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What does Edinburgh Gazette mean?
In legal practice, the Edinburgh Gazette is Scotland’s official public record journal used to publish statutory and other official notices, including company law and insolvency notices. It is published (and searchable at thegazette.co.uk) by The Stationery Office on behalf of His Majesty’s Stationery Office.
Across multiple Scottish statutes and rules, requirements to advertise “in the Gazette” (meaning the Edinburgh Gazette) commonly apply to winding-up petitions and orders, appointments of administrators, receivers and liquidators, sequestration awards, creditor meetings, and various court and regulatory notices. Publication provides authoritative public notice, often triggers statutory time limits, and evidences compliance with advertising obligations.
For personal insolvency, details of bankruptcies (sequestrations) and protected trust deeds are recorded in the Accountant in Bankruptcy’s Register of Insolvencies; Gazette publication may still be required for particular stages, but the Register is the primary public record.
Usage is jurisdiction-specific: the London Gazette is used for England and Wales and the Belfast Gazette for Northern Ireland. In Ireland, comparable official notices are published in Iris Oifigiúil and by the Companies Registration Office, not in the Edinburgh Gazette.
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