A court does not grant a warrant for distress; it makes a liability order which authorises the local authority to distrain.
No penalties have been imposed, possessions distrained or criminal proceedings commenced for failure to comply with the legal requirements governing climate change levy.
Secondly, she could not be distrained or have what is called diligence against her.
The decision to distrain takes into consideration the size of the debt, and larger debts are given priority.
The firm was distrained upon for no less than £10,000, and have had to provide the money.
The only question at issue is whether we shall in effect distrain upon money as well as upon goods.
If he has no money to pay, or if he has no goods to distrain upon, then he goes to prison.
It is true that the magistrates have the power to distrain, but they never do it.
