New Territories.
premises in respect of which the arrears of rent or other money is due or not, and he may also seize any live stock, goods, chattels, effects and crops, to whomsoever belonging, which may be found on the land in respect of which the arrears are due, and may after the expiration of the prescribed period sell the same by public auction in the manner hereinafter prescribed: Provided that the Collector shall not issue any such warrant as aforesaid until a summons in the form in the First Schedule to these regulations has been issued by him calling upon the registered owner to appear before the Land Officer and show cause why such warrant should not issue, and such registered owner either fails to appear, or having appeared fails to show sufficient cause as aforesaid. The said summons may be served either by delivering it to the registered owner personally or by leaving it at his usual or last-known place of abode or business or on the land in respect of which the arrears of rent are due, or by posting it in some convenient place near to the land itself and at the nearest temple, police station or other conspicuous building in the vicinity.
2. The attachment of any movable property shall be made by actual seizure, and an inventory shall forthwith be taken of such property by the person making such attachment (hereinafter called the attaching officer), who if required shall deliver a copy of such inventory to the person owning or claiming to own the property attached. The property attached shall be kept in the custody of the attaching officer or some person authorized by him, with power to impound or otherwise secure the same on the land or premises whereon the same was seized or to remove the same as he may think fit.
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Mode of attachment of movable property.
Attaching officer not to break outer door.
3. The attaching officer shall not without the written permission of the Collector of Crown rent enter any dwelling-house after sunset or before sunrise nor break open the outer door of any dwelling-house, but where he has duly gained access to any dwelling-house he may break open any inner door of any room in which he has reason to believe there is any property liable to attachment.
The attachment of crops shall be effected by notice Attachment in the form in the Third Schedule to these regulations pro- of crops.
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New Territories.
premises in respect of which the arrears of rent or other money is due or not, and he may also seize any live stock, goods, chattels, effects and crops, to whomsoever belonging, which may be found on the land in respect of which the arrears are due, and may after the expiration of the prescribed period sell the same by public auction in the manner herein- after prescribed: Provided that the Collector shall not issue any such warrant as aforesaid until a summons in the form in the First Schedule to these regulations has been issued by him calling upon the registered owner to appear before the Land Officer and show cause why such warrant should not issue, and such registered owner either fails to appear, or having appeared fails to show sufficient cause as aforesaid. The said summons may be served either by delivering it to the registered owner personally or by leaving it at his usual or last-known place of abode or business or on the land in respect of which the arrears of rent are due, or by posting it in some convenient place near to the land itself and at the nearest temple, police station or other conspicuous building in the vicinity.
2. The attachment of any movable property shall be made by actual seizure, and an inventory shall forthwith be Taken of such property by the person making such attach- ment (hereinafter called the attaching officer), who if required shall deliver a copy of such inventory to the person owning or claiming to own the property attached. The property attached shall be kept in the custody of the attach- ing officer or some person authorized by him, with power to impound or otherwise secure the same on the land or premises whereon the same was seized or to remove the same as he may think fit.
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Mode of of movable
attachment
property.
officer not to break outer door.
3. The attaching officer shall not without the written Attaching permission of the Collector of Crown rent enter any dwelling- house after sunset or before sunrise nor break open the outer door of any dwelling-house, but where he has duly gained access to any dwelling-house he may break open any inner door of any room in which he has reason to believe there is any property liable to attachment.
The attachment of crops shall be effected by notice Attachment in the form in the Third Schedule to these regulations pro- of crops.
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