Paragraph 75.1 Scope and interpretation

(1)

The practice direction—

(a)

sets out the proceedings to which this Part applies; and

(b)

may apply this Part with modifications in relation to any particular category of those proceedings.

(2)

In this Part—

(a)

“the Centre” means the Traffic Enforcement Centre established under the direction of the Lord Chancellor;

(b)

“no relevant return to the warrant” means that—

(i)

the bailiff has been unable to seize goods because he has been denied access to premises occupied by the defendant or because the goods have been removed from those premises;

(ii)

any goods seized under a warrant of execution are insufficient to satisfy the debt and the cost of execution; or

(iii)

the goods are insufficient to cover the cost of their removal and sale.

(c)

“the 1993 Order” means the Enforcement of Road Traffic Debts Order 1993^f1;

(d)

“relevant period”, in relation to any particular case, means—

(i)

the period allowed for serving a statutory declaration under any enactment which applies to that case; or

(ii)

where an enactment permits the court to extend that period, the period as extended;

(e)

“specified debts” means the debts specified in article 2 of the 1993 Order or treated as so specified by any other enactment; and

(f)

“the authority”, “notice of the amount due”, “order” and “the respondent” have the meaning given by the practice direction.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1993/2073 as amended by S.I. 2001/1386.