th April 2018
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
20th April 2018
Coming into force
1st June 2018
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 69A and 72(1A) of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 , sections 205 and 225(2) of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 , and all other powers enabling them to do so.
1985 c.66 (“the 1985 Act”). The 1985 Act was repealed by the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 21; “the 2016 Act”), schedule 9, Part 1; by virtue of section 234(3) of the 2016 Act the powers to make amendments under which these Regulations are made are not affected by that repeal in so far as they relate to the operation of the 1985 Act in relation to sequestrations which were applied or petitioned for, or trust deeds executed before, 30th November 2016. Section 73(1) of the 1985 Act contains a definition of “prescribed” relevant to the powers under which these Regulations are made. Section 69A was inserted by section 8 of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1993 (c.6) and amended by S.I. 1999/1820. Section 72(1A) was inserted by the Bankruptcy and Debt Advice (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 11), schedule 3, paragraph 34(a). The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).
2016 asp 21 (“the 2016 Act”). Section 228(2) of the 2016 Act contains a definition of “prescribed” relevant to the exercise of the powers under which these Regulations are made.