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Paragraph 296

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

Amend section 184 (duties of sheriff) as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1), for “sheriff” substitute “ enforcement officer, or other officer, charged with execution of the writ or other process, ”.

(3)

In subsections (2), (3) and (4), for “sheriff”, in each place where it occurs, substitute “ enforcement officer or other officer ”.

(4)

In subsection (6), for the words from “ “the sheriff”” onwards substitute “ “enforcement officer” means an individual who is authorised to act as an enforcement officer under the Courts Act 2003. ”

(5)

In the section heading, for “sheriff” substitute “ officers charged with execution of writs and other processes ”.