{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-courts-scotland-act-1907/schedule-1/part-1/chapter-27/rule-27.8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-courts-scotland-act-1907/schedule-1/part-1/chapter-27/rule-27.8.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Edw7/7/51",
  "legislation_title": "Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-courts-scotland-act-1907",
  "path": "schedule/1/part/1/chapter/27/rule/27.8",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "27.8",
  "heading": "Insolvency or death of cautioner or guarantor",
  "text": "Where caution has been found by bond of caution or security has been given by guarantee and the cautioner or guarantor, as the case may be—\n(a) becomes apparently insolvent within the meaning assigned by section 16 of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 (meaning of apparent insolvency),\n(b) calls a meeting of his creditors to consider the state of his affairs,\n(c) dies unrepresented, or\n(d) is a company and—\n(i) an administration, bank administration or building society special administration order or a winding up, bank insolvency or building society insolvency order has been made, or a resolution for a voluntary winding up has been passed, with respect to it,\n(ii) a receiver of all or any part of its undertaking has been appointed, or\n(iii) a voluntary arrangement (within the meaning assigned by section 1(1) of the Insolvency Act 1986) has been approved under Part I of that Act,\nthe party entitled to benefit from the caution or guarantee may apply by motion for a new security or further security to be given.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 rule 27.8(a) substituted (30.11.2016) by Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session, Sheriff Appeal Court Rules and Sheriff Court Rules Amendment) (Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016) 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/312), paras. 1(2), 5(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 rule 27.8(d)(i) substituted (1.10.2009) by Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court Rules) (Miscellaneous Amendments) 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/294), paras. 1(1), 16"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1986 c.65."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Rule 27.8 applied (with modifications) (1.1.1994) by S.I. 1993/3128, para. 3(2)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "asp/2014/18",
      "affecting_title": "Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw7/7/51/schedule/1/part/1/chapter/27/rule/27.8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-12T03:33:48.281591+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}