# The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Tax Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) Order 1996, Article 73: Warrants of commitment


(1) In this article—
(a) “debtor” means any person against whom a local authority proposes to apply for the issue of a warrant of commitment; and
(b) “relevant functions” means the functions of—
(i) giving any notification by virtue of which any part of the sum payable under a liability order would, if paid, fall to be repaid or credited against any subsequent liability of the person against whom the order was made; and
(ii) making all calculations and taking all other steps to determine a person’s liability for any amount by reference to which such a notification falls to be prepared.
(2) Where a local authority has authorised the exercise of relevant functions by a contractor, the authority shall, before applying for the issue of a warrant of commitment against any debtor, notify the contractor in writing that it proposes to make such an application in relation to the debtor concerned.
(3) Where a local authority serves on a contractor a notice in accordance with paragraph (2) above, all relevant functions falling to be exercised in relation to the debtor named in the notice shall cease to be exercisable by the contractor until the contractor is notified by the authority in writing that no further steps are to be taken as regards the recovery of the amount payable under the liability order made against the debtor, and that the debtor, if committed to prison, has been released.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1880/article/73 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-contracting-out-of-tax-billing-collection-and-enforcement-functions-order-1996/article-73
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