# The Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Rule 83.1: Scope and interpretation


(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.
(3) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/83.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-83.1
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