{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-clauses-act-1863/section-33",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-clauses-act-1863/section-33.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/26-27/92",
  "legislation_title": "Railways Clauses Act 1863",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-clauses-act-1863",
  "path": "section/33",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "33",
  "heading": "Recovery of money by distress.",
  "text": "All tolls and charges for the steam vessels due and payable to the company on any account whatsoever, and all costs, damages, and expenses by the special Act directed to be paid in respect of the steam vessels, may be levied by distress; and in England or Ireland any justice, and in Scotland the sheriff, may, on application by or on behalf of the company, issue his warrant accordingly.\nThe justice or sheriff who issues the warrant of distress may order that the costs of the proceedings for the recovery of the toll or sum shall be paid by the person liable to pay the toll or sum; and the costs shall be ascertained by the justice or sheriff, and shall be included in the warrant of distress for the recovery of the toll or sum.\nIn this section as it applies in England and Wales—\n(a) for “levied by distress” substitute “ recovered using the procedure in Schedule 12 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (taking control of goods) ”;\n(b) for “warrant of distress” substitute “ warrant of control ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 33 inserted (6.4.2014) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), s. 148, Sch. 13 para. 12 (with s. 89); S.I. 2014/768, art. 2(1)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Reference to Ireland to be construed as exclusive of Republic of Ireland: S.R.& O. 1923/405 (Rev. X, p. 298; 1923, p. 400), art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/26-27/92/section/33",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:06:23.000031+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."
}