Section 83.1

This Part contains general rules about writs and warrants as follows— Section II relates to writs and warrants; Section III relates to writs only; and Section IV relates to warrants only. In this Part— “the Act” means the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007; “the creditor” means a person who has obtained or who is entitled to enforce a judgment or order; “the debtor” means a person against whom a judgment or order was given or made; “enforcement agent” has the meaning given in paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 12; “enforcement officer” means an individual who is authorised to act as an enforcement officer under Schedule 7 to the Courts Act 2003; “relevant enforcement officer” means— in relation to a writ of execution or a writ of control which is directed to a single enforcement officer, that officer; and in relation to a writ of execution or writ of control which is directed to two or more enforcement officers, the officer to whom the writ is allocated; “Schedule 12” means Schedule 12 to the Act; “TCG procedure” means the procedure in Schedule 12 to take control of goods and sell them to recover a sum in accordance with that Schedule and regulations made under it; “TCG Regulations” means the Taking Control of Goods Regulations 2013; “warrant of control” is to be construed in accordance with section 62(4) of the Act; “writ of control” is to be construed in accordance with section 62(4) of the Act; “writ of execution” includes— and any further writ in aid of any such writs, but does not include a writ of control. a writ of possession; a writ of delivery; a writ of sequestration; a writ of fieri facias de bonis ecclesiasticis, This Part does not apply where an application is made seeking confiscation of assets as a punishment for contempt of court. Any such application must be made under Part 81 and not under this Part.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-08-15