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RULES OF SUPREME COURT IN CHINA

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imprisonment of debtor

198. Imprisonment of a judgment debtor under the foregoing Effect of provisions does not operate as a satisfaction or extinguishment of the debt Pronment or liability to which the order relates, or protect the debtor from being anew imprisoned for any new default making him liable to be imprisoned, or deprive the judgment creditor of any right to have execution against his goods as if there had not been such imprisonment.

199. The judgment debtor, on paying at any time the amount Discharge of ordered to be paid and all costs and expenses, shall be discharged.

debtor.

enforcing a

200. All costs incurred by a plaintiff in endeavouring to procure or Costs of enforce an order or judgment, shall be deemed to be due in of such order or judgment, unless the Court shall otherwise order.

pursuance payment.

to be taken ou

201. No warrant against the goods or judgment summons shall No proceedings issue on a judgment more than six years old, unless some payment has judgment after been made by the judgment debtor into Court within twelve calendar six years with months previously, or unless by leave of the Court; but no notice need out leave. be given to the debtor before applying for such leave, and such leave shall be expressed on the warrant or judgment summons under the seal of the Court.

202.-(1) Ordinarily, an order of a Provincial Court shall not be Orders within enforced out of the Consular district of the Consular officer making the local juristic- order.

(2) Where, however, a Provincial Court thinks that the urgency or other peculiar circumstances of the case so require, that Court may, for reasons recorded in the Minutes, order that any particular order be enforced out of the particular district.

Interpleader.

tion.

Form 82.

203. Where a person seeking relief is under liability for any debt Interpleader money, goods or chattels, for or in respect of which he is or expects to be summons. sued by two or more parties making adverse claims thereto, he may apply for an interpleader summons calling on the claimants to appear state the nature and particulars of their claims and either maintain or relinquish them.

and

Before issuing the summons the Court must be satisfied by affidavit

or otherwise--

(a) that the applicant claims no interest in the subject-matter in

dispute other than for charges and costs;

(6) that the applicant does not collude with any of the claimants; (c) that the applicant is willing to pay or transfer the subject-

watter into Court or dispose of it as the Court may direct. On the return day of the summons, whether the claimants appear or not, the Court may direct in what manner the dispute between the claimants shall be tried, and shall proceed to or adjourn the trial as may seem most expedient.

If the original applicant is the defendant in an action which has already been commenced, the Court may stay all future proceeding in such action.

204. Where any claim is made to or in respect of anything taken Interpleader in execution under the process of the Court or in respect of the proceeds in execution proceedings. or value thereof, the Marshal shall apply to the Court for an interpleader Forn. 83. summons, and the Registrar shall issue such summons without leave of the Court.

The case shall then proceed as if claimant were the plaintiff and the execution creditor the defendant.

205. Two clear days before the return day of the summons under Particulars the preceding Rule the claimant shall deliver to the Marshal or leave at of claim.

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