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Rule 83.1 Scope and interpretationF1

(1)

This Part contains general rules about writs and warrants as follows—

(a)

Section II relates to writs and warrants;

(b)

Section III relates to writs only; and

(c)

Section IV relates to warrants only.

(2)

In this Part—

(a)

“the Act” means the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007;

(b)

“the creditor” means a person who has obtained or who is entitled to enforce a judgment or order;

(c)

“the debtor” means a person against whom a judgment or order was given or made;

(d)

“enforcement agent” has the meaning given in paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 12;

(e)

“enforcement officer” means an individual who is authorised to act as an enforcement officer under Schedule 7 to the Courts Act 2003;

(f)

“relevant enforcement officer” means—

(i)

in relation to a writ of execution or a writ of control which is directed to a single enforcement officer, that officer; and

(ii)

in relation to a writ of execution or writ of control which is directed to two or more enforcement officers, the officer to whom the writ is allocated;

(g)

“Schedule 12” means Schedule 12 to the Act;

(h)

“TCG procedure” means the procedure in Schedule 12 to take control of goods and sell them to recover a sum in accordance with that Schedule and regulations made under it;

(i)

“TCG Regulations” means the Taking Control of Goods Regulations 2013;

(j)

“warrant of control” is to be construed in accordance with section 62(4) of the Act;

(k)

“writ of control” is to be construed in accordance with section 62(4) of the Act;

(l)

“writ of execution” includes—

(i)

a writ of possession;

(ii)

a writ of delivery;

(iii)

a writ of sequestration;

(iv)

a writ of fieri facias de bonis ecclesiasticis,

and any further writ in aid of any such writs, but does not include a writ of control.

(F23)

This Part does not apply where an application is made seeking confiscation of assets as a punishment for contempt of court. Any such application must be made under Part 81 and not under this Part.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Pt. 83 inserted (6.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rule 2(3), Sch. (with rule 41)

F2

Rule 83.1(3) inserted (6.4.2021) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/117), rules 1(1), 19(2) (with rule 2)

Notes on Part 83

Textual amendments

F2

Words in Pt. 83 Table of Contents omitted (6.4.2021) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/117), rules 1(1), 19(1)(a) (with rule 2)

F3

Words in Pt. 83 Table of Contents inserted (6.4.2021) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/117), rules 1(1), 19(1)(b) (with rule 2)

F4

Words in Pt. 83 Table of Contents substituted (6.4.2021) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/117), rules 1(1), 19(1)(c) (with rule 2)

Modifications

C1

Pt. 83 applied (with modifications) (1.12.2017) by The Court of Protection Rules 2017 (S.I. 2017/1035), rules 24.2(e), 24.6(1)