# County Courts Act 1984, Section 121: Power of judge to order discharge.

Extent: E+W

(1) If at any time it appears to the satisfaction of ... the county court that any debtor arrested or confined in prison by order of the court is unable from any cause to pay any sum recovered against him (whether by way of satisfaction of a claim or counterclaim or by way of costs or otherwise), or any instalment thereof, and ought to be discharged, the court may order his discharge upon such terms (including liability to re-arrest if the terms are not complied with) as the court thinks fit.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/28/section/121 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-courts-act-1984/section-121
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