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 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 that it would have immediate effect, however that was subsequently amended to delay the introduction by over a year.

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.