(1) In this
Part—
"civil debt determination"—see section 49(3);
"Court" means the Magistrates Court;
"debt" means an amount of money owed to a public authority that is recoverable
in a court of competent jurisdiction, but does not include a pecuniary sum or
an amount payable under an expiation notice;
"debtor"—see section 49(1);
"enforcement notice"—see section 51;
"public authority" means—
(a) an
administrative unit or other agency or instrumentality of the Crown; or
(b) any
incorporated or unincorporated body—
(iii)
established or subject to control or direction by the
Governor, a Minister of the Crown or any instrumentality or agency of the
Crown (whether or not established by or under an Act or an enactment); or
(c) a
person or body declared by the regulations to be a public authority for the
purposes of this Part,
but does not include a prescribed public authority.
(2) Unless the
contrary intention appears, a reference in this Part to a debt includes a
reference to—
(a) the
amount outstanding of such a debt or, if a number of debts have been
aggregated, the amount outstanding of the aggregated debts; and
(b) any
fees, charges or other amounts which are, in accordance with this Part, added
to and form part of such a debt.