Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12)
Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12), article 830
830. (1) The precautionary acts referred to in the last
preceding article ar e the following:
(a) warrant of description;
(b) warrant of seizure;
(c) warrant of seizure of a commercial going concern;
(d) garnishee order;
(e) warrant of impediment of departure;
(f) warrant of arrest of sea vessels;
(g) warrant of arrest of aircraft;
(h) warrant of prohibitory injunction.
Cap. 234.
(2) ( a) Saving the provisions of article 870 of this Code and of
article 357 of the Merchant Shipping Act , such acts
mentioned in sub-article (1) shall be rescinded, if the
party against whom the act is issued makes such
deposit or gives such security as, in the court’s
opinion, according to the circumstances of the case,
may be sufficient to safeguard the rights or claims
stated in the act, or if it is shown that a judicial act
accepting liability as provided in sub-article (3) has
been filed in the proper registry.
(b) Notwithstanding that a deposit is made or security is
given as aforesaid, the time limits established in this
Title on the creditor to bring forward his action shall
continue to apply.
(c) Such time limits shall run from the date of the issue of
the precautionary act, and fa ilure by the creditor to
institute proceedings within the said time limits shall
entitle the debtor to withdraw the deposit or cancel the
security.
Cap. 104.
(3) Where a precautionary act has been issued against any
person, or such as to affect any property of such person, to se cure a
claim for damages, and a locally registered insurance company o r
local bureau thereof, a s established in the Motor Vehicles (Third
Party Risks) Ordinance , such person or company shall by means of
a judicial act, filed in the registry of the said court, within ten days
from the date of the insured person’s demand, declare that he o r the
company is accepting liability to pay all sums that may be due for
such damages, in connection with the claim contained in that ac t if
such insured person is found to b e responsible for such damages -
(a) the insurer or local bureau, as the case may be, shall be
liable to pay all sums that may be due for damages
arising as aforesaid;
(b) the claim for such damages may be pursued against the
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insurer or the local bureau directly; and
(c) the precautionary act against such person shall be
rescinded.
(4) No precautionary act as provide d in sub-article (3) shall be
issued against the insured if the person intending to sue out t he
warrant is cognizant that the ins urer or the local bureau has i ssued
to the insured a valid insurance certificate accepting liabilit y for
the payment of damages; and in such case the claim for such
damages may be pursued against the insurer or the local bureau or
agent, as the case may be, directly.
Application for
issue of warrant.
Amended by:
XV .1913.154;
XIV .1980.5;
XXIV .1995.307.
Substituted by:
XIV .2006.80.
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