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Debt Relief Act (Northern Ireland) 2010

Article 208S: Obtaining credit or engaging in business

This Article makes it an offence for the debtor to obtain credit (either alone or jointly with another person) to the extent of a prescribed amount, or to trade in a name other than that which the DRO was made, without disclosing his status. His status is that there is a moratorium is in force in relation to his qualifying debts by virtue of a DRO or that there is a debt relief restrictions order in force in relation to him. Paragraph (5) specifies that “obtaining credit” includes obtaining goods under a hire purchase agreement and also payment in advance for the supply of goods and services.

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