Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the statutory authority on which the Judgments Enforcements Office in Northern Ireland acts in executing the judgments of the Lands Tribunal in Northern Ireland; and on how many occasions it has carried out evictions during the last 12 months.
§ Mr. Carter,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 27th July 1978], gave the following information:
The statutory authority under which the Judgments Enforcements Office in Northern Ireland acts is the Judgments (Enforcements) Act (NI) 1969. However, the Lands Tribunal for Northern Ireland has no jurisdiction to make orders for the possession of land.
In the 12 months which ended on 30th June 1978, the Judgments Enforcements Office in Northern Ireland carried out 56 evictions either following court orders, or following vesting orders made by public bodies.