Section 11 Poinding.C1
Scotland
Where F1an attachment has been executed of furniture and plenishings of which the debtor’s spouse has the possession or use by virtue of an order under section 3(3) or (4) of this Act, the sheriff, on the application of that spouse within 40 days of the date of execution of F2the attachment , may—
- (a)
declare that the attachment is null; or
- (b)
make such order as he thinks appropriate to protect such possession or use by that spouse,
if he is satisfied that the purpose of the diligence was wholly or mainly to prevent such possession or use.
- (a)
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in s.11 substituted (30.12.2002) by Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp. 17), ss. 61, 64(2), Sch. 3 Pt. 1 para. 13(a)
- F2
Words in s. 11 substituted (30.12.2002) by Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp. 17), ss. 61, 64(2), Sch. 3 Pt. 1 para. 13(b)
Modifications
- C1
S. 11 applied with modifications by Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 37, SIF 49:3), ss. 14(5)(b)(iii), 29(4)