Recovery of contributions, etc.
59. After section 115 of the Administration Act there shall be inserted the following section—
“Recovery of contributions, etc.
115A.—(1) If—
(a)a person is served at any time with a copy of a certificate under section 112(1) above; and
(b)he neglects or refuses to pay the contributions, interest or penalty to which the certificate relates within 30 days of that time,
the Judgments Enforcement (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (“the 1981 Order”) shall apply in relation to the amount in respect of which the certificate was issued, to the extent that it remains unpaid, as a money judgment, but subject to subsections (2) and (3) below, and such amount unpaid shall be enforceable by the Enforcement of Judgments Office on an application to it by the Department.
(2) Without prejudice to Article 141 of the 1981 Order (power to make Judgment Enforcement Rules) the Department may, with the consent of the Lord Chancellor, make such regulations with respect to the enforcement by the Enforcement of Judgments Office of amounts unpaid on certificates under section 112(1) above as it considers appropriate.
(3) Regulations made under subsection (2) above may, in particular, provide for the modification of any provision made by or under the 1981 Order in its application to certificates under section 112(1) above.
(4) In subsection (3) above, “modification” includes the making of additions, omissions or amendments.”.