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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Judgment Enforcement Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 so as to—

(a)

introduce a new fee at Article 4(b) where a search is carried out by an officer of the court;

(b)

increase a number of fees; and

(c)

provide for exemptions from fees payable in the circumstances as outlined in Article 3 and refunds where appropriate.

A Regulatory Impact Assessment of the costs and benefits of this Order (and other Orders relating to court fees) was placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament and is available on the Court Service’s web-site at www.courtsni.gov.uk.