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(1)The [F2officer of court] must attach and remove, from the place in which it is found, such money, the value of which in the opinion of the officer does not exceed a sum equal to the sum mentioned in subsection (2) below (in this Part, the “sum recoverable by the money attachment”).
(3)Where cash in a currency other than sterling is attached, the [F3officer of court] must, as soon as reasonably practicable after attaching it, convert that cash into sterling.
(4)The [F3officer of court] must take all reasonable steps to obtain the highest amount for such cash as is practicable.
(5)The [F3officer of court] must deposit any cash attached and any proceeds of converting cash in a currency other than sterling in a bank account.
(6)The [F3officer of court]—
(7)The [F3officer of court] must, subject to section 180(1) of this Act, value any instruments attached at the price which they are likely to fetch on the open market.
(8)Where any instruments are attached, the [F3officer of court] must ensure that they are kept in a secure place.
F2Words in s. 177(1) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
F3Words in s. 177(3)-(8) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
(1)[F4An officer of court] may, when executing a money attachment, assume that the debtor owns, solely or in common with a third party, any money found in the place where the attachment is executed.
(2)The [F5officer of court] must, before attaching any money, make enquiries of any person present at the place in which it is found as to the ownership of it (and in particular must enquire as to whether there is any person who owns it in common with the debtor).
(3)The [F5officer of court] may not make the assumption mentioned in subsection (1) above where the officer knows or ought to know that the contrary is the case.
(4)The [F5officer of court] is not precluded from relying on that assumption by reason only that an assertion has been made that the money is not owned by the debtor.
F4Words in s. 178(1) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 28; S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
F5Words in s. 178(2)-(4) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
(1)The [F6officer of court] must, immediately after executing a money attachment, complete a schedule such as is mentioned in subsection (2) below (in this Part, the “schedule of money attachment”).
(ii)signed by the [F6officer of court]; and
(3)The [F6officer of court] must—
(4)In this Part, any reference to the day on which a money attachment is executed is a reference to the day on which the [F6officer of court] complies with subsection (3) above.
F6Words in s. 179(1)-(4) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
I3S. 179 wholly in force at 23.11.2009; s. 179 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 227; s. 179(2)(a)(i) in force for certain purposes at 1.4.2008 by S.S.I. 2008/115, art. 3(4), Sch. 3 (with arts. 4-6, 10); s. 179 in force at 23.11.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2009/369, art. 3 (with transitional modifications in art. 4)
(1)Where the [F7officer of court] considers that a banking instrument attached in execution of a money attachment is such that it is appropriate for valuation of the price the instrument is likely to fetch on the open market to be carried out by a professional valuer or other suitably skilled person, the officer must arrange for such a valuation.
F7Words in s. 180(1) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
(b)[F8officer of court]; or
(4)An order under subsection (3) above authorises the [F9officer of court]—
F8Words in s. 181(1)(b) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
F9Words in s. 181(4) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
(1)The [F10officer of court] must, before the expiry of the period of 14 days beginning with the day on which the money attachment is executed (or such longer period as the sheriff on cause shown may, on the application of the officer, allow), make a report to the sheriff.
(b)signed by the [F11officer of court].
(4)On making the report, the [F12officer of court] must send a copy of it to—
(b)the sheriff must require the [F13officer of court] to return the money attached or, where the value of any such money has been realised, a sum equivalent to that value, to the debtor; and
F10Words in s. 182(1) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
F11Words in s. 182(2)(b) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
F12Words in s. 182(4) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
F13Words in s. 182(6)(b) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
I4S. 182 wholly in force at 23.11.2009; s. 182 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 227; s. 182(2)(a) in force for certain purposes at 1.4.2008 by S.S.I. 2008/115, art. 3(4), Sch. 3 (with arts. 4-6, 10); s. 182 in force at 23.11.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2009/369, art. 3 (with transitional modifications in art. 4)
(a)money has been attached by [F14an officer of court] in execution of a money attachment; and
(b)the [F15officer of court]; and
(b)requiring the [F16officer of court] to return the money attached or, where the value of any such money has been realised, a sum equivalent to that value, to the debtor or, as the case may be, the person whose money it is.
