# Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987, Section 73S: Mandate to be in prescribed form


(1) A mandate authorising an arrestee to pay over any funds or hand over other property attached by an arrestment shall be in (or as nearly as may be in) the form prescribed by the Scottish Ministers by regulations.
(2) A mandate which is not in (or as nearly as may be in) the prescribed form is invalid.
(3) Where—
(a) a mandate is invalid by virtue of subsection (2) above; but
(b) the arrestee pays over funds or hands over other property in accordance with that mandate,
the arrestee is not liable to the debtor or to any other person having an interest in the funds or property for damages for patrimonial loss caused by paying over the funds or handing over the property provided the arrestee acted in good faith.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/18/section/73S (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/debtors-scotland-act-1987/section-73S
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