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  • Section 42 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 42 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Actions against bailiffs acting under warrants. It provides as follows: (1) No action shall be commenced against any bailiff for anything done in obedience to any process issued by a court unless-(a) a demand for inspection…

  • Section 41 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 41 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Irregularity in executing warrants. It provides as follows: No sheriff or other officer in executing any process of a court, and no person at whose instance any such process is executed, shall be deemed a trespasser…

  • Section 40 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 40 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Liability of bailiff for neglect to levy an execution. It provides as follows: (1) Where a bailiff, being employed to execute any process against the property orperson of a judgment debtor, loses the opportunity of executing…

  • Section 39 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 39 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Execution of committal orders out of jurisdiction of court. It provides as follows: (1) Where any order or warrant for the committal of any person to prison has beenmade or issued, whether in pursuance of this…

  • Section 38 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 38 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Issue and execution of orders of committal. It provides as follows: (1) Whenever any order or warrant for the committal of any person to prison is made or issued by a court, whether in pursuance of…

  • Section 37 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 37 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Execution out of juris diction of court. It provides as follows: (1) Where a writ of execution has been issued from a court, hereafter in this section referred to as a “home court”, against the property…

  • Section 36 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 36 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Property subject to lien. It provides as follows: Where the property sold consists of movable property to which the judgment debtor is entitled, subject to a lien or right of any person to the immediate possession…

  • Section 35 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 35 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Claims for rent where goods seized in execution. It provides as follows: (1) The landlord of every premises in which any goods are seized may claim the rent of the premises in arrears at the date…

  • Section 34 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 34 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Interpleader by sheriff. It provides as follows: (1) If a claim is made to or in respect of any property attached in execution underprocess of a court, or in respect of the proceeds or value thereof,…

  • Section 33 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 33 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Sale of property where claim made thereto. It provides as follows: (1) Where a claim is made to or in respect of any property attached in execution under process of a court, the claimant may- (a)…