PART 5Enforcement and penalties
Enforcement of penalty notices20
1
This paragraph applies where a sum is payable to an enforcement authority as a penalty under regulation 18.
2
In England and Wales the penalty is recoverable as if it were payable under an order of the county court or of the High 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.
4
In Northern Ireland the penalty is recoverable as if it were payable under an order of a county court or of the High Court.
5
Where action is taken under this paragraph for the recovery of a sum payable as a penalty under regulation 18, the penalty is —
a
in relation to England and Wales, to be treated for the purposes of section 98 of the Courts Act 2003 M1 (register of judgments and order etc.) as if it were a judgment entered in the county court;
b
in relation to Northern Ireland, to be treated for the purposes of Article 116 of the Judgments Enforcement (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 M2 (register of judgments) as if it were a judgment in respect of which an application has been accepted under Article 22 or 23(1) of that Order.
6
No action may be taken under this paragraph for the recovery of a sum payable as a penalty under regulation 18 if F1an appeal has been brought under regulation 19A and the appeal has not been determined or withdrawn.