# Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, Section 131: Main definitions

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

(1) In this Chapter—
“affected creditor” has the meaning given by section 122;
“approved scheme” means a debt management scheme that is approved under section 111;
“debt management scheme” has the meaning given by section 109;
“debt repayment plan” has the meaning given by section 110;
“non-business debtor” means any individual who—
(a)is a debtor under one or more qualifying debts, but
(b)is not a debtor under any business debts;
“period of protection” has the meaning given by section 133;
“qualifying creditor” means a creditor under a qualifying debt;
“scheme operator” means the body that operates a debt management scheme;
“specified debt” means a debt specified in a debt repayment plan;
“supervising authority” has the meaning given by section 129.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/15/section/131 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/tribunals-courts-and-enforcement-act-2007/section-131
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