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Article 7 The Enforcement of Judgments Office

Northern Ireland

F1(1)

The Department of Justice shall continue to maintain the Office within that department.

(2)

Subject to the provisions of this Order (and in particular Part VIII) all judgments to which this Order applies shall be enforced by or through the Office.

(3)

Paragraph (2) does not prejudice the power to make a complaint underF2 Article 99 of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (lump sum in domesticF3 or civil partnership proceedings), where no proceedings have been taken in the Office as mentioned in paragraph (4) of Article 99 of that Order of 1981.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Art. 7(1) substituted (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), arts. 1(2), 15(5), Sch. 18 para. 124 (with arts. 28-31); S.I. 2010/977, art. 1(2)

F2

1981 NI 26

F3

2004 c. 33