Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill

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Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill

Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill

EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Treasury with the consent of Baroness
Quin, are published separately as HL Bill 53—EN.

HL Bill 53 54/5

Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill

Contents
Introduction
1
Meaning of “qualifying debt” etc
2
Qualifying debts: further definitions
Relief of debts etc
3
Amount recoverable in respect of claim for qualifying debt etc
4
Meaning of “the relevant proportion”
5
Judgments for qualifying debts etc
Supplementary and general
6
Exception where debtor fails to make offer to pay recoverable amount
7
Exception for overriding EU or international obligations
8
Saving
9
Duration of Act
10
Commencement, extent and short title

HL Bill 53
54/5

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