# Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987, Paragraph 2


(1) No poinding shall be executed on Sunday, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Good Friday or such other day as may be prescribed by Act of Sederunt.
(2) The execution of a poinding shall not—
(a) be commenced before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.; or
(b) be continued after 8 p.m.,
unless the sheriff officer has obtained prior authority from the sheriff for such commencement or continuation; and any rule of law which prohibits poindings outwith the hours of daylight shall cease to have effect.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/18/schedule/5/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/debtors-scotland-act-1987/schedule-5/paragraph-2
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