Section 104 — Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007: Interpretation

Interpretation 104 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— the person to whom the debt is payable (whether directly or through any court, an officer of any court or another person); 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; “ 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 sum which is payable under a judgment or order enforceable by the High Court , the family court or the county court ; a sum which, by virtue of an enactment, is recoverable as if it were payable under a judgment or order of the High Court , the family court or of the county court (including a sum which is so recoverable because a court so orders); “ 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.