Civil Debt (Procedures) Act 2015

Cesser of relevant order

21. (1) At any time while a relevant order is in force, the judgment debtor may elect to pay the amount of the relevant total amount that remains to be paid in compliance with the order and, on so doing—

(a) the order shall cease to have effect, and

(b) the judgment creditor shall give notice in writing to the employer concerned or, as the case may be, the Minister for Social Protection, of such cesser.

(2) A relevant order shall cease to have effect on the earlier of the following:

(a) when the terms of the order have been complied with by the person to whom it is directed and the relevant total amount has been paid to the judgment creditor in accordance with the order; or

(b) on the date specified in the order as the date on which it ceases to have effect.

(3) Where—

(a) a relevant order ceases under subsection (2)(b) to have effect, and

(b) on the date on which it ceases to have effect, an amount of the relevant total amount remains to be paid to the judgment creditor,

the judgment creditor may, in accordance with subsection (4), make an application to the court in respect of the amount referred to in paragraph (b) that remains to be paid, and such an application shall be deemed to be an application under section 6 .

(4) An application to which subsection (3) applies shall be in such form as may be prescribed by rules of court, and shall be accompanied by a—

(a) copy of the relevant order, and

(b) statutory declaration made by the judgment creditor stating—

(i) the amounts that have been paid to him or her in compliance with the relevant order, and

(ii) the amount of the relevant total amount that remains to be paid to him or her.