Citation and commencement1
This Order may be cited as the Judgment Enforcement Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1996.
Interpretation2
In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—
a
“the Order” means the Judgments Enforcement (Northern Ireland) Order 19812;
b
“the Judgment Enforcement Rules” means the Rules for the time being in force under Article 141 of the Order;
c
“the Office” means the Enforcement of Judgments Office;
d
a rule or form referred to by number means the rule or form as numbered in the Judgment Enforcement Rules;
e
a fee or column referred to by number means the fee or column so numbered in the Schedule to this Order.
Revocation3
Fees to be taken in the Enforcement of Judgments Office4
1
The fees set out in column 3 shall be taken in the Office in respect of the matters provided for in column 2.
2
Subject to any provision to the contrary in the Schedule to this Order the fees prescribed by this Order shall be payable by the party at whose instance the action for which the fee is prescribed is undertaken, and shall be payable before the action is undertaken.
Manner in which fees are to be taken5
The fees prescribed by this Order shall be taken in cash.
Question over payment of any fee6
Where any question arises with regard to the payment of any fee the Office may report the matter to the Lord Chancellor and obtain his directions thereon.
Payment of fee causing hardship7
Where it appears to the Lord Chancellor that the payment of any fee specified in the Schedule to this Order would, owing to the exceptional circumstances of the particular case, involve hardship, he may reduce or remit the fee in that case.
Application of fees8
All fees received by virtue of the Schedule to this Order shall, unless otherwise appropriated in aid, be paid into the Consolidated Fund.
We concur,