# The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Tax Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) Order 1996, Article 27: Charging orders


An authority may authorise a contractor to determine whether an application is to be made under regulation 50 for an order imposing, on any interest held by a debtor beneficially in the relevant dwelling, a charge for securing the aggregate of any outstanding sum which is or forms part of the amount in respect of which a liability order has been made and costs reasonably incurred in obtaining the charging order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1880/article/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-contracting-out-of-tax-billing-collection-and-enforcement-functions-order-1996/article-27
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