Paragraph 5 Enforcement of decisions in Northern Ireland

United Kingdom

(1)

A decision of the Tribunal may be enforced in Northern Ireland with the leave of the High Court in Northern Ireland—

(a)

in the case of a direction given as a result of the decision, by the Registrar of the Tribunal or a person who was a party to the proceedings;

(b)

for the purpose of enforcing a decision to award damages, costs or expenses (other than a decision to which paragraph (c) applies), by the person to whom the sum concerned was awarded; and

(c)

for the purpose of enforcing a decision to award damages which is the subject of an order under section F147C(3) or (4) of the 1998 Act, by the F2representative in the proceedings under section 47B of that Act.

(2)

For the purpose of enforcing in Northern Ireland a decision to award damages, costs or expenses—

(a)

payment may be enforced as if the damages, costs or expenses were an amount due in pursuance of a judgment or order of the High Court in Northern Ireland; and

(b)

a sum equal to the amount of damages, costs or expenses shall be deemed to be payable under a money judgment within the meaning of Article 2(2) of the Judgments Enforcement (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/226 (N.I. 6)) (and the provisions of that Order apply accordingly).

(3)

For the purpose of enforcing in Northern Ireland a direction given as a result of a decision of the Tribunal, the direction may be enforced as if it were an order of the High Court in Northern Ireland.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 4 para. 5(1)(c) substituted (1.10.2015) by Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c. 15), s. 100(5), Sch. 8 para. 25(a); S.I. 2015/1630, art. 3(j)
F2: Words in Sch. 4 para. 5(1)(c) substituted (1.10.2015) by Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c. 15), s. 100(5), Sch. 8 para. 25(b); S.I. 2015/1630, art. 3(j)