Part IIU.K. Enforcement of Debt
Provisions restricting sanction of imprisonmentU.K.
11 Restriction on power of committal under Debtors Act 1869 (c. 62).U.K.
The jurisdiction given by section 5 of the Debtors Act 1869 to commit to prison a person who makes default in payment of a debt, or instalment of a debt, due from him in pursuance of an order or judgment shall be exercisable only—
(a)by the High Court in respect of a High Court maintenance order; ...
(b)by [the county court] [in respect of a judgment]or order which is enforceable by a court in England and Wales and is for the payment of any of the taxes, contributions [premiums] or liabilities specified in Schedule 4 to this Act.[; and
(c)by the family court in respect of a High Court or family court maintenance order.]
12 Restriction on magistrates’ power of committal for civil debt.U.K.
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(3)In section 1 of the Act of 1958 (introductory provisions setting out the scheme of Part I as respects registration in one court of a maintenance order made by another), after subsection (1) there shall be inserted the following subsection:—
“(1A)In the following provisions of this Act “maintenance order” means any order specified in Schedule 8 to the Administration of Justice Act 1970.”
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28 Other provisions for interpretation of Part II.U.K.
(1)In this Part of this Act, except where the context otherwise requires—
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“High Court maintenance order” [ “and family court maintenance order”]and . . . mean respectively a maintenance order enforceable by the High Court[and the family court] . . . ;
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“maintenance order” means any order[, decision, settlement[, arrangement] or instrument] specified in Schedule 8 to this Act and includes [one] which has been discharged[or has otherwise ceased to operate], if any arrears are recoverable thereunder;
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(5)In Part VII of the said Act of 1959 (administration orders)—
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