THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH SEPTEMBER, 1905.
Release of property attached on payment.
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7. If any person claiming any interest in any property likely to be sold under the provisions of these regulations at any time previous to such sale tenders to the attaching officer the full amount of the arrears, together with all fees and costs incurred, the said officer shall thereupon release the pro- perty seized.
Officers not to bid.
8. No officer having any duty to perform in connection with any sale under these regulations shall either directly or indirectly bid for, acquire or attempt to acquire any property sold at such sale. Any sale under these regulations may be adjourned from time to time if the said officer shall see good reason for such adjournment.
Payment by purchasers.
9. On the sale of any property under these regulations the price of each lot shall be paid at the time of sale or as soon after as the officer conducting the sale shall direct and in default of payment the property shall be put up again and re-sold. On payment of the purchase money, the officer con- ducting the le shall give a receipt for the saine.
Recovery of costs.
10. The costs of any proceedings under these regulations for recovery of arrears may be recovered in the same way as if they formed part of such arrears.
Application to Land Officer to stay proceedings.
11. If any person whose personal property or crops have been attached or sold under the provi- sions of these regulations disputes the propriety of the attachment or sale, he may, on depositing the full amount of arrears claimed together with all the costs incurred, apply to the Land Officer for an order to stay proceedings and the Land Officer after hearing the parties shall make such order as he may think just.
Penalty on attempts to erade attachment.
12. Any person in possession or occupation of any land or premises in respect of which Crown Rent is in arrear who removes or carries away, or attempts to remove or carry away, or causes or permits to be removed or carried away, or knowingly or wilfully aids or assists any person to remove or carry away from the land or premises any movable property liable to seizure under these regulations, so as to hinder or prevent the attachment or seizure thereof, and any person who knowingly or wilfully destroys, damages or removes, or permits or assists to be destroyed, damaged or removed any growing crops in order to hinder or prevent the attachment or seizure thereof, shall be deemed to have com- mitted a breach of these regulations and shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding $25 to be recovered by summary proceedings before a Magistrate.
Police to prevent removal of goods at night.
13. It shall be lawful for any Police Officer to stop and detain until due enquiry can be made all persons engaged between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. in removing any goods or crops liable to be attached under these regulations.
Defects in form ie, not to invalidate attachment.
14. No attachment shall be invalidated by reason of any defect therein in substance or in form, nor by reason of the fact that the person named as registered owner in the notice or warrant is dead or absent from the Colony or cannot be found or is non-existent.
Protection of Officers.
15. Any person hindering or interfering with any officer lawfully acting under these regulations, or removing or damaging any notice posted under these regulations, or any movable property or crops. attached under these regulations, or threatening or molesting any purchaser of any property sold under these regulations, or inciting any other person to any such act, shall be deemed to have committed a breach of these regulations and shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding $25 to be recovered by sum- mary proceedings before a Magistrate
16. The following fees may be demanded under these regulations:----
Fees.
Service or publication of any notice,..
Warrant of attachment,
$0.25 $1.00
A charge, calculated at a rate not exceeding 40 cents a day for each man, may be made when it is necessary to place a person or persons in charge of property attached.
A. G. M. FLETCHER, Clerk of Councils.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
HONGKONG.