{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/taking-control-of-goods-regulations-2013/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/taking-control-of-goods-regulations-2013/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2013/1894",
  "legislation_title": "The Taking Control of Goods Regulations 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/taking-control-of-goods-regulations-2013",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "General interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations—\n...\n“the Act” means the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007;\n“child” means a person under the age of 16;\n“clear days” means that in computing the number of days—\n(a)the day on which the period begins; and\n(b)if the end of the period is defined by reference to an event, the day on which that event occurs,\nare not included;\n“controlled goods” has the meaning given in paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 12 (general interpretation);\n“co-owner” has the meaning given in paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 12 (general interpretation);\n“CRAR” has the meaning given in section 72 of the Act (commercial rent arrears recovery (CRAR));\n“creditor” has the meaning given in paragraph 1(6) of Schedule 12 (the procedure);\n“debt advice provider” has the meaning given in regulation 3 of the Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space Moratorium and Mental Health Crisis Moratorium) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020;\n“debtor” has the meaning given in paragraph 1(5) of Schedule 12 (the procedure);\n“disabled person” means a person—\n(a)whose sight, hearing or speech is substantially impaired;\n(b)who has a mental disorder; or\n(c)who is physically substantially disabled by any illness, any impairment present since birth, or otherwise;\n“emergency period” means the period beginning with 26th March 2020 and ending on 23rd August 2020.\n“enforcement agent” has the meaning given in paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 12 (enforcement agents);\n“net unpaid rent” has the meaning given in section 77(5) of the Act (the rent recoverable);\n“non-eligible business debt” has the meaning given in regulation 5(6)(d) of the Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space Moratorium and Mental Health Crisis Moratorium) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020;\n“notice of enforcement” means the notice of enforcement required by paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 12;\n“notice of the enforcement agent's intention to re-enter premises” means the notice of the enforcement agent's intention to re-enter premises required by paragraph 19A(1)(d) of Schedule 12;\n“older person” means a person aged 65 or over;\n“premises” has the meaning given in paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 12 (general interpretation);\n“reference number” means a reference number assigned to the debt by the enforcement agent or the enforcement agent's office;\n“relevant premises” has the meaning given by paragraph 14(4) and (6) of Schedule 12 (entry without warrant);\n“Schedule 12” means Schedule 12 to the Act;\n“securities” has the meaning given in paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 12 (general interpretation);\n“specified premises” means premises specified in a warrant issued under paragraph 15(1) of Schedule 12 (entry under warrant);\n“the sum outstanding” means the outstanding debt together with any interest and any costs of enforcement to date;\n“taking control of goods” has the meaning given by paragraph 13(1) of Schedule 12 (ways of taking control).",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 omitted (29.9.2020) by virtue of The Taking Control of Goods (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1002), regs. 1(1), 2(2) (with reg. 1(2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 inserted (1.5.2026) by The Taking Control of Goods (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/366), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(a) (with reg. 1(3))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 substituted (24.6.2020) by The Taking Control of Goods and Certification of Enforcement Agents (Amendment) (No. 2) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/614), regs. 1(1), 2(2) (with reg. 1(2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 inserted (1.5.2026) by The Taking Control of Goods (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/366), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(b) (with reg. 1(3))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1894/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:46:18.864968+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."
}