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Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987

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As published

95 Certain diligences terminated by payment or tender of full amount owing.

(1) Any of the following diligences— (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) an earnings arrestment; (c) an arrestment and action of furthcoming or sale, shall cease to have effect if the full amount recoverable thereby is paid to the creditor, an officer of court, or any other person who has authority to receive payment on behalf of the creditor, or is tendered to any of those persons and the tender is not accepted within a reasonable time. (2) Any rule of law whereby any diligence mentioned in subsection (1) above ceases to have effect on payment or tender of the sum due under the decree or other document is hereby abolished.

Your change, as a redline

95 Certain diligences terminated by payment or tender of full amount owing.

(1) Any of the following diligences— (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) an earnings arrestment; (c) an arrestment and action of furthcoming or sale, shall cease to have effect if the full amount recoverable thereby is paid to the creditor, an officer of court, or any other person who has authority to receive payment on behalf of the creditor, or is tendered to any of those persons and the tender is not accepted within a reasonable time. (2) Any rule of law whereby any diligence mentioned in subsection (1) above ceases to have effect on payment or tender of the sum due under the decree or other document is hereby abolished.

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