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The County Courts (Interest on Judgment Debts) (Amendment) Order 1998

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This Order extends the award of interest on county court judgments and orders, currently applicable only to sums not less than £5,000, to include all judgments and orders, of whatever amount, in respect of qualifying debts for the purposes of the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998. A qualifying debt, for the purposes of the 1998 Act, is a debt to pay the contract price, created by virtue of an obligation under a contract for the supply of goods or services where both purchaser and supplier are acting in the course of a business.

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