{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bankruptcy-and-diligence-etc-scotland-act-2007/section-63",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bankruptcy-and-diligence-etc-scotland-act-2007/section-63.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2007/3",
  "legislation_title": "Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bankruptcy-and-diligence-etc-scotland-act-2007",
  "path": "section/63",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "63",
  "heading": "Officers of court's professional association",
  "text": "(1) The Scottish Ministers, by regulations—\n(a) must designate an association(in this Part, the “professional association”) as the professional association for officers of court; and\n(b) may make provision in relation to the functions, constitution and procedures of the professional association.\n(1A) Regulations under subsection (1) may require an officer of court to provide such information as the professional association reasonably considers necessary.\n(2) The Scottish Ministers may not make regulations under subsection (1) above without first consulting—\n(a) the Lord President of the Court of Session;\n(aa) each sheriff principal;\n(b) representatives of the professional association or, as the case may be, proposed professional association; and\n(c) such other bodies or persons who appear to the Scottish Ministers to have an interest.\n(3) A person may not hold a commission as an officer of court unless that person is a member of the professional association.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 63(1)(a) inserted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8) , s. 134(7) , Sch. 4 para. 15(1)(a)(i) ; S.S.I. 2011/30 , art. 3(1) (3) , Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 63(1)(a) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8) , s. 134(7) , Sch. 4 para. 15(1)(a)(ii) ; S.S.I. 2011/30 , art. 3(1) (3) , Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 63(1A) inserted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8) , s. 134(7) , Sch. 4 para. 15(1)(b) ; S.S.I. 2011/30 , art. 3(1) (3) , Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "S. 63(2)(a) (aa) substituted for s. 63(2)(a) (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8) , s. 134(7) , Sch. 4 para. 15(1)(c) ; S.S.I. 2011/30 , art. 3(1) (3) , Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 63(3) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8) , s. 134(7) , Sch. 4 para. 15(1)(d) ; S.S.I. 2011/30 , art. 3(1) (3) , Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in s. 63 title substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8) , s. 134(7) , Sch. 4 para. 15(2) ; S.S.I. 2011/30 , art. 3(1) (3) , Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 63 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 227; s. 63(1)(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 )"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 63(1)(2) in force at 31.1.2011 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2011/31 , art. 3(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I3",
      "text": "S. 63(1)(2) in force at 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2011/31, art. 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I4",
      "text": "S. 63(3) in force at 1.4.2011 by S.S.I. 2011/31, art. 4"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/3/section/63",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:16:03.393234+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."
}