Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12)

Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12), article 308

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308. (1) The expert shall always be appointed by the court ex officio, according to the panel established in article 89 and on a rota system, unless the parties shall have already filed a note submitting the name of an expert agreed on between them, or the appraisement filed in terms of article 307 has been accepted. (2) The expert shall draft a valuation of the property together with a detailed description thereof, including encumbrances and burthens, and file same under oath with the Registrar. (3) The debtor shall under oath give such information relating to the property as may be required by the Registrar or by the experts, and the provisions relating to evidence shall apply to the debtor. (4) The appraisement may not be contested but the court may, by way of an application, order the correction of any mistake made in the description or appraisement. (5) The expert appointed under this Title shall be remunerated in terms of a tariff to be established according to regulations made by the Minister responsible for justice. Appraisement of gold or silver articles to show intrinsic value, etc. Revoked by: XIV.2006.16. Added by: XIV.2006.15. Re-numbered by: VII.2007.30.

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