# Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002, Section 5: Variation of debt payment programmes

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(1) The Scottish Ministers may, on an application by the debtor or by any creditor, approve the variation of a debt payment programme.
(2) The Scottish Ministers may not consider an application for approval of a variation under subsection (1) above unless—
(a) where the application is made by the debtor, a copy of the application has been given to each creditor who is owed a debt which is being paid under the debt payment programme; or
(b) where the application is made by a creditor, a copy of the application has been given to the debtor and to each other creditor who is owed such a debt.
(3) Such an application may seek the variation of any condition which is attached to the approval of the programme or, as the case may be, a previous variation of the programme.
(4) An application for the variation of a debt payment programme shall—
(a) contain such information, and be in such form, as may be prescribed; ...
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/17/section/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/debt-arrangement-and-attachment-scotland-act-2002/section-5
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