Part 4JP courts and JPs
Appointment of JPs etc.
73Disqualification where sequestration or bankruptcy
1
A person is disqualified from being appointed as, or acting as, a JP if—
a
the person's estate has been sequestrated in Scotland, or
b
the person has been adjudged bankrupt outwith Scotland.
2
Where a person is disqualified under subsection (1)(a), the disqualification ceases if—
a
the award of sequestration is recalled or reduced, or
b
the person is discharged by virtue of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act F12016.
3
Where a person is disqualified under subsection (1)(b), the disqualification ceases if—
a
the adjudication of bankruptcy against the person is annulled, or
b
the person is discharged.