Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007

Yn ddilys o 15/07/2013

3 (1) In this Schedule— E+W

• “amount outstanding” is defined in paragraph 50(3);

• “control” (except in paragraph 5(4)(a)) means control under an enforcement power;

• “controlled goods” means goods taken control of that—

  (a)

  have not been sold or abandoned,

  (b)

  if they have been removed, have not been returned to the debtor (unless subject to a controlled goods agreement), and

  (c)

  if they are goods of another person, have not been returned to that person;

• “controlled goods agreement” has the meaning given by paragraph 13(4);

• “co-owner” in relation to goods of the debtor means a person other than the debtor who has an interest in the goods, but only if the enforcement agent—

  (a)

  knows that the person has an interest in the particular goods, or

  (b)

  would know, if he made reasonable enquiries;

• “the court”, unless otherwise stated, and subject to rules of court, means—

  (a)

  the High Court, in relation to an enforcement power under a writ of the High Court;

  (b)

  a county court, in relation to an enforcement power under a warrant issued by a county court;

  (c)

  in any other case, a magistrates' court;

• “disposal” and related expressions, in relation to securities, are to be read in accordance with paragraph 48(2);

• “exempt goods” means goods that regulations exempt by description or circumstances or both;

• “goods” means property of any description, other than land;

• “interest” means a beneficial interest;

• “money” means money in sterling or another currency;

• “premises” means any place, and in particular includes—

  (a)

  a vehicle, vessel, aircraft or hovercraft;

  (b)

  a tent or movable structure;

• “securities” includes bills of exchange, promissory notes, bonds, specialties and securities for money.

(2) In this Schedule—

(a) references to goods of the debtor or another person are references to goods in which the debtor or that person has an interest, but

(b) references to goods of the debtor do not include references to trust property in which either the debtor or a co-owner has an interest not vested in possession.