[SCHEDULE 7 Enforcement of Certain Writs and Warrants]
Courts Act 2003 (2003 c 39) | Legislation

[SCHEDULE 7 Enforcement of Certain Writs and Warrants]

Section 99

Enforcement officers: general

Districts for writs [and warrants] enforced by enforcement officers

1

(1)     England and Wales is to be divided into districts for the purposes of this Schedule.

(2)     The districts are to be those specified in regulations made under paragraph 12.

Enforcement officers: authorisation and assignment to districts

2

(1)     An enforcement officer is an individual who is authorised to act as such by the Lord Chancellor or a person acting on his behalf.

(2)     The Lord Chancellor or a person acting on his behalf must assign at least one enforcement officer to each district.

(3)     The Lord Chancellor or a person acting on his behalf may—

(a)     assign an enforcement officer to more than one district, and

(b)     change any assignment of an enforcement officer so that he is assigned to a different district or to different districts.

Direction of writs of execution to enforcement officers

3

(1)     A writ of execution issued from the High Court may be directed—

(a)     if only one enforcement officer is assigned to the district in which the writ is to be executed,

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