Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12)

Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12), article 284

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284. (1) When a warrant of seizure is being executed, it is only the full amount claimed by the creditor that may be paid by the debtor to the court executing officer. ( 2 ) T h e c o u r t e x e c u t i n g o f f i c e r shall describe in detail the property seized and - (a) where the property includes any merchandise, he shall cause such merchandise to be weighed, measured or gauged, as the case may be; (b) where money or securities for money, jewellery, or articles of precious met al are seized, he shall accurately state the amount or nominal value or weight thereof and he shall within the shortest time possible take the same to the registry and lodge them therein by means of a schedule; (c) where papers are seized, he shall seal them and deliver them to the Registrar, and such seals may not be removed except by the authority of the court. Seizure of other movable property. Added by: XIV .2006.14. Substituted by: XII.2009.23. Amended by: V .2010.3.

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