56Publication of information relating to informal debt collection
(1)The Commission may publish information and other materials for the purposes of—
(a)promoting good practice in; and
(b)informing the public about,
informal debt collection.
(2)Information published under subsection (1) above may take the form of—
(a)a code of practice for persons undertaking informal debt collection; or
(b)guidance for those persons.
(3)Where the information published under subsection (1) above takes the form of a code of practice for persons undertaking informal debt collection, subsections (2), (3)(a) and (4) of section 55 of this Act apply as they apply to a code of practice published under that section.
(4)In this section, “informal debt collection” means the collection of debts (including debts which are not constituted by decrees or documents of debt) by methods other than diligence.
(5)In subsection (4) above, “decrees” and “documents of debt” are to be construed in accordance with section 221 of this Act.