The County Courts (Interest on Judgment Debts) Order 1991

Citation, commencement, interpretation and savings

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the County Courts (Interest on JudgmentDebts) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 1st July 1991.

(2) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires,—

“administration order” means an order under section 112 of the 1984 Act;

“given”, in relation to a relevant judgment, means“given or made”;

“judgment creditor” means the person who has obtained or is entitled to enforce therelevant judgment and“debtor” means the person against whom it was given;

“judgment debt” means a debt under a relevant judgment;

“relevant judgment” means a judgment or order of a county court for the payment of asum of money of not less than £5,000 and, in relation to ajudgment debt, means the judgment or order which gives rise to thejudgment debt;

“the 1984 Act” means the County Courts Act 1984.

(3) Where in accordance with the provisions of this Order interestceases to accrue on a specified day, interest shall cease to accrue atthe end of that day.

(4) Nothing in this Order shall apply where the relevant judgment isgiven before1st July 1991.