{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/judgments-act-1838/section-17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/judgments-act-1838/section-17.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/1-2/110",
  "legislation_title": "Judgments Act 1838",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/judgments-act-1838",
  "path": "section/17",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Judgment debts to carry interest.",
  "text": "(1) Every judgment debt shall carry interest at the rate of 8 pounds per centum per annum from such time as shall be prescribed by rules of court ... until the same shall be satisfied, and such interest may be levied under a writ of execution on such judgment.\n(2) Rules of court may provide for the court to disallow all or part of any interest otherwise payable under subsection (1).",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 17 renumbered as s. 17(1) (26.4.1999) by S.I. 1998/2940, art. 3(a); S.I. 1998/3132"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word substituted (1.4.1993) in relation to any judgment entered up after 1.4.1993 by virtue of S.I. 1993/564, arts. 1, 2."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 17(1) substituted (26.4.1999) by S.I. 1998/2940, art. 3(b); S.I. 1998/3132"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words repealed by Civil Procedure Acts Repeal Act 1879 (c. 59), Sch. Pt. I"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "S. 17(2) inserted (26.4.1999) by S.I. 1998/2940, art. 3(c); S.I. 1998/3132"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 17 applied by Crown Proceedings Act 1947 (c. 44), s. 24(1)(4)S. 17 applied (7.10.2001) by S.I. 2001/3352, rule 6.22(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 17 applied: (1.7.1991) by Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (c. 5, SIF 39:1), s. 15(3); (3.2.1995) by 1994 c. 37, ss. 10(3), 69(2) (with s. 66(2)); (1.11.1995) by 1988 c. 33, s. 75A(3) (as inserted (1.11.1995) by 1995 c. 11, s. 9 (with s. 16(6)); S.I. 1995/2650, art. 2); (2.9.1998) by 1993 c. 39, s. 10A(13) (as inserted (2.9.1998) by 1998 c. 22, ss. 2(1)(5), 27(5))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "S. 17 amended by S.I. 1985/437, reg. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Power to exclude conferred (26.4.1999) by S.I. 1998/3132, rules 47.8(3), 47.14"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "S. 17 applied (E.W.) (24.3.2003) by Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29), ss. 12(2), 458(1); S.I. 2003/333, art. 2, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "S. 17 applied (20.6.2003) by Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40), ss. 113(1), 279; S.I. 2003/1397, art. 2(1), Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "S. 17 applied (S.) (6.4.2006) by Energy Administration (Scotland) Rules 2006 (S.I. 2006/772), rules 1, 34(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C8",
      "text": "S. 17 applied (E.W.) (30.11.2007) by PPP Administration Order Rules 2007 (S.I. 2007/3141), rules 1, 59(4) (with rule 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C9",
      "text": "S. 17 applied (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 578(3), 1300(2); S.I. 2008/2860, art. 3(k) (with arts. 7, 8, Sch. 2 paras. 1, 56)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C10",
      "text": "S. 17 applied (E.W.S.) (1.11.2009) by The Water Industry (Special Administration) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/2477), rules 2, 88(4) (with rules 3(2), 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C11",
      "text": "S. 17 applied (1.1.2010) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 40(1), 211(2) (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/3250, art. 2(c)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C12",
      "text": "S. 17 applied (6.4.2010) by Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25), ss. 155(8), 182(5) (with s. 180); S.I. 2010/816, art. 2, Sch. para. 11"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C13",
      "text": "S. 17 applied (E.W.) (30.6.2011) by The Investment Bank Special Administration (England and Wales) Rules 2011 (S.I. 2011/1301), rules 2, 150(3)(a), 168(7) (with rule 5(2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C14",
      "text": "S. 17 applied by Education Act 1997 (c. 44), ss. 32AD(3), 32BC(3) (as inserted (1.5.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 24(4)(6), 82(3); S.I. 2012/924, art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C15",
      "text": "S. 17 applied by Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22), s. 152C(3) (as inserted (1.5.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 23(5), 82(3); S.I. 2012/924, art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C16",
