Notes for Guidance - Protected Trust Deeds - Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016

The supervisory function of the Accountant in relation to PTDs, subsection (1) of section 200 of the 2016 Act, extends the powers contained in subsections (4) and (5) of that section to trustees under PTDs.

Trustees have a statutory duty to complete and submit the PTD Forms and pay to the Accountant the PTD Supervision Fee. The Accountant will inform a trustee if they are late in submitting a Form, or have not paid the PTD Supervision Fee.

If it appears to AiB that a trustee under a PTD has failed without reasonable excuse to perform a duty under the 2016 Act or any other provision, the matter may be reported to a sheriff. A sheriff may call a hearing and remove the trustee from office or censure them or make any other order as appropriate.

If the Accountant has reasonable grounds to suspect that the trustee under a PTD has committed an offence, she may report the matter to the Lord Advocate.