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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-contracting-out-of-bid-levy-billing-collection-and-enforcement-functions-order-2005/article-17",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/215",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of BID Levy Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) Order 2005",
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  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Enforcement",
  "text": "In relation to the function of taking steps by way of attachment of earnings, attachment of allowances, distress, bankruptcy, winding up or charging order, the contractor shall ensure that—\n(a) the steps are taken or brought in the name of the authority;\n(b) any instruction from the authority in relation to any debtor to take no (or no further) steps is immediately complied with;\n(c) any intention to take steps to levy any amount by distress and sale of the goods of any person is immediately notified in writing to the authority; and\n(d) upon the giving of any such instruction or receipt of any such amount, any goods of the debtor which have already been seized are not sold and are made available for collection by the debtor.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "affecting": "uksi/2014/600",
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      "affecting_title": "The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provision) Order 2014"
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  "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."
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