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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…
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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Section 2 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 2 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Interpretation. It provides as follows: In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires- [L.N. 47 of 1955.] “court” includes a High Court and a magistrate’s court; “process” has the meaning assigned to it in section 19…
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Section 1 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 1 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Short title. It provides as follows: This Act may be cited as the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act.