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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/judgments-enforcement-northern-ireland-order-1981/article-140",
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  "legislation": "nisi/1981/226",
  "legislation_title": "Judgments Enforcement (Northern Ireland) Order 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/judgments-enforcement-northern-ireland-order-1981",
  "path": "article/140",
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  "number": "140",
  "heading": "Appeals",
  "text": "(1) Any party aggrieved by any order of the Office under any provision of this Order mentioned in the following Table may appeal therefrom to the High Court.\nTABLE\nArticle\nGeneral subject matter\n44\nInterpleader.\n53(1)\nOrder for delivery of possession of land.\n55(3)\nQuestion as to ownership of goods.\n56(2)\nClaim that possession of land has been wrongly delivered.\n57\nOrder for delivery of goods.\n68(2)\nClaim of right superior to order appointing receiver.\n73(1)\nAttachment of earnings order.\n136(2)\nDismissal of application for enforcement or forfeiture of priority.\n137(2)( b)\nForfeiture of creditor's priority.\n(2) Any party aggrieved by the Office's refusal of leave under Article 84(1) or (2) (restriction on bankruptcy petition or other remedy in respect of debt scheduled to administration order) may appeal therefrom to the High Court.\n(3) Any party aggrieved by an order or decision of the Office (other than such orders as are referred to in paragraph (1)) may appeal therefrom on a question of law to the Court of Appeal.\n(4) The decision of the High Court under paragraph (1) or (2), or of the Court of Appeal under paragraph (3), shall be final and conclusive.",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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