England and Wales · Civil enforcement
When must notice of qualifying re-entry be given?
Regulation 25(1) ordinarily requires at least two clear days before re-entry. Paragraph (2) omits intervening Sundays, bank holidays, Good Friday and Christmas Day.
- Period
- At least two clear countable days before re-entry
- Trigger
- Actual intended qualifying re-entry date
- Rule
- TCG Regulations 2013, regs 2, 25(1)–(4), 26
Official Justice UK CPR text and legislation.gov.uk statutory XML retained on October 9, 2026. The retained source metadata and acquisition receipts identify each edition. No claim of later amendments or actual local court opening is made. Taking Control of Goods text includes the May 1, 2026 changes made by SI 2026/366. Earlier notice-giving regimes require separate review.
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When must notice of qualifying re-entry be given?
Regulation 25(1) ordinarily requires at least two clear days before re-entry. Paragraph (2) omits intervening Sundays, bank holidays, Good Friday and Christmas Day.
Responsible actor. The enforcement agent giving the qualifying re-entry notice.
Actual intended qualifying re-entry date.
This branch concerns the notice required for the source-defined re-entry after breach of the controlled goods agreement. The date calculation does not establish the legal power to re-enter.
This branch concerns the notice required for the source-defined re-entry after breach of the controlled goods agreement. The date calculation does not establish the legal power to re-enter.
TCG Regulations 2013, regs 2, 25(1)–(4), 26How does this provision count time?
- Exclude notice and re-entry dates. Count two intervening dates after omitting the regulation 25(2) exclusions. For Monday re-entry, an ordinary Friday and Saturday can supply the two clear days.
- A Sunday or specified holiday inside the interval does not count. An ordinary Saturday does. Do not turn the source into a generic two-business-day period.
Exclude notice and re-entry dates. Count two intervening dates after omitting the regulation 25(2) exclusions. For Monday re-entry, an ordinary Friday and Saturday can supply the two clear days.
A Sunday or specified holiday inside the interval does not count. An ordinary Saturday does. Do not turn the source into a generic two-business-day period.
TCG Regulations 2013, regs 2, 25(1)–(4), 26What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
The enforcement agent giving the qualifying re-entry notice. For the established proposed event Monday, October 12, 2026, the latest notice day is Thursday, October 8, 2026. Count exactly 2 intervening eligible dates. Sundays and bank holidays are excluded; ordinary Saturdays count. Additional fictitious established facts. Established notice method. personal. Fictitious individually specified facts. The listed context makes the actual branch, actors, event history and completion facts explicit. Additional dates below are stated hypothetical facts rather than inferred client records.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | The enforcement agent giving the qualifying re-entry notice. For the established proposed event Monday, October 12, 2026, the latest notice day is Thursday, October 8, 2026. Count exactly 2 intervening eligible dates. Sundays and bank holidays are excluded; ordinary Saturdays count. Additional fictitious established facts. Established notice method. personal. Fictitious individually specified facts. The listed context makes the actual branch, actors, event history and completion facts explicit. Additional dates below are stated hypothetical facts rather than inferred client records. For the established proposed event Monday, October 12, 2026, the latest notice day is Thursday, October 8, 2026. Count exactly 2 intervening eligible dates. Sundays and bank holidays are excluded; ordinary Saturdays count. | Thursday, October 8, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | The enforcement agent giving the qualifying re-entry notice. For the established proposed event Tuesday, December 29, 2026, omit the intervening Christmas Day, substitute Boxing Day bank holiday and relevant Sundays. The eligible-date list leaves latest notice Wednesday, December 23, 2026. No court-office rollover is substituted for the advance-notice count. Additional fictitious established facts. Established notice method. personal. Fictitious individually specified facts. The listed context makes the actual branch, actors, event history and completion facts explicit. Additional dates below are stated hypothetical facts rather than inferred client records. For the established proposed event Tuesday, December 29, 2026, omit the intervening Christmas Day, substitute Boxing Day bank holiday and relevant Sundays. The eligible-date list leaves latest notice Wednesday, December 23, 2026. No court-office rollover is substituted for the advance-notice count. | Wednesday, December 23, 2026 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | The enforcement agent giving the qualifying re-entry notice. The court has actually made a shorter-notice re-entry order. Apply the actual regulation 25(3) order rather than the ordinary interval. Additional fictitious established facts. Established notice method. personal. Fictitious individually specified facts. The listed context makes the actual branch, actors, event history and completion facts explicit. Additional dates below are stated hypothetical facts rather than inferred client records. The court has actually made a shorter-notice re-entry order. Apply the actual regulation 25(3) order rather than the ordinary interval. | Apply the actual regulation 25(3) order rather than the ordinary interval. |
Fictitious established facts. These examples do not establish eligibility, effective service, relief or a direction.
