Section 19 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act

Section 19 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Interpretation. It provides as follows:

(1) In this Part and Parts IV, V and VI, unless the context otherwise requires-
[L.N. 47 of 1955.]

“attached” includes distrained upon and seized;

“attachment” includes distress and seizure;

“court” includes the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja or of the
State;

“judge” means a judge of the High Court;

“judgment” includes “order”;

“judgment creditor” means any person for the time being entitled to enforce a
judgment;

“judgment debtor” means a person liable under ajudgment;

“magistrate’s court” means a magistrate’s court established under a Federal law or
any law of the State or under any law having effect as if it were a law of the State;

“order” includes an injunction, an order for the payment of the costs of any party,
and an order for the payment of a counterclaim by a plaintiff;

“process” means a formal written authority addressed to the sheriff for the enforcement of a judgment in manner provided by this Act or prescribed, and includes writ of execution and warrant and order of arrest, commitment or imprisonment;

“shertff” includes deputy sheriff;

“writ of execution” includes writ of attachment and sale, writ of delivery, writ of
possession and writ of sequestration.

(2) Nothing in this Part or in Part IV, V or VI of this Act shall be construed to
authorise the service or execution outside the State of the process of a court.