# The Distress for Rent (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2003, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules which apply to England and Wales, amend the Distress for Rent Rules 1988 which relate to distress for rent and (by virtue of the modification effected by the Enforcement of Road Traffic Debts (Certificated Bailiffs) Regulations 1993) for debts under section 78 of the Road Traffic Act 1991.
These Rules clarify the amendments proposed by S.I. 2003/1858.
For levying distress a fixed fee of £21.65 will be payable on any debt up to and including £100.
On any debt which exceeds £100, a scale fee will apply as follows:
on the first £100 of that debt
£21.65
on the next £100
12½%
on the next £400
4%
on the next £1,500
2½%
on the next £8,000
1%
and on any additional sum
¼%.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2141/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/distress-for-rent-amendment-no-2-rules-2003/note
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