CAP. 7]
[s. 19 cont.]
Impounding of property seized.
Discharge or
suspension of warrant or release of distress.
Costs of application.
Wrongful distress.
Distress for Rent.
far as may be necessary to enable him to execute the warrant.
(3) The court, on being satisfied, by the affidavit of the bailiff or officer, that there are no reasonable means of executing the warrant without breaking open such outer doors or windows, may grant an order in writing, addressed to a bailiff of the court, authorizing him to break open, or have broken open, such doors and windows.
(4) Before executing such order, however, the bailiff shall inform any person in or about the building that he has such order and that he is about to act on it, unless the doors or windows are opened.
20. The bailiff may impound or otherwise secure the property seized in or on the house or premises chargeable with the rent or may remove the same.
PART III.
DISCHARGE OF AND COMPENSATION FOR
WRONGFUL DISTRESS.
21. The debtor, or any other person alleging himself to be the owner of any property seized under this Ordinance, may, at any time within five days from such seizure, on twenty-four hours' notice to the person who obtained the warrant and to the bailiff, setting out the facts on which the claim is founded, verified by affidavit, apply to the court to discharge or suspend the warrant or to release a distrained article; and the court may discharge or suspend such warrant or release such article accordingly, on such terms as it may think just.
22. On any such application, the costs attending it and attending the issue and execution of the warrant shall be in the discretion of the court, and shall be paid as the court directs.
23. If any claim is made to or in respect of any property seized under a distress warrant, or in respect of the proceeds or value thereof, by any person not being the debtor, the Registrar, on the application of the bailiff who seized the
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CAP. 7]
[s. 19 cont.]
Impounding of property seized.
Discharge or
suspension of warrant or release of distress.
Costs of application.
Wrongful distress.
Distress for Rent.
far as may be necessary to enable him to execute the war-
rant.
(3) The court, on being satisfied, by the affidavit of the bailiff or officer, that there are no reasonable means of executing the warrant without breaking open such outer doors or windows, may grant an order in writing, addressed to a bailiff of the court, authorizing him to break open, or have broken open, such doors and windows.
(4) Before executing such order, however, the bailiff shall inform any person in or about the building that he has such order and that he is about to act on it, unless the doors or windows are opened.
20. The bailiff may impound or otherwise secure the property seized in or on the house or premises chargeable with the rent or may remove the same.
PART III.
DISCHARGE OF AND COMPENSATION FOR
WRONGFUL DISTRESS.
21. The debtor, or any other person alleging himself to be the owner of any property seized under this Ordinance, may, at any time within five days from such seizure, on twenty-four hours' notice to the person who obtained the warrant and to the bailiff, setting out the facts on which the claim is founded, verified by affidavit, apply to the court to discharge or suspend the warrant or to release a distrained article; and the court may discharge or suspend such war- rant or release such article accordingly, on such terms as it may think just.
22. On any such application, the costs attending it and attending the issue and execution of the warrant shall be in the discretion of the court, and shall be paid as the court directs.
23. If any claim is made to or in respect of any property seized under a distress warrant, or in respect of the proceeds or value thereof, by any person not being the debtor, the Registrar, on the application of the bailiff who seized the
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