Article 35 Enforcement of liability orders
Where a liability order has been made against a person ( “the liable person”)—
the order shall be enforceable by the Enforcement of Judgments Office on an application to it by the Department; and
the Judgments Enforcement (Northern Ireland) Order 1981F1 ( “the Order of 1981”) shall apply in relation to the amount in respect of which the order was made, to the extent that it remains unpaid, as a money judgment, but subject to paragraphs (2) and (3).
Without prejudice to Article 141 of the Order of 1981(power to make Judgment Enforcement Rules), the Departmentmay, with the consent of the Lord Chancellor, make such regulations with respect to the enforcement of liability orders by the Enforcement of Judgments Office as it considers appropriate.
Regulations made under paragraph (2) may, in particular, provide for the modification of any provision made by or under the Order of 1981 in its application to liability orders.
In paragraph (3) “modification” includes the making of additions, omissions or amendments.
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