Section 59(1) of The Magistrates Court Act 1980 refers to one person ‘the debtor’ paying money periodically to another [person] ‘the creditor’. For these purposes, Wealden District Council would be the creditor.
A person is an entity such as a company, corporation or other body that can be recognised as having a legal personality such as having legal rights and being subject to obligations. Therefore, Wealden District Council is a legal person for the purposes of Section 59.