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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bankruptcy-and-diligence-etc-scotland-act-2007/section-66",
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  "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/66",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "66",
  "heading": "Inspection of officer of court",
  "text": "(1) The Lord President of the Court of Session or any sheriff principal may appoint a person to inspect the work or particular aspects of the work of an officer of court.\n(2) A person appointed under subsection (1) above must, if required to do so by the Lord President or, as the case may be, the sheriff principal, inquire into any activities undertaken for remuneration by the officer of court.\n(3) A person appointed under subsection (1) above must submit a report of the inspection and of any inquiry under subsection (2) above to the Lord President or, as the case may be, the sheriff principal.\n(4) The Scottish Ministers must pay a person appointed under subsection (1) above—\n(a) a fee, unless the person is employed in the civil service and the person carries out the inspection in that person's capacity as a civil servant; and\n(b) any outlays reasonably incurred by the person,\nin connection with an inspection, inquiry and report under this section.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 66(1) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 20(1)(a)(i); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 66(1) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 20(1)(a)(ii); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 66(2) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 20(1)(b)(i); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 66(2) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 20(1)(b)(ii); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 66(3) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 20(1)(c); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in s. 66(4) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 20(1)(d); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in s. 66 title substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 20(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 66 in force at 31.1.2011 by S.S.I. 2011/31, art. 3(e)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/3/section/66",
    "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."
}