# The Debt Arrangement Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2004, Regulation 3: Interpretation: debt


In these Regulations, “Debt”–
(a) includes any sum due by a debtor–
(i) constituted by–
(aa) decree or document of debt;
(bb) judicial or contractual interest;
(cc) charges or penalties due under a contract on any default in respect, or breach of, that contract;
(dd) lease or tenancy agreement;
(ee) enactment;
(ii) secured by a standard security, to the extent that the sum is arrears of a periodic payment due to be paid under a loan agreement so secured;
(iii) recoverable from the debtor as enforcement expenses; and
(b) excludes any sum due by a debtor–
(i) to the extent it is secured by a standard security, other than where that sum is included under paragraph (a)(ii);
(ii) as a liability for the purpose of section 17(2B) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2004/0110626400/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-debt-arrangement-scheme-scotland-regulations-2004/regulation-3
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