Enforcement of penalty decisionI18
1
This regulation applies where a sum is payable to the Secretary of State as a penalty under these Regulations.
2
In England and Wales the penalty is recoverable as if it were payable under an order of the county court in England and Wales.
3
In Scotland the penalty may be enforced in the same manner as an extract registered decree arbitral bearing a warrant for execution issued by the sheriff court of any sheriffdom in Scotland.
4
In Northern Ireland the penalty is recoverable as if it were payable under an order of a county court in Northern Ireland.
5
Where action is taken under this regulation for the recovery of a sum payable as a penalty under these Regulations, the penalty is—
a
in relation to England and Wales, to be treated for the purposes of section 98 of the Courts Act 20038 (register of judgments and orders etc) as if it were a judgment entered in the county court;
b
in relation to Northern Ireland, to be treated for the purposes of Article 116 of the Judgments Enforcement (Northern Ireland) Order 19819 (register of judgments) as if it were a judgment in respect of which an application has been accepted under Article 22 or 23(1) of that Order.