Section 109: Debt management schemes

Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 · 2007 c. 15View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 5: Debt management and relief — Chapter 4: Debt management schemes

A debt management scheme is a scheme that meets the conditions in this section.

The scheme must be open to some or all non-business debtors.

A scheme is open to a non-business debtor if it allows him to make a request to the scheme operator for a debt repayment plan to be arranged for him.

The scheme must provide that, if such a request is made—

a decision must be made about whether a debt repayment plan is to be arranged for the non-business debtor, and
such a plan must be arranged (if that is the decision made).

The scheme must be operated by a body of persons (whether a body corporate or not).

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