Made | 27th March 2003 | ||
Coming into force | 28th March 2003 |
(2) This Part applies to applications under Parts 3, 5 and 8 of the Act of 2002; but it only applies to applications under Part 8 in relation to property that is the subject of a civil recovery investigation.
(2) An application under the following provisions shall be by note in process:-
(3) An application under the following provisions shall be made by motion:-
(4) Before granting an application under the following provisions, the court may dispense with, postpone or order intimation to be made to such persons as it thinks fit:-
Documents for Accountant of Court
76A.3
- (1) A person who has lodged any document in the process of an application for the appointment of an administrator shall forthwith send a copy of that document to the Accountant of Court.
(2) The clerk of session in the Petition department shall transmit to the Accountant of Court any part of the process as the Accountant of Court may request in relation to an administration which is in dependence before the court unless such part of the process is, at the time of request, required by the court.
Procedure for fixing and finding caution
76A.4
- (1) Rule 61.9 (finding caution in judicial factories) shall, with the necessary modifications, apply to the finding of caution by an administrator under this Part as it applies to the finding of caution by a judicial factor.
(2) A certified copy of the interlocutor appointing an administrator shall not be issued by a clerk of session until the Accountant of Court has given written intimation to the Petition Department that caution has been found or other security given.
Time for finding caution
76A.5
- (1) Where the time within which caution is to be found is not stipulated in the interlocutor appointing the administrator, the time allowed for finding caution shall be, subject to paragraph (2) of this rule, limited to one calendar month from the date of the interlocutor.
(2) The court may, on application made before the expiry of the period for finding caution, and, on cause shown, allow further time for finding caution.
Administrator's title to act
76A.6
An administrator shall not be entitled to act until he has obtained a certified copy of the interlocutor appointing him.
Accounts
76A.7
- (1) An administrator shall maintain accounts of his intromissions with the property in his charge and shall, subject to paragraph (2)-
lodge with the Accountant of Court an account of his intromissions in such form, with such supporting vouchers and other documents, as the Accountant of Court may require.
(2) The Accountant of Court may waive the lodging of an account where the administrator certifies that there have been no intromissions during a particular accounting period.
Application for discharge of administrator
76A.8
An application to the court for the discharge of an administrator shall be made by minute in the process of the application in which the administrator was appointed.
Appeals against determination of outlays and remuneration
76A.9
- (1) An appeal under paragraph 9(1) of Schedule 3 (appeal against a determination by the Accountant of Court), shall be made by note in the process in which the administrator was appointed.
(2) Where a note is lodged under paragraph (1), the Keeper of the Rolls shall put the cause out on the By Order Roll on the first available day for a hearing before the Lord Ordinary.
(3) An application under the following provisions shall be by note in process:-
(4) An application under the following provisions shall be by motion:-
(5) Before granting an application under the following provisions, the court may dispense with, postpone or order intimation to be made to such persons as it thinks fit:-
Disclosure orders
76A.11
- (1) An application under section 391(1) (disclosure orders) shall be by petition.
(2) Before the court grants an application referred to in paragraph (1), the court may dispense with, postpone or order intimation to be made to such persons as it thinks fit.
(3) An application under section 396(4) of that Act (supplementary) shall by motion.
(5) An order referred to in the foregoing paragraph shall be final and shall not be subject to review.".
(3) In Chapter 41, after Part IX, insert-
Saving provision
3.
Paragraph 2 of this Act of Sederunt shall not apply to causes commenced under the Proceeds of Crime (Scotland) Act 1995[5].
W. DOUGLAS CULLEN
Lord President, I.P.D.
Edinburgh
27th March 2003
Paragraph 1(3) of this Act of Sederunt makes provision for appeals under section 299 of the Act of 2002.
[3] S.I. 1994/1443, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Act of Sederunt.back
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