# Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987, Section 101

Extent: S

It shall not be competent for a creditor to bring an action of adjudication for debt ... to enforce a debt payable under a liquid document of debt unless—
(a) the debt has been constituted by decree; or
(b) the debt is a debitum fundi; or
(c) the document of debt or, if the document is a bill of exchange or a promissory note, a protest of the bill or note, has been registered for execution in the Books of Council and Session or in sheriff court books.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/18/section/101 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/debtors-scotland-act-1987/section-101
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