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Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994

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Valid from 19/07/2006

[F17CRecovery of section 7A supplements: ScotlandS

(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for the recovery of supplement that has become payable under section 7A by diligence authorised by summary warrant.

(2)Regulations under subsection (1) may, in particular, provide—

(a)for such summary warrants—

(i)to be granted by the sheriff on the application of the Secretary of State; and

(ii)to authorise any of the diligences mentioned in subsection (3);

(b)for such applications to be accompanied by a certificate mentioned in subsection (4); and

(c)for the fees and outlays of sheriff officers incurred in executing such summary warrants to be chargeable against the debtor.

(3)The diligences referred to in subsection (2)(a)(ii) are—

(a)an attachment;

(b)an earnings arrestment;

(c)an arrestment and action of furthcoming or sale.

(4)The certificate referred to in subsection (2)(b) is a certificate by the Secretary of State —

(a)stating that none of the persons specified in the application has paid the supplement due;

(b)stating that payment of the amount due from each such person has been demanded from him;

(c)stating whether in response to that demand any such person disputes liability to pay; and

(d)specifying the amount due from and unpaid by each such person.

(5)No fee shall be chargeable by the sheriff officer against the debtor for—

(a)collecting; or

(b)accounting to the Secretary of State for,

sums paid to him by the debtor in respect of the amount owing.

(6)No summary warrant for recovery of supplement payable under section 7A may be granted against a person if—

(a)he disputes liability to pay; or

(b)an action for payment to recover such supplement from him has already been raised.

(7)Failure to respond to a demand to pay shall not be taken to mean liability to pay is disputed.

(8)An action for payment to recover supplement payable under section 7A may be raised against a person notwithstanding that a summary warrant has already been granted for recovery of such supplement from him but only if none of the diligences mentioned in subsection (3) has been executed against him.

(9)Where such an action is raised, the summary warrant shall cease to have effect in relation to such person.

(10)This section extends to Scotland only.]

Textual Amendments

F1S. 7C inserted (S.) (19.7.2006) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), s. 15

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