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Article 2 Interpretation

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

In this Order, “the 1985 Act” means the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985f1.

(2)

This Order is to be construed in accordance with section 73 (interpretation) of the 1985 Actf2.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

1985 c.66.

f2

Section 73 was relevantly amended by the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 3), schedule 1, paragraph 60 and the 2014 Act, schedule 3, paragraph 35. Section 73(1) defines “debtor application” for the purposes of the 1985 Act and section 73(6A) provides that any reference in the 1985 Act to a time when a debtor application is made is to be construed as a reference to the time when the application is received by the Accountant in Bankruptcy.