Part 4Enforcement of judgments and orders
Information requests and orders
104Interpretation
1
This section applies for the purposes of sections 95 to 103.
2
In those provisions—
“Commissioners” means the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs;
“creditor”, in relation to a judgment debt, means—
- a
the person to whom the debt is payable (whether directly or through F2any court, an officer of any court or another person);
- b
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;
- a
“debtor”, in relation to a judgment debt, means the person by whom the debt is payable;
“departmental information request” has the meaning given by section 97;
“information” means information held in any form;
“information discloser”, in relation to an information order, has the meaning given by section 98(1)(a);
“information order” has the meaning given by section 98;
“judgment debt” means either of the following—
- a
a sum which is payable under a judgment or order enforceable by the High Court F3, the family court or F1the county court;
- b
a sum which, by virtue of an enactment, is recoverable as if it were payable under a judgment or order of the High Court F3, the family court or of F1the county court (including a sum which is so recoverable because a court so orders);
- a
“required information”, in relation to an information order, has the meaning given by section 98(1)(b);
“relevant court”, in relation to an application under section 95, means the court to which the application is made.
3
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—
a
is held by a person who provides services to the department or to the information discloser, and
b
is held by that person in connection with the provision of those services.