# Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002, Paragraph 7


If—
(a) an application mentioned in paragraph 6(a) above is frivolous;
(b) such an application is opposed on frivolous grounds; or
(c) a party requires, on frivolous grounds, a hearing to be held by virtue of any of the provisions mentioned in paragraph 6(c) above,
the sheriff may award a sum of expenses, not exceeding £25 or such amount as may be prescribed in regulations made by the Scottish Ministers, against the party acting frivolously in favour of the other party.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/17/schedule/1/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/debt-arrangement-and-attachment-scotland-act-2002/schedule-1/paragraph-7
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