18 Enforcement of UK judgments in other parts of UK
Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (1982 c 27) | Legislation

[Recognition of judgments]

18  Enforcement of UK judgments in other parts of UK

(1)     In relation to any judgment to which this section applies—

(a)     Schedule 6 shall have effect for the purpose of enabling any money provisions contained in the judgment to be enforced in a part of the United Kingdom other than the part in which the judgment was given; and

(b)     Schedule 7 shall have effect for the purpose of enabling any non-money provisions so contained to be so enforced.

(2)     In this section “judgment” means any of the following (references to the giving of a judgment being construed accordingly)—

(a)     any judgment or order (by whatever name called) given or made by a court of law in the United Kingdom;

(b)     any judgment or order not within paragraph (a) which has been entered in England and Wales [in the High Court or the county court or in] Northern Ireland in the High Court or a county court;

(c)     any document which in Scotland has been registered for execution in the Books of Council and Session or in the sheriff court books kept for any sheriffdom;

(d)     any award or order made by a tribunal

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