# Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987, Paragraph 11


If—
(a) an application mentioned in paragraph 10(a) above is frivolous;
(b) such an application is opposed on frivolous grounds; or
(c) a party requires a hearing held by virtue of any of the provisions mentioned in paragraph 10(c) above to be held on frivolous grounds,
the sheriff may award a sum of expenses, not exceeding £25 or such amount as may be prescribed in regulations made by the Lord Advocate, against the party acting frivolously in favour of the other party.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/18/schedule/1/paragraph/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/debtors-scotland-act-1987/schedule-1/paragraph-11
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