F1PART 75TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT

Annotations:

Request75.3

1

The authority must file a request in the appropriate form scheduling the amount claimed to be due.

2

The authority must, in that request or in another manner approved by the court officer—

a

certify—

i

that 14 days have elapsed since service of the notice of the amount due;

ii

the date of such service;

iii

the number of the notice of the amount due; and

iv

that the amount due remains unpaid;

b

specify the grounds (whether by reference to the appropriate code or otherwise), as stated in the notice, on which the authority claims to be entitled to claim that amount; and

c

state—

i

the name, title and address of the respondent;

ii

the registration number of the vehicle concerned;

iii

the authority’s address for service;

iv

the court fee; and

v

such other matters as required by the practice direction F3supplementing this Part.

3

On receipt of a request that meets the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2), the court officer will order that the amount due may be recovered as if it were payable under a county court order by F2registering the request and returning it to the authority.

F54

On receipt of a registered request the authority may draw up the order and must—

a

insert in the order the date by which the respondent must either—

i

comply with the order; or

ii

file a statutory declaration or witness statement; and

b

attach to the order a form of statutory declaration or witness statement for the respondent’s use.

F65

The authority must serve in accordance with Part 6 the order (and the form of statutory declaration or witness statement) on the respondent within 15 days of the date on which the request is registered by the court.

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