Try these dates in the calculatorWhich conditions and exceptions apply?
- Identified actor and operative event
- This branch concerns the notice required for the source-defined re-entry after breach of the controlled goods agreement. The date calculation does not establish the legal power to re-enter.
- Provision-specific counting and closure
- Exclude notice and re-entry dates. Count two intervening dates after omitting the regulation 25(2) exclusions. For Monday re-entry, an ordinary Friday and Saturday can supply the two clear days. A Sunday or specified holiday inside the interval does not count. An ordinary Saturday does. Do not turn the source into a generic two-business-day period.
- Required completion and separate procedural route
- Establish the controlled goods agreement, qualifying breach, required notice contents and a regulation 27 delivery method. Regulation 27 does not authorize post as a notice method.
- This branch concerns the notice required for the source-defined re-entry after breach of the controlled goods agreement. The date calculation does not establish the legal power to re-enter.
- The statutory calendar counts ordinary Saturdays. CPR 2.8(4) excludes Saturdays in short CPR periods, but that different calendar cannot replace regulation 25(2).
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must notice of qualifying re-entry be given?
Does Saturday count toward the statutory two-clear-day re-entry notice?
An ordinary Saturday counts. Regulation 25(2) lists Sundays and specified holidays, without the CPR short-period Saturday exclusion.
TCG Regulations 2013, reg 25(1)–(2)Can Friday and Saturday precede a Monday re-entry as the two clear days?
Yes in an ordinary interval without a specified holiday. Sunday does not count, and the notice and re-entry dates remain outside the two counted dates.
TCG Regulations 2013, regs 2, 25(1)–(2)Does any earlier visit authorize use of this re-entry notice branch?
No. The notice is tied to the source-defined re-entry power. Preserve the controlled goods agreement and the particular breach rather than assuming a lawful power from a previous visit.
TCG Regulations 2013, regs 2, 25–26)Must the re-entry notice identify the breached agreement?
Regulation 26 requires identifying agreement and repayment details, how the debtor failed to comply, and the other prescribed contents.
TCG Regulations 2013, reg 26(d)–(j)Can the enforcement agent shorten the re-entry notice without a court order?
Regulation 25(3) gives that power to the court, with the stated dissipation condition in paragraph (4). Preserve the actual order if the ordinary interval is shortened.
TCG Regulations 2013, reg 25(3)–(4)Does a compliant two-day interval establish the time of day for re-entry?
No. The notice period and the separate entry or re-entry hours and power conditions must each be satisfied.
TCG Regulations 2013, regs 20–27Official sources and review
Provisions used (10)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| TCG Regulations 2013, regs 2, 25(1)–(4), 26 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| TCG Regulations 2013, regs 2, 25(2) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| TCG Regulations 2013, regs 2, 9 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| SI 2026/366, reg 2 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| TCG Regulations 2013, reg 25(1)–(2) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| TCG Regulations 2013, regs 2, 25(1)–(2) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| TCG Regulations 2013, regs 2, 25–26) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| TCG Regulations 2013, reg 26(d)–(j) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| TCG Regulations 2013, reg 25(3)–(4) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| TCG Regulations 2013, regs 20–27 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |