Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013

Amendment of section 71 of Act of 2012

68. Section 71(1)(c) of the Act of 2012 is amended by substituting the following for subparagraph (iv):

“(iv) he or she is of the opinion that—

(I) the debtor satisfies the eligibility criteria for the proposal of a Debt Settlement Arrangement specified in section 57,

(II) the proposed Debt Settlement Arrangement complies with the mandatory requirements referred to in section 65(2), and

(III) the proposed Debt Settlement Arrangement does not contain any terms that would release the debtor from an excluded debt, an excludable debt (other than a permitted debt) or a secured debt or otherwise affect such a debt;”.