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CAP. 4]
Supreme Court
[1989 Ed.
(10) In this section, "Court" includes the Registrar or any Master. (Amended 52 of 1987 s. 17)
(11) The form of order under this section may be prescribed by rules of court.
(Added 1 of 1984 s. 2)
21C. Effect of writs of execution against goods
(1) Subject to subsection (2), a writ of fieri facias or other writ of execution against goods issued from the High Court shall bind the property in the goods of the execution debtor as from the time when the writ is delivered to the bailiff to be executed.
(2) A writ of a kind referred to in subsection (1) shall not prejudice the title to any goods of the execution debtor acquired by a person in good faith and for valuable consideration unless he had, at the time when he acquired his title, notice that that writ or any other such writ by virtue of which the goods of the execution debtor might be seized or attached had been delivered to and remained unexecuted in the hands of the bailiff.
(3) For the better manifestation of the time mentioned in subsection (1), it shall be the duty of the bailiff (without fee) on receipt of any such writ as is there mentioned to endorse on its back the hour, day, month and year when he received it.
(4) In this section and in section 21D-
(a) "property" means the general property in goods, and not merely a special property;
(b) "bailiff" includes any officer charged with the enforcement of a writ of execution;
(c) any reference to the goods of the execution debtor is to be deemed a reference to property liable to attachment and sale in execution of a judgment;
(d) an act shall be treated as done in good faith if it is in fact done honestly, whether it is done negligently or not.
21D. Sale of property in execution of judgment
(Added 52 of 1987 s. 18) [cf. 1981 c. 54 s. 138 U.K.]
(1) The following property is liable to attachment and sale in execution of a judgment, namely, land, goods, money, bank notes, cheques, bills of exchange, promissory notes, Government stock, bonds, or other securities for money, debts, shares in the capital or joint stock of any company or corporation, (other than a private company within the meaning of section 29 of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32)) and all other property whatsoever,
26
CAP. 4]
Supreme Court
[1989 Ed.
(10) In this section, "Court" includes the Registrar or any Master. (Amended 52 of 1987 s. 17)
(11) The form of order under this section may be prescribed by rules of
court.
(Added 1 of 1984 s. 2)
21C. Effect of writs of execution against goods
(1) Subject to subsection (2), a writ of fieri facias or other writ of execution against goods issued from the High Court shall bind the property in the goods of the execution debtor as from the time when the writ is delivered to the bailiff to be executed.
(2) A writ of a kind referred to in subsection (1) shall not prejudice the title to any goods of the execution debtor acquired by a person in good faith and for valuable consideration unless he had, at the time when he acquired his title, notice that that writ or any other such writ by virtue of which the goods of the execution debtor might be seized or attached had been delivered to and remained unexecuted in the hands of the bailiff,
(3) For the better manifestation of the time mentioned in subsection (1), it shall be the duty of the bailiff (without fee) on receipt of any such writ as is there mentioned to endorse on its back the hour, day, month and year when he received it.
(4) In this section and in section 21D-
(a) "property" means the general property in goods, and not merely
a special property;
(b) "bailiff" includes any officer charged with the enforcement of a
writ of execution;
(c) any reference to the goods of the execution debtor is to be deemed a reference to property liable to attachment and sale in execution of a judgment;
(d) an act shall be treated as done in good faith if it is in fact done
honestly, whether it is done negligently or not.
21D. Sale of property in execution of judgment
(Added 52 of 1987 s. 18) [cf. 1981 c. 54 s. 138 U.K.]
(1) The following property is liable to attachment and sale in execution of a judgment, namely, land, goods, money, bank notes, cheques, bills of exchange, promissory notes, Government stock, bonds, or other securities for money, debts, shares in the capital or joint stock of any company or corporation, (other than a private company within the meaning of section 29 of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32)) and all other property whatsoever,
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