SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7High Court writs of execution

Enforcement officers: general

Enforcement officers to have traditional powers etc. of sheriff

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1

This paragraph applies in relation to writs directed to one or more enforcement officers under paragraph 3.

2

The relevant officer has, in relation to the writ, the duties, powers, rights, privileges and liabilities that a sheriff of a county would have had at common law if—

a

the writ had been directed to him, and

b

the district in which it is to be executed had been within his county.

3

The relevant officer” means—

a

if the writ is directed to a single enforcement officer under paragraph 3(1)(a) or (c), that officer;

b

if the writ is directed to two or more enforcement officers collectively under paragraph 3(1)(b), the officer to whom, in accordance with approved arrangements, the execution of the writ is allocated.

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Sub-paragraph (2) applies to a person acting under the authority of the relevant officer as it applies to the relevant officer.

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In this Schedule “approved arrangements” means arrangements approved by the Lord Chancellor or a person acting on his behalf.