New Territories.
[CAP. 97
to Collector
rent to stay
10. If any person whose personal property or crops have Application been attached or sold under the provisions of these regula- of Crown tions disputes the propriety of the attachment or sale, he proceedings. may, on depositing the full amount of arrears claimed together with all the costs incurred, apply to the Collector of Crown rent for an order to stay proceedings and the Collector after hearing the parties shall make such order as he may think just.
attempts
attachment.
11. Any person in possession or occupation of any land Penalty on or premises in respect of which Crown rent is in arrear who to evade removes or carries away, or attempts to remove or carry away, or causes or permits to be removed or carried away, or knowingly or wilfully aids or assists any person to remove or carry away, from the land or premises any movable property liable to seizure under these regulations, so as to hinder or prevent the attachment or seizure thereof, and every person who knowingly or wilfully destroys, damages or removes, or permits or assists to be destroyed, damaged or removed, any growing crops in order to hinder or prevent the attachment or seizure thereof, shall be deemed to have committed a breach of these regulations and shall be liable to a penalty of twenty-five dollars to be recovered by summary proceedings before a magistrate.
12. It shall be lawful for any police officer to stop and detain until due inquiry can be made all persons engaged between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. in removing any goods or crops liable to be attached under these regulations.
13. No attachment shall be invalidated by reason of any defect therein in substance or in form, nor by reason of the fact that the person named as registered owner in the notice or warrant is dead or absent from the Colony or cannot be found or is non-existent.
Police to removal at night.
prevent
of goods
Defects in not to attachment.
form, etc.,
invalidate
judgment, etc.
14. Any order, judgment, writ or other process made Execution of or issued by the Land Officer under the authority of sec- tion 13 of the Ordinance, may be executed by any bailiff of the Supreme Court, or by any other fit person named for the purpose by the Land Officer.
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New Territories.
[CAP. 97
to Collector
rent to stay
10. If any person whose personal property or crops have Application been attached or sold under the provisions of these regula- of Crown tions disputes the propriety of the attachment or sale, he proceedings. may, on depositing the full amount of arrears claimed together with all the costs incurred, apply to the Collector of Crown rent for an order to stay proceedings and the Collector after hearing the parties shall make such order as he may think just.
attempts
attachment.
11. Any person in possession or occupation of any land Penalty on or premises in respect of which Crown rent is in arrear who to evade removes or carries away, or attempts to remove or carry away, or causes or permits to be removed or carried away, or knowingly or wilfully aids or assists any person to remove or carry away, from the land or premises any movable property liable to seizure under these regulations, so as to hinder or prevent the attachment or seizure thereof, and every person who knowingly or wilfully destroys, damages or removes, or permits or assists to be destroyed, damaged or removed, any growing crops in order to hinder or prevent the attachment or seizure thereof, shall be deemed to have. committed a breach of these regulations and shall be liable to a penalty of twenty-five dollars to be recovered by summary proceedings before a magistrate.
12. It shall be lawful for any police officer to stop and detain until due inquiry can be made all persons engaged between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m, in removing any goods or crops liable to be attached under these regulations.
13. No attachment shall be invalidated by reason of any defect therein in substance or in form, nor by reason of the fact that the person named as registered owner in the notice or warrant is dead or absent from the Colony or cannot be found or is non-existent.
Police to removal at night.
prevent
of goods
Defects in not to attachment.
form, etc.,
invalidate
judgment, etc.
14. Any order, judgment, writ or other process made Execution of or issued by the Land Officer under the authority of sec- tion 13 of the Ordinance, may be executed by any bailiff of the Supreme Court, or by any other fit person named for the purpose by the Land Officer.
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