# Judgments Enforcement (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, Article 7: The Enforcement of Judgments Office

Extent: N.I.

(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 under Article 99 of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (lump sum in domestic 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1981/226/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/judgments-enforcement-northern-ireland-order-1981/article-7
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