# The Debt Arrangement Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2011, Regulation 22: Joint debt payment programme

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(1) Two debtors may apply together for a joint debt payment programme—
(a) if each of the debtors is liable for a debt which the programme would provide for the payment of; and
(b) they are—
(i) spouses or civil partners of each other; or
(ii) living together as if spouses or civil partners of each other.
(2) Both debtors must consent to any application for approval of a joint debt payment programme; and a declaration by a money adviser under regulation 20(2)(b) must declare that both debtors have consented.
(3) Unless the context otherwise requires, references in these Regulations to “debtor” (including to a debtor who is an “individual” or “individuals”) in relation to a joint debt payment programme are to be taken to be references to both debtors.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/141/regulation/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/debt-arrangement-scheme-scotland-regulations-2011/regulation-22
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