REPLY:
MR PRESIDENT,
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1994
EXECUTING WRITS OF POSSESSION, BAILIFFS ACT
(A)
IN
THE PROVISIONS OF
(CONSOLIDATION)
THE
UNDER
OF
TENANT THE
MADE
TAKING
AND LANDLORD ORDINANCE, CAP 7, AND RULES SUPREME COURT, CAP 4, AND FOLLOW STRICTLY ORDERS
COURT.
ARE THERE
ALSO BY THE
ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES IN RESPECT OF SEIZURE OF GOODS AND OF INVENTORIES OF SEIZED GOODS
(B)
(1)
BAILIFFS
SHOULD TAKE DETAILED
INVENTORY
AND
MAKE APPRAISAL OF ALL GOODS AND CHATTELS OF THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR ON THE PREMISES;
(II)
IF RECOVERY OF RENT OR MESNE PROFIT IS INCLUDED
THE IN
WRIT OF
ARE POSSESSION, BAILIFFS EMPOWERED TO SEIZE GOODS AND CHATTELS, UP THIE AMOUNT CLAIMED PLUS THE ESTIMATED COST EXECUTION, INCLUDING POSSESSION GUARD FEES EXPENSES OF AUCTIONEERS;
TO
OF
AND
(III)
PERSONAL. CLOTHING, BEDDING AND TOOLS OF OF JUDGMENT DEBTORS ARE NORMALLY SEIZURE; AND
EXEMPT
TRADE FROM
(IV)
IF THE APPRAISED VALUE OF SEIZEABLE GOODS CHATTELS FALLS BELOW THE ESTIMATED COSTS EXECUTION, BAILIFFS WILL SEEK INSTRUCTIONS FROM JUDGMENT CREDITORS OR LANDLORDS AS TO WHETHER SEIZURE SHOULD STILL BE EFFECTED.
AND
OF
A TOTAL OF
WARRANTS.
IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, BAILIFFS MADE 75,000 ATTEMPTS OF EXECUTION OF ORDERS AND TWO COMPLAINTS INVOLVING BAILIFFS WERE INVESTIGATED BY ONE THE COMMISSIONER FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINTS. OF
AND THE THEM WAS FOUND PARTIALLY SUBSTANTIATED
THERE WERE FIVE OTHER WAS FOUND NOT SUBSTANTIATED. OTHER
SATISFACTORILY COMPLAINTS WHICH WERE BETWEEN THE COMPLAINANTS AND THE JUDICIARY. THESE COMPLAINTS WERE DUE TO MISUNDERSTANDING OF FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE BAILIFFS, THE SCOPE AND LIMITS OF THEIR POWERS.
IN
RESOLVED MOST OF THE
PARTICULAR
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