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CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE-HONGKONG.

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Mensures in certain Cases preliminary to the Issue of Execution. LXXIII.—If an interval of more than one year shall have elapsed reinafter between the date of the decree and the application for its execution, or if interval of One the enforcement of the duce be applied for against the representative of Representative

Year, or against an original party to the sit, the Court shall issue a notice to the party of ripoal Parly. against whom execution muy be applied for, requiring him to show cause, within a limited period to de fixed by the Court, why the decree should not be executed against him: Provided that no such notice shall be neces- sary in consequence of an interval of more than one year haring elapsed between the date of the decree and the application for execution, if the application be made within one year from the date of the last order obtained on any previous application for execution; and provided further that no such notice shall be necessary in consequence of the application being against such representative, if upon a previous application for execution against the same person, the Court shall have ordered execution to issue against him.

2.-When such notice is issued, if the party shall not appear, or shall Order thereon. not show sufficicut cause to the satisfaction of the Court why the decree should not be forthwith executed, the Court shall order it to be executed accordingly. If the party shall appear and shall offer any objection to the enforcement of the decree, the Court shall make such order as in the circumstances of the case may seem to be just and proper.

Issue of the Writ of Execution.

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LXXIV. Upon the application of the decree-holder the Registrar Registrar to shall, subject to the provisions of the last two preceding sections, issue the writ of Execu- proper writ for the execution of the decree.

Execution of Decrees for immoveable Property.

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LXXV. If in the execution of a decree for land or other immoveable Obstruction Lo

Execution of property, the officer executing the same shall be resisted or obstructed by B any person, the person in whose favour such decree was made may apply

to the Court at any time within one month from the time of such resistance or obstruction. The Court shall fix a day for investigating the complaint, and shall summon the party against whom the complaint is made to answer the same.

2.-If it shall appear to the satisfaction of the Court that the obstruc- By Defendant. tion or resistance was occasioned by the defendant, or by some person at his instigation, on the ground that the land or other immoveable property is not included in the decree, or on any other ground, the Court shall enquire into the matter of the complaint, and make such order as may be proper under the circumstances of the case.

3.--If the Court shall be satisfied, after such investigation of the facts Penalty för. of the case as it may deem proper, that the resistance or obstruction com- plained of was without any just cause, and that the complainant is still resisted or obstructed in obtaining effectual possession of the property adjudged to him by the decree, by the defendant or some person at his instigation, the Court may, at the instance of the plaintiff, and without prejudice to any proceedings to which such defendant or other person may be liable for such resistance or obstruction, commit the defendant or such other person to prison for such period not exceeding thirty days as may be necessary to prevent the coutimiance of such obstruction or resistance.

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4-If it shall appear to the satisfaction of the Court that the resist. Day Persua ance or obstruction to the execution of the decree has been occasioned by Defendant as erting a any persou, other than the defen lant, claiming bond fide to be in possession claim to of the property on his own account or on account of some other person session, than the defendant, the claim shall be numbered and registered as a suit between the deseree-holder as plaintiff and the claimant as defendant, and the Cour shall, without prejudice to ung proceedings to which the claimant