Valid from 15/07/2013
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. 12 applied (prosp.) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), ss. 127(2), 129(4)
Valid from 06/04/2014
17E+WWhere paragraph 18 or 19 applies, an enforcement agent may if necessary use reasonable force to enter premises or to do anything for which the entry is authorised.
Valid from 06/04/2014
18E+WThis paragraph applies if these conditions are met—
(a)the enforcement agent has power to enter the premises under paragraph 14 or 16 or under a warrant under paragraph 15;
(b)he is acting under an enforcement power conferred by a warrant of control under section 76(1) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43) for the recovery of a sum adjudged to be paid by a conviction;
(c)he is entitled to execute the warrant by virtue of section 125A (civilian enforcement officers) or 125B (approved enforcement agencies) of that Act.
Valid from 06/04/2014
19(1)This paragraph applies if these conditions are met—E+W
(a)the enforcement agent has power to enter the premises under paragraph 16;
(b)he reasonably believes that the debtor carries on a trade or business on the premises;
(c)he is acting under an enforcement power within sub-paragraph (2).
(2)The enforcement powers are those under any of the following—
(a)a writ or warrant of control issued for the purpose of recovering a sum payable under a High Court or county court judgment;
(b)section 61(1) of the Taxes Management Act 1970 (c. 9);
(c)section 121A(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5);
(d)section 51(A1) of the Finance Act 1997 (c. 16);
(e)paragraph 1A of Schedule 12 to the Finance Act 2003 (c. 14).