[F155DMonetary penalty notices: enforcementU.K.
(1)This section applies in relation to any penalty payable to the Commissioner by virtue of section 55A.
(2)In England and Wales, the penalty is recoverable—
(a)if [F2 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.
(3)In Scotland, the 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.
(4)In Northern Ireland, the 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.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 55D inserted (6.4.2010) by Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), ss. 144(1), 153; S.I. 2010/712, art. 4
F2Words in s. 55D(2)(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 9 para. 52; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(c) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)