Section 12 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 12 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Duties as to execution of sentence of death. It provides as follows: Where sentence of death has been pronounced upon any person and the President or Governor, as the case may be, has ordered that the…

Section 11 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 11 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Other duties of sheriff. It provides as follows: The sheriff shall perform any other duty or duties as may be imposed upon him by any enactment.

Section 10 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 10 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Duties as to execution of writs. It provides as follows: The sheriff at the request of a person delivering a writ to him for execution shall give a receipt for that writ stating the hour and…

Section 9 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 9 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Duties at assizes. It provides as follows: At the sessions the sheriff shall direct a sufficient number of police constables to beemployed to keep order in and within the precincts of the court.

Section 8 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 8 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Sheriff to make return of writs. It provides as follows: The sheriff shall receive writs and process of a court issued in accordance with this Act and shall be charged with making returns thereto.

Section 7 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 7 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Sheriff may command person to arrest felon. It provides as follows: The sheriff may command any person to arrest any person who has committed or issuspected of having committed a felony, and any person failing to…

Section 6 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 6 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Declaration by bailiffs. It provides as follows: Every bailiff and every other person who has authority to intermeddle with the execution of writs issued by any court of record, shall before he does so make a…

Section 5 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 5 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Appointment of bailiffs. It provides as follows: The sheriffs may appoint such number of persons as bailiffs as may be necessary.

Section 4 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 4 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Appointment of deputy sheriffs. It provides as follows: There shall be appointed for each State of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, a fit and proper person to be the deputy sheriff who shall…

Section 3 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 3 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Appointment of sheriff. It provides as follows: There shall be appointed for each State of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, a tit and proper person to be the sheriff for the State or…