http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/15/section/139Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007An Act to make provision about tribunals and inquiries; to establish an Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council; to amend the law relating to judicial appointments and appointments to the Law Commission; to amend the law relating to the enforcement of judgments and debts; to make further provision about the management and relief of debt; to make provision protecting cultural objects from seizure or forfeiture in certain circumstances; to amend the law relating to the taking of possession of land affected by compulsory purchase; to alter the powers of the High Court in judicial review applications; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-04-15Expert Participation2026-03-18 Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007Sch. 7 para. 6(1)(e)Crime and Courts Act 2013Sch. 14 para. 13(2)s. 61(3)art. 3(g)Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007Sch. 7 para. 6(4)(b)Crime and Courts Act 2013Sch. 14 para. 13(2)s. 61(3)art. 3(g)Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007s. 22(6)Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022Sch. 4 para. 4(2)s. 51(4)Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007s. 23(8)Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022Sch. 4 para. 4(3)s. 51(4)Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007s. 13(8)(bza)Nationality and Borders Act 2022s. 23(2)s. 87(1)Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007s. 13(8)(bzb)Nationality and Borders Act 2022s. 24(9)s. 87(1)Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007s. 25ANationality and Borders Act 2022s. 80(1)s. 87(1)Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007Sch. 5 para. 11A and cross-headingNationality and Borders Act 2022s. 80(2)s. 87(1)Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007s. 29(3A)Nationality and Borders Act 2022s. 81(6)s. 87(1)Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007s. 16(3)(a)Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015s. 85(3)(a)s. 95(1)Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007s. 16(3)(b) and wordCriminal Justice and Courts Act 2015s. 85(3)(b)s. 95(1)Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007s. 16(3A)(3B)Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015s. 85(4)s. 95(1)Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007Sch. 12 para. 18ZACrime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 21 para. 24(4)s. 255(1) Part 7 1391In section 3 of the Lands Clauses Consolidation Act 1845 (c. 18) (interpretations in this and the special Act), at the end insert— “ Where any matter in relation to any lands is required to be done by an enforcement officer, the expression “the enforcement officer” means the officer or officers identified for that purpose in paragraph 3A of Schedule 7 to the Courts Act 2003. ”2In section 91 of that Act (proceedings in case of refusal to deliver possession of lands)—aafter “the sheriff” in the first place insert “ or the enforcement officer ”;bfor “the sheriff” in the second place substitute “ the person to whom it is issued ”;cfor “the sheriff” in the third place substitute “ the person executing the warrant ”;dafter the existing words, which (as amended) become subsection (1), insert—2If, by virtue of paragraph 3A of Schedule 7 to the Courts Act 2003, the warrant is issued to two or more persons collectively, the duty in subsection (1) to deliver possession of lands shall apply to the person to whom the warrant is allocated in accordance with the approved arrangements mentioned in that Schedule.3Subsections (1) and (2) extend only to England and Wales.4Section 13 of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 (c. 56) (refusal to give possession to acquiring authority) is amended as follows.5In subsection (1), for the words from “the sheriff” to the end substitute— athe sheriff, orbthe enforcement officer,to deliver possession of it to the person appointed in the warrant to receive it. 6In subsection (2), for “the sheriff” substitute “ the person to whom it is issued ”.7After subsection (2) insert—2AIf, by virtue of paragraph 3A of Schedule 7 to the Courts Act 2003, the warrant is issued to two or more persons collectively, the duty in subsection (2) of this section shall apply to the person to whom the warrant is allocated in accordance with the approved arrangements mentioned in that Schedule.8In subsection (3), for “the sheriff” substitute “ the person executing the warrant ”.9In subsection (6), after “In this section” insert— “the enforcement officer”, in relation to a warrant to deliver possession of land under this section, means the officer or officers identified for that purpose in paragraph 3A of Schedule 7 to the Courts Act 2003, and.10Schedule 22 makes consequential amendments.