Explanatory Notes

Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007

2007 CHAPTER 15

19th July 2007

Part 7: Miscellaneous

Commentary on Sections: Part 7

Section 140: Supplementary and Schedule 22: Compulsory purchase: consequential amendments

643.Section 140 amends Schedule 7 to the Courts Act 2003 to enable the arrangements that are currently in place for enforcement officers executing High Court writs of execution, (identifying enforcement districts, providing for administrative arrangements for enforcement of such writs and extending to enforcement officers powers and obligations that sheriffs have under common law), to be extended to High Court enforcement officers executing writs of possession issued to enforce compulsory purchase orders.

644.Schedule 22 makes consequential amendments in connection with the above.