Accountant in Bankruptcy

It is intended that those further parts of the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 for which the Accountant in Bankruptcy has policy responsibility will be implemented between April 2008 and April 2010. A provisional timeline for commencement has been published and can be viewed on this website. The timeline may be subject to change.

December 2008/January 2009

Changes to diligence planned for the end of 2008 or early 2009 are summarised here.

• Inhibition
• Arrestment in execution and action of furthcoming

April/May 2009

The changes to diligence planned for April 2009 are summarised here.

• Attachment of money
• Actions for removing from heritable property
• Admirality actions and arrestments of ships

Autumn 2009

Changes to diligence provisonally planned for the autumn of 2009 are summarised here.

• Abolition of adjudication for debt
• Attachment of land
• Residual attachment
• Abolition of maills and duties

April 2010

Changes to diligence planned for April 2010 are summarised here.

• Disclosure of information