Rule 75.7 Local authority warrant of controlF1F6

An authority seeking the issue of a F2local authority warrant of control must file a request—

The court will seal the request and return it to the authority.

Within 7 days of the sealing of the request the authority must prepare the warrant in the appropriate form.

No payment under a warrant will be made to the court.

Where the address of the respondent has changed since the issue of the warrant, the warrant shall remain valid if a new notice of enforcement (as required by regulation 7 of the Taking Control of Goods Regulations 2013) is given to the respondent.

Where paragraph (5) applies, the warrant remains valid only for the remainder of the 12 month period beginning with the date it was originally issued.

Where an authority’s warrant of control has been issued in accordance with this rule, any application made under rule 84.5 must be made to the Centre and will be determined by a District Judge.