Accountant in Bankruptcy
Not to be confused with Accountant of Court.
The Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) is the Scottish government agency responsible for administering the process of personal bankruptcy and corporate insolvency, administering the Debt Arrangement Scheme (DAS),[1] and implementing, monitoring and reviewing government policy in these and related areas, for example Protected Trust Deeds and diligence.
It reports to the Scottish Government's Minister for Business, Energy and Tourism, who is Fergus Ewing. The agency is based in Pennyburn Road, Kilwinning, Ayrshire.
See also
- Court of Session
- Diligence (Scots law)
- Reconstruction (law)
- Sequestration (law)
- Scheme of arrangement
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
- Insolvency Practitioners Association
- Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985
- Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002
- Debtors (Scotland) Act 1838
References
- ↑ "Statutory Functions". Retrieved 28 July 2014.
External links
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