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Senior Courts Act 2016

High Court - Registrars, Sheriffs, and officers of High Court

36: Powers of Sheriffs

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"What a Sheriff can do to help the High Court"

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You have a Sheriff who can do several things. They can enforce an order from the High Court. They can serve a process of the High Court. You also have a Sheriff who can arrest a person if the High Court says so. They get their powers from this Act, other laws, or the High Court Rules. They can do other things that these laws say they can do.

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Registrars, Sheriffs, and officers of High Court

36Powers of Sheriffs

  1. A Sheriff has—

  2. the power to enforce an order of the High Court:
    1. the power to serve a process of the High Court:
      1. the power to arrest a person in accordance with an order of the High Court:
        1. any other powers conferred by this Act, any other enactment, or the High Court Rules.

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