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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/15/section/104</dc:identifier><dc:title>Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make provision about tribunals and inquiries; to establish an Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council; to amend the law relating to judicial appointments and appointments to the Law Commission; to amend the law relating to the enforcement of judgments and debts; to make further provision about the management and relief of debt; to make provision protecting cultural objects from seizure or forfeiture in certain circumstances; to amend the law relating to the taking of possession of land affected by compulsory purchase; to alter the powers of the High Court in judicial review applications; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-02-03</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2026-02-02</dct:valid>
					
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          <Strong>Part 4</Strong>
        </Number><Title>Enforcement of judgments and orders</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/15/part/4/crossheading/information-requests-and-orders" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/15/part/4/crossheading/information-requests-and-orders" NumberOfProvisions="11" Status="Prospective" Match="false" id="part-4-crossheading-information-requests-and-orders"><Title><Emphasis>Information requests and orders</Emphasis></Title><P1group Status="Prospective" RestrictExtent="E+W" Match="false"><Title>Interpretation</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/15/section/104" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/15/section/104" id="section-104"><Pnumber PuncAfter="">104</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/15/section/104/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/15/section/104/1" id="section-104-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>This section applies for the purposes of sections 95 to 103.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/15/section/104/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/15/section/104/2" id="section-104-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In those provisions—</Text><UnorderedList Decoration="none" Class="Definition"><ListItem><Para><Text>“<Term id="term-commissioners">Commissioners</Term>” means the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs;</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>“<Term id="term-creditor">creditor</Term>”, in relation to a judgment debt, means—</Text></Para><OrderedList Type="alpha" Decoration="parens"><ListItem NumberOverride="a"><Para><Text>the person to whom the debt is payable (whether directly or through <Addition ChangeId="key-f482ba9ccf2268778decf9249e7eac9f-1476554177879" CommentaryRef="key-f482ba9ccf2268778decf9249e7eac9f">any court,</Addition> an officer of any court or another person);</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem NumberOverride="b"><Para><Text>where the debt is payable under an administration order (within the meaning of Part 6 of the County Courts Act 1984 (c. 28)), any one of the creditors scheduled to the order;</Text></Para></ListItem></OrderedList></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>“<Term id="term-debtor">debtor</Term>”, in relation to a judgment debt, means the person by whom the debt is payable;</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>“<Term id="term-departmental-information-request">departmental information request</Term>” has the meaning given by section 97;</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>“<Term id="term-information">information</Term>” means information held in any form;</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>“<Term id="term-information-discloser">information discloser</Term>”, in relation to an information order, has the meaning given by section 98(1)(a);</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>“<Term id="term-information-order">information order</Term>” has the meaning given by section 98;</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>“<Term id="term-judgment-debt">judgment debt</Term>” means either of the following—</Text></Para><OrderedList Type="alpha" Decoration="parens"><ListItem NumberOverride="a"><Para><Text>a sum which is payable under a judgment or order enforceable by the High Court <Addition ChangeId="key-4ee559601ef55c970399fa7f9a0a8cd7-1476554257499" CommentaryRef="key-4ee559601ef55c970399fa7f9a0a8cd7">, the family court</Addition> or <Substitution ChangeId="key-72951d7dc01dc1ac9e6da834dfc18c97-1476554379932" CommentaryRef="key-72951d7dc01dc1ac9e6da834dfc18c97">the county court</Substitution>;</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem NumberOverride="b"><Para><Text>a sum which, by virtue of an enactment, is recoverable as if it were payable under a judgment or order of the High Court <Addition ChangeId="key-4ee559601ef55c970399fa7f9a0a8cd7-1476554286731" CommentaryRef="key-4ee559601ef55c970399fa7f9a0a8cd7">, the family court</Addition> or of <Substitution ChangeId="key-72951d7dc01dc1ac9e6da834dfc18c97-1476554405545" CommentaryRef="key-72951d7dc01dc1ac9e6da834dfc18c97">the county court</Substitution> (including a sum which is so recoverable because a court so orders);</Text></Para></ListItem></OrderedList></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>“<Term id="term-required-information">required information</Term>”, in relation to an information order, has the meaning given by section 98(1)(b);</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>“<Term id="term-relevant-court">relevant court</Term>”, in relation to an application under section 95, means the court to which the application is made.</Text></Para></ListItem></UnorderedList></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/15/section/104/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/15/section/104/3" id="section-104-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Any reference to information held on behalf of a government department, or on behalf of an information discloser, includes a reference to any information which—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/15/section/104/3/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/15/section/104/3/a" id="section-104-3-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>is held by a person who provides services to the department or to the information discloser, and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/15/section/104/3/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/15/section/104/3/b" id="section-104-3-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>is held by that person in connection with the provision of those services.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-f482ba9ccf2268778decf9249e7eac9f" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in s. 104 inserted (22.4.2014) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/605" id="cbxtfd7p2-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2014" Number="605" Title="The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Family Court: Consequential Provision) Order 2014">The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Family Court: Consequential Provision) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/605)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cbxtfd7p2-00008" CitationRef="cbxtfd7p2-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/605/article/1" SectionRef="article-1">arts. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cbxtfd7p2-00009" CitationRef="cbxtfd7p2-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/605/article/24/a" SectionRef="article-24-a" Operative="true">24(a)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-4ee559601ef55c970399fa7f9a0a8cd7" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in s. 104 inserted (22.4.2014) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/605" id="cbxtfd7p2-00016" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2014" Number="605" Title="The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Family Court: Consequential Provision) Order 2014">The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Family Court: Consequential Provision) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/605)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cbxtfd7p2-00017" CitationRef="cbxtfd7p2-00016" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/605/article/1" SectionRef="article-1">arts. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cbxtfd7p2-00018" CitationRef="cbxtfd7p2-00016" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/605/article/24/b" SectionRef="article-24-b" Operative="true">24(b)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-72951d7dc01dc1ac9e6da834dfc18c97" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in s. 104(2) substituted (22.4.2014) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2013/22" id="cbxtfd7p2-00025" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2013" Number="22" Title="Crime and Courts Act 2013">Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cbxtfd7p2-00026" CitationRef="cbxtfd7p2-00025" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2013/22/section/61/3" SectionRef="section-61-3">s. 61(3)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cbxtfd7p2-00027" CitationRef="cbxtfd7p2-00025" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2013/22/schedule/9/paragraph/52" SectionRef="schedule-9-paragraph-52" Operative="true">Sch. 9 para. 52</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/954" id="cbxtfd7p2-00028" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2014" Number="954" Title="The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Commencement No. 10 and Transitional Provision) Order 2014">S.I. 2014/954</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cbxtfd7p2-00029" CitationRef="cbxtfd7p2-00028" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/954/article/2/c" SectionRef="article-2-c">art. 2(c)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="cbxtfd7p2-00030" CitationRef="cbxtfd7p2-00028" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/954/article/3" SectionRef="article-3">art. 3</CitationSubRef>) (with 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