Explanatory note

These Rules amend the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (CPR) for the purposes of the Certification of Enforcement Agents Regulations 2014 by inserting into Part 84 of the CPR a new Section IV making the following provision—

• rule 84.17 provides for interpretation of various terms used in the rules;

• rule 84.18 (which is the main rule) provides for the procedure for an application by a person to be issued with a certificate under section 64 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007^f1, including where the application must be made and the documents and information which must be provided;

• rule 84.19 provides for where changes must be notified and certificates surrendered in accordance with provision made in the Certification Regulations;

• rule 84.20 provides for where and how complaints under the Certification regulations are to be made, and for the limited circumstances in which a complainant may have to pay costs.

These Rules also make transitional provision in particular to cover the period between the commencement of Part 3 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 and the commencement of the single County Court reforms in the Crime and Courts Act 2013^f2.

An Impact Assessment was carried out to consider the impact of the introduction of the reforms to which these Rules relate. That Impact Assessment may be found at https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/transforming-bailiff-action.