(b)after the order is made, the [F17officer of court] may attach other money owned by the debtor and kept at the place at which the original money attachment was executed.
F14Words in s. 183(1)(a) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 25(a); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
F15Words in s. 183(4)(b) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
F16Words in s. 183(11)(b) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
F17Words in s. 183(12)(b) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
I5S. 183 wholly in force at 23.11.2009; s. 183 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 227; s. 182(3)(a)(7)(a) in force for certain purposes at 1.4.2008 by S.S.I. 2008/115, art. 3(4), Sch. 3 (with arts. 4-6, 10); s. 183 in force at 23.11.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2009/369, art. 3 (with transitional modifications in art. 4)
(1)A payment order authorises the [F18officer of court]—
(2)For the purposes of subsection (1) above, the payment order authorises the [F19officer of court]—
(4)The [F20officer of court] must, in taking any of the steps referred to in subsection (3) above, obtain the highest amount for the instrument as is reasonably practicable.
(c)received by the [F21officer of court] by virtue of section 191(2)(c) of this Act.
F18Words in s. 184(1) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
F19Words in s. 184(2) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
F20Words in s. 184(4) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
F21Words in s. 184(5)(c) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
(b)requiring the [F22officer of court] to return that money or, where the value of the money has been realised, a sum equivalent to that value, to the debtor.
(b)may, where the money attached includes or comprises a banking instrument, authorise the [F23officer of court] to—
(5)In a case to which subsection (4)(b) above applies, the order under subsection (3) above authorises the [F24officer of court]—
(7)Where the amount realised under subsection (4)(b)(i) above is less than the amount specified, the order is to be deemed to have required the [F25officer of court] to pay the amount realised only.
F22Words in s. 185(2)(b) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
F23Words in s. 185(4)(b) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
F24Words in s. 185(5) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
F25Words in s. 185(7) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
I6S. 185 wholly in force at 23.11.2009; s. 185 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 227; s. 185(4) in force for certain purposes at 1.4.2008 by S.S.I. 2008/115, art. 3(4), Sch. 3 (with arts. 4-6, 10); s. 185 in force at 23.11.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2009/369, art. 3 (with transitional modifications in art. 4)
(b)requiring the [F26officer of court] to return the money attached or, where the value of any such money has been realised, a sum equivalent to that value, to the debtor or, as the case may be, the person whose money it is.
(b)after the order is made, the [F27officer of court] may attach other money owned by the debtor and kept at the place at which the original money attachment was executed.
(c)the [F28officer of court]; and
F26Words in s. 186(2)(b) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
F27Words in s. 186(3)(b) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
F28Words in s. 186(5)(c) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
(b)sends a copy of the application to the [F29officer of court] under section 183(4)(b) of this Act.
(ii)the [F30officer of court]; or
(3)Where a money attachment ceases to have affect by virtue of subsection (1) or (2) above, the [F31officer of court] must return money attached or, where the value of any such money has been realised, a sum equivalent to that value, to the debtor.
F29Words in s. 187(1)(b) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
F30Words in s. 187(2)(a)(ii) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
F31Words in s. 187(3) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
(4)The [F32officer of court] must, on receiving payment from the debtor for the redemption of an attached instrument—
F32Words in s. 188(4) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
I7S. 188 wholly in force at 23.11.2009; s. 188 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 227; s. 188(4)(a) in force for certain purposes at 1.4.2008 by S.S.I. 2008/115, art. 3(4), Sch. 3 (with arts. 4-6, 10); s. 188 in force at 23.11.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2009/369, art. 3 (with transitional modifications in art. 4)
(1)The [F33officer of court] must, before the expiry of the period of 14 days beginning with the day mentioned in subsection (2) below, give a statement to the sheriff.
(a)the [F34officer of court] made payment to the creditor under a payment order; or
(b)signed by the [F35officer of court].
(5)The statement must contain a declaration by the [F36officer of court] that all the information contained within it is, to the best of the officer's knowledge, true.
