# Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, Section 109: Debt management schemes

Status: prospective

(1) A debt management scheme is a scheme that meets the conditions in this section.
(2) The scheme must be open to some or all non-business debtors.
(3) A scheme is open to a non-business debtor if it allows him to make a request to the scheme operator for a debt repayment plan to be arranged for him.
(4) The scheme must provide that, if such a request is made—
(a) a decision must be made about whether a debt repayment plan is to be arranged for the non-business debtor, and
(b) such a plan must be arranged (if that is the decision made).
(5) The scheme must be operated by a body of persons (whether a body corporate or not).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/15/section/109 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/tribunals-courts-and-enforcement-act-2007/section-109
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