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Judgments Act 1838
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- s. 17 applied by 2006 c. 46 s. 578(3)
- s. 17 applied by 2007 c. 29 s. 40(1)
- s. 17 applied by 2009 c. 25 s. 155(8)
- s. 17 applied by S.I. 2006/772 rule 34(2)
- s. 17 applied by S.I. 2007/3141 rule 59(4)
- s. 17 applied by S.I. 2009/2477 rule 88(4)
- s. 17 applied by S.I. 2011/1301 rule 150(3)(a) 168(7)
- s. 17 applied by 1997 c. 44 s. 32AD(3) (as inserted) by 2011 c. 21 s. 24(4)
- s. 17 applied by 1997 c. 44 s. 32BC(3) (as inserted) by 2011 c. 21 s. 24(6)
- s. 17 applied by 2006 c. 46 s. 1225G(1) (as substituted) by S.I. 2012/1741 art. 4
- s. 17 applied by 2009 c. 22 s. 152C(3) (as inserted) by 2011 c. 21 s. 23(5)
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17 Judgment debts to carry interest.E+W
[F1(1)] Every judgment debt shall carry interest at the rate of [F28] pounds per centum per annum from [F3such time as shall be prescribed by rules of court] . . . F4 until the same shall be satisfied, and such interest may be levied under a writ of execution on such judgment.
[F5(2)Rules of court may provide for the court to disallow all or part of any interest otherwise payable under subsection (1).]
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F1S. 17 renumbered as s. 17(1) (26.4.1999) by S.I. 1998/2940, art. 3(a); S.I. 1998/3132
F2Word substituted (1.4.1993) in relation to any judgment entered up after 1.4.1993 by virtue of S.I. 1993/564, arts. 1, 2.
F3Words in s. 17(1) substituted (26.4.1999) by S.I. 1998/2940, art. 3(b); S.I. 1998/3132
F4Words repealed by Civil Procedure Acts Repeal Act 1879 (c. 59), Sch. Pt. I
F5S. 17(2) inserted (26.4.1999) by S.I. 1998/2940, art. 3(c); S.I. 1998/3132
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 17 applied by Crown Proceedings Act 1947 (c. 44), s. 24(1)(4)
S. 17 applied (7.10.2001) by S.I. 2001/3352, rule 6.22(2)
C2S. 17 applied: (1.7.1991) by Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (c. 5, SIF 39:1), s. 15(3); (3.2.1995) by 1994 c. 37, ss. 10(3), 69(2) (with s. 66(2)); (1.11.1995) by 1988 c. 33, s. 75A(3) (as inserted (1.11.1995) by 1995 c. 11, s. 9 (with s. 16(6)); S.I. 1995/2650, art. 2); (2.9.1998) by 1993 c. 39, s. 10A(13) (as inserted (2.9.1998) by 1998 c. 22, ss. 2(1)(5), 27(5))
S. 17 applied (E.W.) (prosp.) by 2002 c. 29, ss. 12(2), 458(1)
S. 17 applied (prosp.) by 2002 c. 40, ss. 113(1), 279
C3S. 17 amended by S.I. 1985/437, reg. 2
C4Power to exclude conferred (26.4.1999) by S.I. 1998/3132, rules 47.8(3), 47.14
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