Distraint by Authorised Officers (Fees, Costs and Charges) Regulations 1999

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Distraint by Authorised Officers (Fees, Costs and Charges) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 20th April 1999.

(2) In these Regulations—

(a) “authorised officer” means an officer of the Secretary of State authorised by him for the purposes of section 121A of the Social Security Administration Act 1992;

(b) “close possession” means physical possession by the distrainor or a person acting on his behalf of the goods and chattels distrained;

(c) “total sum certified” means the total amount of any contributions, or interest or penalty in respect of contributions, which an authorised officer certifies a person is liable to pay to the Secretary of State in accordance with section 118(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(1);

(d) “walking possession” means possession in accordance with an agreement between the distrainor and the distrainee whereby, in consideration of the distrainor not remaining in close possession, the distrainee undertakes not to dispose of the goods distrained or any part thereof, or permit their removal by any person not authorised by the distrainor to remove them.

(1)

Section 118(1) was substituted by section 62(1) of the Social Security Act 1998.