Examination of debtor

Provisions ancillary to sections 44 and 45
46
1
If the debtor or relevant person is residing—
a
in Scotland, the sheriff may, on the application of the permanent trustee, grant a warrant which may be executed by a messenger-at-arms or sheriff officer anywhere in Scotland; or
b
in any other part of the United Kingdom, the Court of Session or the sheriff may, on the application of the permanent trustee, request any court having jurisdiction where the debtor or the relevant person, as the case may be, resides to take appropriate steps, which shall be enforceable by that court,
to apprehend the debtor or relevant person and have him taken to the place of the examination :
Provided that a warrant under paragraph (a) above shall not be granted nor a request under paragraph (b) above made unless the court is satisfied that it is necessary to do so to secure the attendance of the debtor or relevant person at the examination.
2
If the debtor or a relevant person is for any good reason prevented from attending for examination, the sheriff may, without prejudice to subsection (3) below, grant a commission to take his examination (the commissioner being in this section and section 47 below referred to as an " examining commissioner ").
3
The sheriff or the examining commissioner may at any time adjourn the examination to such day as the sheriff or the examining commissioner may fix.
4
The sheriff or the examining commissioner may order the debtor or a relevant person to produce for inspection any document in his custody or control relating to the debtor's assets, his dealings with them or his conduct in relation to his business or financial affairs, and to deliver the document or a copy thereof to the permanent trustee for further examination by him.