329.A warrant of execution empowers a district judge to seize and sell a debtor’s goods for the purpose of recovering money payable under a county court judgment or order. A warrant of distress may be issued by a magistrates’ court for the purpose of recovering a sum adjudged to be paid by a conviction or order of the court. The warrant requires the sum to be recovered by seizure and sale of the debtor’s goods. A writ of fieri facias requires a sheriff or enforcement officer to seize and sell a debtor’s goods for the purpose of recovering a sum due under a High Court judgment or order. A writ of fieri facias de bonis ecclesiasticis requires the bishop to seize a debtor’s ecclesiastical property in order to satisfy a High Court judgment. As writs of fieri facias de bonis ecclesiasticis are unique and because of the special role of the bishop, they are not renamed (nor are they subject to the new unified procedure detailed in Schedule 12).
Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
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- 329 A warrant of execution empowers a district judge to seize and sell a debtor’s goods for the purpose of recovering money payable under a county court judgment or order. A warrant of distress may be issued by a magistrates’ court for the purpose of recovering a sum adjudged to be paid by a conviction or order of the court. The warrant requires the sum to be recovered by seizure and sale of the debtor’s goods. A writ of fieri facias requires a sheriff or enforcement officer to seize and sell a debtor’s goods for the purpose of recovering a sum due under a High Court judgment or order. A writ of fieri facias de bonis ecclesiasticis requires the bishop to seize a debtor’s ecclesiastical property in order to satisfy a High Court judgment. As writs of fieri facias de bonis ecclesiasticis are unique and because of the special role of the bishop, they are not renamed (nor are they subject to the new unified procedure detailed in Schedule 12).
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