CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.

No. 3 of 1901.

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of time for

condition!

order

448. The court may enlarge the time for the return to the

Enlargement

order, or may, on the return of it and in circumstances

return to

which would strictly justify the immediate committal of the

order;

person guilty of the disobedience, direct that the warrant for

Car

of his committal to prison shall issue only after a certain time

commital.

and in the event of his continued disobedience at that time

s.81 (5)

to the judgment in respect of which he has been guilty of disobedience.

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person com→

s.81 (6).

449. A person committed for disobedience to a judgment

Duration of

shall be liable to be detained in custody until he has obeyed

detention of

the judgment in all things which are to be immediately per-

mitted.

formed, and given such security as the court may think fit

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to obey the other parts of the judgment, if any, at the future times thereby appointed, or, in case of his no longer having the power to obey the judgment, then until he has been imprisoned for such time or until he has paid such fine as the court may direct.

directed to

party refusing

450. If a mandamus, granted in an action or otherwise, or

Power t

a mandatory order, injunction, or judgment for the specific

order

act

performance of any contract is not complied with, the court,

be done at

besides or instead of proceedings against the disobedient

expense of

party for contempt, may direct that the act required to be done

to do it.

may be done, so far as practicable, by the party by whom

O.42, r. 30.

the mandamus, order, injunction, or judgment has been obtained, or by some other person appointed by the court, at the cost of the disobedient party, and, upon the act being done, the expenses incurred may be ascertained in such manner as the court may direct, and execution may issue for the amount so ascertained, and costs.

451. Any judgment against a corporation which is wil-

Enforcement

fully disobeyed may, by leave of the court, be enforced by

of judgment

sequestration against the corporate property, or by committal

disobedient

against

of the directors or other officers thereof, or by writ of

Corporation.

sequestration against their property.

PART II.

SPECIAL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS.

CHAPTER XVII.

FOREIGN ATTACHMENT.

O. 42, r. 31.

452. Proceedings by foreign attachment may be taken in

Proceedings

the manner hereinafter prescribed in any action, provided

by foreign

that the cause of action arose within the jurisdiction.

attachment.

H. K. Code s.82 (1).

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