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.