# Online Safety Act 2023, Paragraph 6: Recovery of penalties

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) In England and Wales, a penalty is recoverable—
(a) if the county court so orders, as if it were payable under an order of that court;
(b) if the High Court so orders, as if it were payable under an order of that court.
(2) In Scotland, a penalty may be enforced in the same manner as an extract registered decree arbitral bearing a warrant for execution issued by the sheriff court of any sheriffdom in Scotland.
(3) In Northern Ireland, a penalty is recoverable—
(a) if a county court so orders, as if it were payable under an order of that court;
(b) if the High Court so orders, as if it were payable under an order of that court.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/50/schedule/13/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/online-safety-act-2023/schedule-13/paragraph-6
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