Abolition of Poindings and Warrant Sales Act 2001

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The Abolition of Poindings and Warrant Sales Act 2001 was an act by the Scottish Parliament which abolished the previous practice in which a debtor’s goods are priced (poinding) in preparation for the enforced sale of the debtor’s possessions (warrant sale) by amending the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987 .

The original draft of the bill proposed that it would have immediate effect, however this was subsequently amended so as to delay the introduction of the Act by over a year. The Act was repealed by the Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002, asp 17.

The Bill was proposed by the Scottish Socialist Party, and was prompted primarily by the poindings that were commonplace during the anti-poll tax campaign, where protesters who refused to pay the tax would have their household possessions valued and sold by local councils seeking to recover outstanding debts.