# The Removing from Heritable Property (Form of Charge) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2025

S.S.I. 2025/402 · made 16 December 2025

These Regulations amend the Removing from Heritable Property (Form of Charge) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 which prescribe the Form of Charge required to be served by an officer of the court before removing a person, and any effects that person may have, from heritable property by virtue of a court decree or warrant.

Made under: Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/removing-from-heritable-property-form-of-charge-amendment-scotland-regulations-2025/pdf/ssi_20250402_en.pdf; Policy Note https://openlegislation.uk/removing-from-heritable-property-form-of-charge-amendment-scotland-regulations-2025/pdf/ssipn_20250402_en_001.pdf

## Introductory text

Debt
Diligence
Made 16th December 2025
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 18th December 2025
Coming into force 1st August 2026
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 216(6) of the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Removing from Heritable Property (Form of Charge) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 1 August 2026.

## 2 Amendment of The Removing from Heritable Property (Form of Charge) (Scotland) Regulations 2011

(1) The Removing from Heritable Property (Form of Charge) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
(2) For regulation 2 substitute—
“2. Subject to regulation 3, the form of charge prescribed for the purposes of section 216(1) (service of charge before removing) of the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 is set out in schedule 1.
3. Where the decree for removing from heritable property is obtained in connection with proceedings raised under section 14(1)(a) or (b) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 on the ground set out in paragraph 15A of schedule 2 of that Act, the form of charge prescribed for the purposes of section 216(1) (service of charge before removing) of the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 is set out in schedule 2.”.
(3) In the schedule after “FORM OF CHARGE FOR REMOVING” insert “(REGULATION 2)”.
(4) After the schedule insert—
“SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 3”

## Signature

MAIRI McALLAN
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
16th December 2025

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Removing from Heritable Property (Form of Charge) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 which prescribe the Form of Charge required to be served by an officer of the court before removing a person, and any effects that person may have, from heritable property by virtue of a court decree or warrant.
The procedures for removal are prescribed under Part 15 of the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007. Section 216(2) of that Act provides for the removal of an occupant deriving a right or having permission from the defender.
These amending Regulations add a new Form to be used where the decree for removing from heritable property is an order made under section 16(2)(d) or (e) or a warrant granted in connection with an order under section 16(3ZA) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (“the 2001 Act”). These are orders for recovery of possession or termination of a joint tenant’s interest on the ground set out in paragraph 15A of schedule 2 of the 2001 Act where the tenant or joint tenant has engaged in abusive behaviour towards their partner or ex-partner.
The new Form of Charge makes it clear that the defender is only charged with removing others who derive a right from them to occupy the premises if those others are named in the decree. This differs from the existing Form of Charge which charges the defender to remove any sub-tenants, dependants and others deriving a right to occupy the premises from them. The new Form of Charge is necessary where decrees are granted on the ground set out in paragraph 15A of schedule 2 of the 2001 Act to ensure that the defender is not charged with removing their partner or ex-partner and any children who will be remaining in the property.

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