Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12)

Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12), article 282

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282. The warrant for the seizure of movable property shall, besides the particulars stated i n article 274, contain Court or ders about: (a) (i) the appointment of the day, place and time for the judicial sale by auction and the subsequent seizure and removal thereupon of all such articles from the place which has been indicated by the creditor or from the person of the debtor; or (ii) the seizure from the place indicated by the creditor, including from the person of the debtor, of any such article which the debtor may possess or such article or articles as may be mentioned in the warrant; and also that after the execution of the warrant, the court executing officer shall be ordered to fix, together with the advocate or the legal procurator of the creditor, the day when the judicial sale by auction is to be held in consultation with the executing officer responsible therefor, and such executing officer shall also fix with the creditor the date, which shall at least be seven days prior to the date of the judicial sale by auction, when the removal of the articles which the executing creditor selects to have removed shall take place; (b) the execution of the warrant, if so required, after legal hours or on a Sunday or public holiday, and if after t w o a t t e m p t s t o e x e c u t e t h e w a r r a n t t h e c o u r t executing officer fails to effect such execution, he shall be authorised to force open the place; (c) the transport of the property seized and to be removed to the storage places indi cated by the consignee, and about the transfer of their possession from the debtor to the consignee; (d) the appointment of a consignee and the taxing and receipt of payment due to the consignee by the creditor for such period during which the articles seized and to be removed would be under the care of the consignee, s o h o w e v e r t h a t s u c h p a y m e n t m a y b e d i v i d e d i n proportion to the periods established by the Registrar depending on the nature of the articles seized and to be removed. Such payment is made subject to the right of regress against the debtor when such right exists; (e) the appointment of experts to make a valuation of the property seized, if so required by law, either in special circumstances which the court may deem appropriate, o r o n t h e d e m a n d o f a n y i n t e r e s t e d p a r t y o r o f t h e debtor; Cap. 342. (f) the appointment of an auctioneer who shall receive a fee in terms of the Auctioneers Act , if so required by law; (g) an order for the judicial sale by auction of such articles CODE OF ORGANIZATION AND CIVIL PROCEDURE [CAP. 12. 93 as are seized and to be removed on the appointed day in terms of regulations to be made by the Minister responsible for justice, without further service of any notice to the debtor. Description of property seized. Added by: XIV .2006.14. Amended by: XII.2009.23. 283.(1)( a)The court executing officer shall attach to the said warrant a detailed descripti on of the property seized. (b) The creditor or the debtor or any interested party may demand the court executing officer to take any photograph or filmshot of the detained articles either by electronic or by any other means at the expense of the party making the demand. Contents of certificate in case of unsuccessful execution. (2) If the court executing officer finds no movable property, or finds only such property as is not liable to seizure, he shall make a certificate to that effect, stating therein the nature of the m ovable property, if any, not liable to seizure, and he shall attach su ch certificate to the warrant. Payment of the amount due. Added by: XIV .2006.14. Amended by: XII.2009.23.

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