(6)If the [F37officer of court]—
F33Words in s. 189(1) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
F34Words in s. 189(2)(a) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
F35Words in s. 189(3)(b) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
F36Words in s. 189(5) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
F37Words in s. 189(6) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
F38S. 189(7) repealed (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 Pt. 2; S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
I8S. 189 wholly in force at 23.11.2009; s. 189 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 227; s. 189(3)(a) in force for certain purposes at 1.4.2008 by S.S.I. 2008/115, art. 3(4), Sch. 3 (with arts. 4-6, 10); s. 189 in force at 23.11.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2009/369, art. 3 (with transitional modifications in art. 4)
(i)the [F39officer of court] is satisfied that the claim is valid; or
the [F40officer of court] may attach other money owned by the debtor and kept at the place at which the original money attachment was executed.
F39Words in s. 191(2)(b)(i) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
F40Words in s. 191(4) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
192Procedure where money owned in common is disposed ofS
(a)a third party claimed, before attached money was disposed of, to own the money in common with the debtor;
(b)the debtor's interest in the money has not transferred to the third party under section 191(2) of this Act;
(c)the money attachment has not, by virtue of an order under section 191(3) of this Act, ceased to have effect in relation to that money;
(d)the third party's interest in the money has, on the disposal of the money, been—
(i)transferred to another person; or
(ii)extinguished by virtue of the disposal; and
(i)the third party's claim is, after that disposal, admitted by the creditor and the debtor; or
(ii)where the third party's claim is not so admitted, the sheriff, on an application by the third party after that disposal, is satisfied that the claim is valid.
(2)The creditor must pay to the third party a sum equal to the fraction of the value of the money which corresponded to the third party's interest in it.
195Recovery from debtor of expenses of money attachmentS
(a)in effect immediately before the date of sequestration (within the meaning of the [F41Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016]) of the debtor's estate;
(e)rendered unenforceable by virtue of the creditor entering into a composition contract or acceding to a trust deed for creditors or by virtue of the subsistence of a protected trust deed within the meaning of Schedule 5 to [F42that Act of 2016].
(b)if the debtor's obligation to pay the expenses is not discharged under or by virtue of the sequestration, administration order, receivership, winding up, composition contract or trust deed, those expenses are recoverable by further money attachment.
F41Words in s. 195(4)(a) substituted (30.11.2016) by Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 21), s. 237(2), sch. 8 para. 24(3)(a) (with ss. 232, 234(3), 235, 236); S.S.I. 2016/294, reg. 2
F42Words in s. 195(4)(e) substituted (30.11.2016) by Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 21), s. 237(2), sch. 8 para. 24(3)(b) (with ss. 232, 234(3), 235, 236); S.S.I. 2016/294, reg. 2
I9S. 196 wholly in force at 23.11.2009; s. 196 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 227; s. 196(2) in force for certain purposes at 1.4.2008 by S.S.I. 2008/115, art. 3(4), Sch. 3 (with arts. 4-6, 10); s. 196 in force at 23.11.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2009/369, art. 3 (with transitional modifications in art. 4)
197AscriptionS
(a)attached by a money attachment; or
(b)paid to account of the sum recoverable by that attachment while it is in effect.
(2)Such sums are to be ascribed to the following in the order in which they are mentioned—
(a)the expenses which are chargeable against the debtor incurred in the money attachment;
(b)any interest which has accrued, at the day on which the money attachment was executed, on the sum for payment for which the charge was served;
(c)any sum for payment of which that charge was served together with such interest as has accrued after the day the money attachment was executed.
198InterpretationS
[F44 “ officer of court ” means the officer of court appointed by the creditor; ]
F43Words in s. 198(1) repealed (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 Pt. 2; S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
F44Words in s. 198(1) inserted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 29; S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1
I10S. 198 wholly in force at 23.11.2009; s. 198 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 227; s. 198(2) in force for certain purposes at 1.4.2008 by S.S.I. 2008/115, art. 3(4), Sch. 3 (with arts. 4-6, 10); s. 198 in force at 23.11.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2009/369, art. 3 (with transitional modifications in art. 4)