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What is the six-month reference day after actual moratorium register entry?
Section 198(1)(b)(i) identifies the day six months after actual entry in the register of insolvencies. The moratorium begins on the entry day. Earlier statutory events and pending applications can produce different actual endings. This result is a reference day only and does not certify protection or permission for diligence.
- Period
- 6 calendar months after the established source event
- Trigger
- actual entry under section 195(3) or196(3) in the register of insolvencies
- Rule
- Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 ss 195,196,198(1)-(9)
Current cited source. Supported actual events run from 2024-01-01 through 2028-12-31. Pure calendar endpoints are bounded through 2050-12-31. Later legal changes require review.
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What is the six-month reference day after actual moratorium register entry?
Section 198(1)(b)(i) identifies the day six months after actual entry in the register of insolvencies. The moratorium begins on the entry day. Earlier statutory events and pending applications can produce different actual endings. This result is a reference day only and does not certify protection or permission for diligence.
Responsible actor. Person using the exact applicable statutory obligation, action, complaint or moratorium branch.
Establish actual entry under section 195(3) or196(3) in the register of insolvencies.
The actual moratorium falls within sections 195 to198. A company moratorium, mental-health moratorium or another protection uses a different source.
Only the day six months after actual register entry under section 198(1)(b)(i). The moratorium begins on the entry day. Earlier and later statutory endings remain separate. This is not a final moratorium-end date or permission for diligence.
Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 ss 195,196,198(1)-(9)How does this provision count time?
- Use the corresponding calendar date after the established source event. A target month without that date requires separate review.
- No automatic weekend, bank-holiday or office-closure extension applies. Complete the actual legally required act through its applicable route and cutoff.
- Check the actual applicable source conditions and complete the required statutory process.
Use the corresponding calendar date after the established source event. A target month without that date requires separate review.
No automatic weekend, bank-holiday or office-closure extension applies. Complete the actual legally required act through its applicable route and cutoff.
Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 ss 195,196,198(1)-(9)What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Fictional established facts. The selected statutory event occurs on Thursday, October 15, 2026. Every stated scope condition is established.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Fictional established facts. The selected statutory event occurs on Thursday, October 15, 2026. Every stated scope condition is established. Use the corresponding calendar date 6 months after the established event. No court-holiday extension is inferred. Section 198 begins the moratorium on register entry but expressly identifies the day six months after it as this reference limb. Earlier and later endings remain separate. | Thursday, April 15, 2027 |
| Example 2. Material procedural branch | Fictional established facts. The selected statutory event occurs on Monday, February 28, 2028. Every stated scope condition is established. Use the corresponding calendar date 6 months after the established event. No court-holiday extension is inferred. Section 198 begins the moratorium on register entry but expressly identifies the day six months after it as this reference limb. Earlier and later endings remain separate. | Monday, August 28, 2028 |
| Example 3. Closed-day boundary | Fictional established facts. The selected statutory event occurs on Thursday, October 15, 2026. Every stated scope condition is established. The recipient office is confirmed closed on the ordinary endpoint. That closure does not change this statutory calculation. Use the corresponding calendar date 6 months after the established event. No court-holiday extension is inferred. Section 198 begins the moratorium on register entry but expressly identifies the day six months after it as this reference limb. Earlier and later endings remain separate. | Thursday, April 15, 2027 |
Fictitious established facts. These examples do not establish eligibility, effective service, relief or a direction.
Try these dates in the calculatorWhich conditions and exceptions apply?
- Source condition 1
- The actual moratorium falls within sections 195 to198. A company moratorium, mental-health moratorium or another protection uses a different source.
- Source condition 2
- I established the actual register entry under section 195(3) or196(3). Sending a notice, advice, intention or an application does not substitute for the entry date.
- Source condition 3
- The moratorium begins on that entry day. This calculation identifies only the day six months after it under section 198(1)(b)(i). The historical six-week catalog period is not used.
- Source condition 4
- I must check the register for earlier sequestration, protected-status grant or refusal, debt-payment-programme approval and actual withdrawal under section 198(2).
- Source condition 5
- Pending sequestration, protected-trust-deed or debt-payment-programme applications can produce later endings under section 198(3)-(8). This reference day does not decide those branches.
- Source condition 6
- The result does not certify an actual moratorium end, permission for diligence or current protection. A different prescribed period or actual legal event requires its own calculation.
- Only the day six months after actual register entry under section 198(1)(b)(i). The moratorium begins on the entry day. Earlier and later statutory endings remain separate. This is not a final moratorium-end date or permission for diligence.
- No. Section 198(2) provides earlier endings. Pending applications can produce later endings under subsections (3)-(8). Check actual register entries, decisions and withdrawals before determining current protection.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
What is the six-month reference day after actual moratorium register entry?
What is the six-month reference day after actual moratorium register entry?
Section 198(1)(b)(i) identifies the day six months after actual entry in the register of insolvencies. The moratorium begins on the entry day. Earlier statutory events and pending applications can produce different actual endings. This result is a reference day only and does not certify protection or permission for diligence.
Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 ss 195,196,198(1)-(9)Is this the actual end of every moratorium?
No. Section 198(2) provides earlier endings. Pending applications can produce later endings under subsections (3)-(8). Check actual register entries, decisions and withdrawals before determining current protection.
Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 ss 195,196,198(1)-(9)How are weekends and office closures handled?
No automatic weekend, bank-holiday or office-closure extension applies. Complete the actual legally required act through its applicable route and cutoff.
Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 ss 195,196,198(1)-(9)Official sources and review
Provisions used (1)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 ss 195,196,198(1)-(9) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |