Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/40-41/40/section/3
Timestamp: 2019-01-17 20:23:20
Document Index: 62960549

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 3', 'art. 4', 'art. 4', 'art. 5', 'art. 3', 'art. 4', 'art. 4', 'art. 5', 'art. 3', 'art. 5']

Writs Execution (Scotland) Act 1877, Section 3 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 17 January 2019. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the Writs Execution (Scotland) Act 1877
[F13 Power to execute diligence by virtue of warrant.S
(a)in relation to an ordinary debt within the meaning of the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987, the charging of the debtor to pay to the creditor within the period specified in the charge the sum specified in the extract and any interest accrued on the sum and, in the event of failure to make such payment within that period, the execution of an earnings arrestment [F2, a land attachment, a residual attachment, a money attachment] and the [F3attachment] of articles belonging to the debtor and, if necessary for the purpose of executing the [F4land attachment, residual attachment, money attachment or] [F3attachment], the opening of shut and lockfast places;
[F5(ba)in relation to an ordinary debt within the meaning of the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987, inhibition against the debtor;]
F1S. 3 substituted by Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 18), s. 87(4).
F2Words in s. 3(a) inserted (23.11.2009 for specified purposes) by Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 3), s. 227(3), sch. 5 para. 4(a) (with s. 223); S.S.I. 2009/369, art. 3(2)(3), sch. (with art. 4) (which transitional provisions in art. 4 are revoked (31.1.2011) by S.S.I. 2011/31, art. 5(c))
F3Words in s. 3(a) substituted (30.12.2002) by 2002 asp 17, ss. 61, 64(2), Sch. 3 Pt. I para. 7
F4Words in s. 3(a) inserted (23.11.2009 for specified purposes) by Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 3), s. 227(3), sch. 5 para. 4(b) (with s. 223); S.S.I. 2009/369, art. 3(2)(3), sch. (with art. 4) (which transitional provisions in art. 4 are revoked (31.1.2011) by S.S.I. 2011/31, art. 5(c))
F5S. 3(ba) inserted (22.4.2009) by Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 3), ss. 146(3), 227(3) (with s. 223); S.S.I. 2009/67, art. 3(1)(a) (with arts. 4-6) (as amended (31.1.2011) by S.S.I. 2011/31, art. 5(b))