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These Rules may be cited as the Payment and Electronic Money Institution Insolvency (Scotland) (Amendment) Rules 2025.
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These Rules come into force on 26 February 2025.
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These Rules extend to Scotland only.
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(1) The Payment and Electronic Money Institution Insolvency (Scotland) Rules 2022 are amended as follows.
(2) In rule 10 (further notification), in paragraph (b) for “exercised”, substitute “executed”.
(3) In rule 15 (notification and advertisement of administrator’s appointment)—
(a) in paragraph (3)(b), for “exercised”, substitute “executed”; 
(b) omit paragraph (5).
(4) In rule 16 (notice requiring statement of affairs)—
(a) after paragraph (3)(d), insert—“
(e) details of the court and the relevant court reference number,
(f) the full name, registered address, registered number, all trading names and principal trading office of the institution,
(g) the name, business address and IP number of the person or persons appointed as administrator and the date of their appointment.”;
(b) after paragraph (3), insert—“
(3A) The notice must be authenticated and dated by the administrator.”.
(5) In rule 22 (expenses of statement of affairs), in paragraph (1), omit “and a statutory declaration”.
(6) In rule 24 (administrator’s proposals), in paragraph (2)(m), for “(1)”, in both places it appears, substitute “(l)”.
(7) In rule 60 (correspondence instead of meetings), in paragraph (11), for “a at”, substitute “at a”.
(8) In rule 85 (content of progress report), in paragraph (2)(b)(ii), after “is submitted under”, insert “rule”.
(9) In rule 119 (adjudication of claims)—
(a) at the start of paragraph (4), for “the”, substitute “The”;
(b) in paragraph (5), for “(4)(b))”, substitute “(4)(b)”.
(10) In rule 127 (order of priority in distribution)—
(a) in paragraph (2)(a)(iii), for “Regulation”, substitute “regulation”;
(b) in paragraph (5), after “all expenses and debts mentioned in paragraph”, insert “(1)”.
(11) In rule 128 (assets to be distributed in respect of the accounting periods), in paragraph (5)(b), after “the meaning of section 386 of”, insert “the”.
(12) In rule 165 (application)—
(a) in paragraph (1), after “(2)”, insert “, (2A)”;
(b) after paragraph (2), insert—“
(2A) Rule 166A does not apply where a notice is required to be given or delivered under the Regulations or these Rules.”.
(13) After rule 166 (the form), insert—“
166A 
Any notice required to be sent by the administrator under the Regulations or these Rules must—
(a) contain details of the court and the relevant court reference number,
(b) contain the full name, registered address, registered number, all trading names and principal trading office of the institution,
(c) contain the name, business address and IP number of the person or persons appointed as administrator and the date of their appointment,
(d) be authenticated and dated by the administrator.”.
(14) In rule 169 (electronic delivery - general), in paragraph (4), for “9.00am”, substitute “09.00 hours”.
(15) In rule 177 (content of notices to be gazetted), in paragraph (1), for “paragraph (2) and rule (3)”, substitute “paragraphs (2) and (3)”.
(16) In the heading of rule 206 (application of the IA 1986 and the Company Directors Disqualification Act), after “Disqualification Act”, insert “1986”.
Jeff Smith
Vicky Foxcroft 
Two of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury
3rd February 2025