Section 27 — Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007: Enforcement

Enforcement 27 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 the 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.