Category: Nigeria


  • Section 16 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 16 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Protection of sheriff selling goods under execution without notice of claim by third party. It provides as follows: Protection of sheriff selling goods under execution without notice of claim bythird party Where any goods in the…

  • Section 15 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 15 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Duty of police officers. It provides as follows: It shall be the duty of every police officer to assist in the execution of process of the court.

  • Section 14 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 14 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Liability for wrongful imprisonment. It provides as follows: A person unlawfully imprisoned by the sheriff, deputy sheriff or any bailiff appointed by the sheriff, shall have an action against such sheriff, deputy sheriff or bailiff, as…

  • Section 13 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Section 13 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Duties of deputy sheriffs. It provides as follows: Every deputy sheriff may be charged generally with the performance of the duties of the sheriff and shall be subject to the same liabilities and protection as the…

  • 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…