{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/debtors-scotland-act-1987/section-15L",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/debtors-scotland-act-1987/section-15L.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1987/18",
  "legislation_title": "Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/debtors-scotland-act-1987",
  "path": "section/15L",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "15L",
  "heading": "Variation of orders and variation or recall of conditions",
  "text": "(1) Where—\n(a) an order restricting warrant for diligence on the dependence is made under section 15K(7); or\n(b) a condition is imposed by virtue of—\n(i) section 15F(6); or\n(ii) section 15K(11),\nof this Act, the debtor may apply to the court for variation of the order or, as the case may be, variation or removal of the condition.\n(2) An application under subsection (1) above shall—\n(a) be in (or as nearly as may be in) the form prescribed by Act of Sederunt; and\n(b) be intimated to—\n(i) the creditor; and\n(ii) any other person having an interest.\n(3) At the hearing on the application under subsection (1) above, the court shall not make any order without first giving—\n(a) any person to whom intimation of the application was made; and\n(b) any other person the court is satisfied has an interest,\nan opportunity to be heard.\n(4) On an application under subsection (1) above, the court may if it thinks fit—\n(a) vary the order; or\n(b) vary or remove the condition.\n(5) Where the court makes an order varying the order or, as the case may be, varying or removing the condition, the court shall order the debtor to intimate that order to—\n(a) the creditor; and\n(b) any other person appearing to the court to have an interest.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 1A inserted (1.4.2008 except for the insertion of s. 15H(4), 22.4.2009 in so far as not already in force) by Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 3), ss. 169, 227(3) (with s. 223); S.S.I. 2008/115, art. 3(1)(b)(i) (with arts. 4-6, 10, 15) (as amended: (23.2.2009) by S.S.I. 2009/67, art. 7; (31.1.2011) by S.S.I. 2011/31, art. 5(a); and (4.10.2014) by S.S.I. 2014/173, arts. 1(2), 3); S.S.I. 2009/67, art. 3(1)(c) (with arts. 4-6) (as amended (31.1.2011) by S.S.I. 2011/31, art. 5(b))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/18/section/15L",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:52:44.895234+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}