Part 1Tribunals and Inquiries
Chapter 2First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal
Miscellaneous
I127Enforcement
1
A sum payable in pursuance of a decision of the First-tier Tribunal or Upper Tribunal made in England and Wales—
a
shall be recoverable as if it were payable under an order of F1the county court in England and Wales;
b
shall be recoverable as if it were payable under an order of the High Court in England and Wales.
2
An order for the payment of a sum payable in pursuance of a decision of the First-tier Tribunal or Upper Tribunal made in Scotland (or a copy of such an order certified in accordance with Tribunal Procedure Rules) may be enforced as if it were an extract registered decree arbitral bearing a warrant for execution issued by the sheriff court of any sheriffdom in Scotland.
3
A sum payable in pursuance of a decision of the First-tier Tribunal or Upper Tribunal made in Northern Ireland—
a
shall be recoverable as if it were payable under an order of a county court in Northern Ireland;
b
shall be recoverable as if it were payable under an order of the High Court in Northern Ireland.
4
This section does not apply to a sum payable in pursuance of—
a
an award under section 16(6), or
b
an order by virtue of section 21(1).
5
The Lord Chancellor may by order make provision for subsection (1) or (3) to apply in relation to a sum of a description specified in the order with the omission of one (but not both) of paragraphs (a) and (b).
6
Tribunal Procedure Rules—
a
may make provision as to where, for purposes of this section, a decision is to be taken to be made;
b
may provide for all or any of subsections (1) to (3) to apply only, or not to apply except, in relation to sums of a description specified in Tribunal Procedure Rules.