(1) In this section and in sections 140A and 140B 'credit agreement' means any agreement between an individual (the 'debtor') and any other person (the 'creditor') by which the creditor provides the debtor with credit of any amount.
(2) References in this section and in sections 140A and 140B to the creditor or to the debtor under a credit agreement include -
(a) references to the person to whom his rights and duties under the agreement have passed by assignment or operation of law;
(b) where two or more persons are the creditor or the debtor, references to any one or more of those persons.
(3) The definition of 'court' in section 189(1) does not apply for the purposes of sections 140A and 140B.
(4) References in sections 140A and 140B to an agreement related to a credit agreement (the 'main agreement') are references to -
(a) a credit agreement consolidated by the main agreement;
(b) a linked transaction in relation to the main agreement or to a credit agreement within paragraph (a);
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