# Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987, Section 15A: Diligence on the dependence of action

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(1) Subject to subsection (2) below and to sections 15C to 15F of this Act, the Court of Session or the sheriff may grant warrant for diligence by—
(a) arrestment; or
(b) inhibition,
on the dependence of an action.
(2) Warrant for—
(a) arrestment on the dependence of an action is competent only where the action contains a conclusion for payment of a sum other than by way of expenses; and
(b) inhibition on the dependence is competent only where the action contains—
(i) such a conclusion; or
(ii) a conclusion for specific implement of an obligation to convey heritable property to the creditor or to grant in the creditor's favour a real right in security, or some other right, over such property.
(3) In this Part of this Act, “action” includes, in the sheriff court—
(a) a summary cause;
(b) a simple procedure case (within the meaning of section 72(9) of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014); and
(c) a summary application,
and references to “summons”, “conclusion” and to cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/18/section/15A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/debtors-scotland-act-1987/section-15A
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