# The Bankruptcy and Attachment (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026, Regulation 8: Amendment of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Regulations 2016


(1) Schedule 1 (forms) of the 2016 Regulations is amended as follows.
(2) In Form 1 (Debtor Application)—
(a) in section 3.1a, for “I have debts (including interest) totalling £1,500 or more but not exceeding £25,000” substitute “My debts (including interest) do not exceed £50,000”,
(b) in section 3.1b, for “£2000” substitute “£5,000”,
(c) in section 3.1c, for “£1,000” substitute “£3,000”,
(d) in section 3.1f, for “10” substitute “6”,
(e) before section 5.4, insert—
“By providing your email address you are confirming the Accountant in Bankruptcy can correspond with you by email. This will be the default method of correspondence unless you request a different method of contact at the relevant section later in this application form.”,
(f) in section 12.9, for “£2,000” substitute “£5,000”,
(g) in section 12.10, for “£1,000” substitute “£3,000”,
(h) after the text box under the heading ‘Sensitivity obligation’, from “Preferred contact method” to “Writing” (including the square box), substitute—
“Contact method
If you do not want to correspond by email then please let us know what your preferred method of contact would be in the text box below.
If there are any adjustments the Accountant in Bankruptcy should make when contacting you then please include these in the text box below.
”.
(3) In Form 8 (Form of Refusal of Award of Sequestration)—
(a) in the second bullet point,
for “*less than £1500/* more than £25,000” substitute “more than £50,000”,
(b) in the third bullet point,
for “£2000” substitute “£5,000”,
(c) in the fourth bullet point, for “£1,000” substitute “£3,000”,
(d) in the seventh bullet point,
for “10 years” substitute “6 years”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2026/9780111067161/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-bankruptcy-and-attachment-miscellaneous-amendment-scotland-regulations-2026/regulation-8
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