It is part of the law relating to distraint. The levy "includes the power of distraint and seizure by any means". It depended upon an original unlawful taking by the way of distraint. Distraint claims are handled by the District Court. This tract deals primarily with four types of distraint, divided based on the waiting period. Article 61 of the Magna Carta extended the law of distraint to the monarch's properties. An unwarranted seizure for debt was fined, as was the distraint of a working ox. It is also the main distraint authority in Sweden. This permits forced entry to the debtor's premises by the HMRC distraint officer. In Sweden, distraint () is performed by the Swedish Enforcement Authority.