{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-judicial-factors-rules-1992/article-31",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-judicial-factors-rules-1992/article-31.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1992/272",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Sederunt (Judicial Factors Rules) 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-judicial-factors-rules-1992",
  "path": "article/31",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "31",
  "heading": "Approval of state of funds or scheme of division with or without objections",
  "text": "(1) Any creditor or person interested in the succession to the deceased’s estate who is dissatisfied with either the state of funds and scheme of division or state of funds may lodge with the sheriff clerk a notice of objections within 28 days of the last date of the notices given under rule 30(1)(b) and, until the lapse of said period, the court shall not approve the state of funds and scheme of division or state of funds.\n(2) Where a notice of objections under paragraphs (1) of this rule is lodged, the sheriff shall dispose of such notice after hearing any objector and the factor and making such investigations as he considers necessary.\n(3) If the objections are sustained to any extent, the necessary alterations shall be made to the state of funds and scheme of division or state of funds, and shall be approved by the sheriff.\n(4) Where no notice of objections is lodged, the sheriff shall approve the state of funds and scheme of division or state of funds.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/272/article/31",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:29:32.147964+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}