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  • Section 52 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 52 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Obs tructing purchaser in obtaining possession. It provides as follows: If the purchaser of any immovable property sold in execution shall, notwithstanding the order of the court, be resisted or obstructed in obtaining possession of the…

  • Section 51 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 51 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Immovable property in possession of judgment debtor. It provides as follows: If the property sold shall consist of a house, land or other immovable property in possession of a judgment debtor or some person on his…

  • Section 50 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 50 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Certificate of title. It provides as follows: After a sale of immovable property shall have become absolute in manner aforesaid,the court shall grant a certificate to the person who may have been declared the purchaser at…

  • Section 49 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 49 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Return of deposit or purchase money. It provides as follows: Wherever a sale of immovable property is set aside the purchaser shall be entitled to receive back any money deposited or paid by him on account…

  • Section 48 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 48 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about When sale becomes absolute. It provides as follows: If no such application as is mentioned in section 47 of this Act is made, the sale shall be deemed absolute. If such application be made and the…

  • Section 47 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 47 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Setting aside sale for irregularity. It provides as follows: At any time within 21 days from the date of the sale of any immovable property, application may be made to the court to set aside the…

  • Section 46 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 46 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Mode of levying execution against buildings. It provides as follows: (1) Every house or other building belonging to the owner of the land on which itstands shall be dealt with as immovable property and may be…

  • Section 45 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 45 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Levy of execution upon materials used in construction of a building. It provides as follows: Where the judgment debtor is a citizen of Nigeria, and the property attached is the right, title or interest of the…

  • Section 44 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 44 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Levy of execution upon immovable property. It provides as follows: If sufficient movable property of the judgment debtor can be found in the FederalCapital Territory, Abuja or the State, as the case may be, to satisfy…

  • Section 43 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 43 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Process evidence of authority. It provides as follows: In any action commenced against a person for anything done in pursuance of this Act, the production of the process of the court shall be deemed sufficient proof…