Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 75 inserted (1.10.2002) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2002 (S.I. 2002/2058), rule 1(a), Sch. 9
75.1—(1) [F2Practice Direction 75]—
(a)sets out the proceedings to which this Part applies; and
(b)may apply this Part with modifications in relation to any particular category of those proceedings.
[F3([F4Rule 21.1(1)(c)(i)] provides that Part 21 (children and protected parties) does not apply to proceedings under this Part where one of the parties is a child.)]
(2) In this Part—
(a)“the Centre” means the Traffic Enforcement Centre established under the direction of the Lord Chancellor;
[F5(a1)“enforcement agent” has the meaning given in paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 12 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007;
(a2)“local authority warrant of control” means a warrant of control issued by a local authority under article 5 of the 1993 Order;]
(b)“no relevant return to the warrant” means that—
(i)the [F6enforcement agent] has been unable to seize goods because [F7the [F6enforcement agent]] has been denied access to premises occupied by the defendant or because the goods have been removed from those premises;
(ii)any goods seized under a [F8local authority warrant of control] are insufficient to satisfy the debt and the cost of execution; or
(iii)the goods are insufficient to cover the cost of their removal and sale[F9;]
(c)“the 1993 Order” means the Enforcement of Road Traffic Debts Order 1993;
(d)“relevant period”, in relation to any particular case, means—
(i)the period allowed for serving a statutory declaration [F10or witness statement] under any enactment which applies to that case; or
(ii)where an enactment permits the court to extend that period, the period as extended;
(e)“specified debts” means the debts specified in article 2 of the 1993 Order or treated as so specified by any other enactment; and
(f)“the authority”, “notice of the amount due”, “order” and “the respondent” have the meaning given by [F11Practice Direction 75].]
Textual Amendments
F2Words in rule 75.1(1) substituted (6.4.2010) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/3390), rules 1(2), 49(a)
F3Words in rule 75.1(1) inserted (31.3.2008) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2007 (S.I. 2007/3543), rules 1(a), 9(a)(ii)
F4Words in rule 75.1(1) substituted (6.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(3), 35(b)(i) (with rule 41)
F5Rule 75.1(2)(a1)(a2) inserted (6.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(3), 35(b)(ii) (with rule 41)
F6Words in rule 75.1(2)(b)(i) substituted (6.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(3), 35(b)(iii)(aa) (with rule 41)
F7Word in rule 75.1(2)(b)(i) substituted (31.3.2008) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2007 (S.I. 2007/3543), rules 1(a), 9(a)(iii)
F8Words in rule 75.1(2)(b)(ii) substituted (6.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(3), 35(b)(iii)(bb) (with rule 41)
F9Rule 75.1(2)(b)(iii): semicolon substituted for full stop (31.3.2008) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2007 (S.I. 2007/3543), rules 1(a), 9(a)(iv)
F10Words in rule 75.1(2)(d)(i) inserted (31.3.2008) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2007 (S.I. 2007/3543), rules 1(a), 9(a)(v)
F11Words in rule 75.1(2)(f) substituted (6.4.2010) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/3390), rules 1(2), 49(b)