      "text": "S. 17 applied by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), s. 1225G(1) (as substituted (2.7.2012) by The Statutory Auditors (Amendment of Companies Act 2006 and Delegation of Functions etc) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1741), arts. 1(2), 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C17",
      "text": "S. 17 applied (E.W.) (7.6.2013) by The Energy Supply Company Administration Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/1046), rules 1, 40(3)(a), 57(6), 113(4)(b) (with rules 3, 208)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C18",
      "text": "S. 17 applied (S.) (7.6.2013) by The Energy Supply Company Administration (Scotland) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/1047), rules 1, 42(2) (with rule 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C19",
      "text": "S. 17 applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2010/2600, rule 51A (as inserted (1.7.2013) by The Tribunal Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/1188), rules 1, 8 (with rule 10))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C20",
      "text": "S. 17 applied (5.12.2014) by Defence Reform Act 2014 (c. 20), ss. 34(2), 50(1); S.I. 2014/3162, art. 3(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C21",
      "text": "S. 17 applied (21.9.2015) by Qualifications Wales Act 2015 (anaw 5), ss. 43(3), 60(2); S.I. 2015/1687, art. 2 (with arts. 3-12)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C22",
      "text": "S. 17 applied (21.9.2015) by Qualifications Wales Act 2015 (anaw 5), ss. 40(3), 60(2); S.I. 2015/1687, art. 2 (with arts. 3-12)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C23",
      "text": "S. 17 applied (5.7.2018) by The Housing Administration (England and Wales) Rules 2018 (S.I. 2018/719), rules 1.1, 5.42(2)(a) (with rule 1.2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C24",
      "text": "S. 17 applied (E.W.) (1.6.2019) by Tenant Fees Act 2019 (c. 4), ss. 11(2)(b), 34(1) (with s. 32); S.I. 2019/857, reg. 3(j)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C25",
      "text": "S. 17 applied (4.1.2022) by National Security and Investment Act 2021 (c. 25), ss. 44(2), 66(3); S.I. 2021/1465, regs. 2, 3 (with regs. 4, 5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C26",
      "text": "S. 17 applied (30.6.2022 for specified purposes, 1.4.2023 in so far as not already in force) by Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 (c. 1), ss. 11(4), 25(2) (with s. 23); S.I. 2022/694, regs. 2, 3, 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C27",
      "text": "S. 17 applied (30.6.2022 for specified purposes, 1.4.2023 in so far as not already in force) by Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 (c. 1), ss. 14(4), 25(2) (with s. 23); S.I. 2022/694, regs. 2, 3, 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C28",
      "text": "S. 17 applied (18.7.2023) by The Relevant Licensee Nuclear Company Administration (England and Wales) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/712), rules 1(2)(a), 58(6), 68(3)(a), 117(4)(b) (with rule 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C29",
      "text": "S. 17 applied (26.12.2023) by Energy Act 2023 (c. 52), s. 334(3)(a), Sch. 3 para. 7(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C30",
      "text": "S. 17 applied (1.1.2025) by Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (c. 13), ss. 110(5), 339(1); S.I. 2024/1226, regs. 1(2), 2(1)(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C31",
      "text": "S. 17 applied (18.12.2025 for specified purposes, 2.2.2026 in so far as not already in force) by The Motor Fuel Price (Open Data) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1356), regs. 1(2)(3), 23(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C32",
      "text": "S. 17(1) modified (18.11.2015 with effect in accordance with s. 52(12) of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2015 (c. 33), s. 52(3) (with s. 52(4))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "applied",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2025/10",
      "affecting_title": "Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025"
    },
    {
      "type": "applied by 2014 c. 2, Sch. 1B para. 4(6) (as inserted)",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2026/23",
      "affecting_title": "English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026"
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/1-2/110/section/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:43:09.763549+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}