Judgments (Enforcement) Rules
Rules of Court
under section 94
PART I – Preliminary
- Short title
These Rules may be cited as the Judgments (Enforcement) Rules. - Interpretation
In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires-
“the Act” means the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act;
“bailiff’, except in relation to salary and other emoluments, includes a police officer
acting under section 15 of the Act;
“execute”, “executed”, “execution”, respectively include “serve”, “served”,
“service”;
“foreign court” means court to which process has been sent from another court for
execution;
“form” means a form 111 the First Schedule to the Act or added thereto by these
Rules;
“High Court” includes court of a judicial division of the High Court;
“home court” means court from which process has been sent to another court for
execution;
“immovable property” includes any right, title, or interest in immovable property;
“judgment” includes order on ajudgment summons;
“land” includes buildings;
“officer” includes registrar and sheriff, but does not include bailiff;
“proceeding” includes civil proceeding, and criminal proceeding in which a judgment has been given for the payment of a sum of money recoverable by distress;
“process” includes writ of interim attachment, warrant to arrest an absconding defendant, warrant to arrest a ship, and judgment summons;
“registrar” includes registrar of the High Court and registrar of a magistrate’s court.
PART II – Rules
Order 1 Judgments (Enforcement) Rules – Duties of the sheriff and bailiffs
Order 2 Judgments (Enforcement) Rules – General
Order 3 Judgments (Enforcement) Rules – Stay of judgments and process
Order 4 Judgments (Enforcement) Rules – Issue of process
Order 5 Judgments (Enforcement) Rules – Attachment
Order 6 Judgments (Enforcement) Rules – Interpleader summons
Order 7 Judgments (Enforcement) Rules – Sale
Order 8 Judgments (Enforcement) Rules – Garnishee proceedings
Order 9 Judgments (Enforcement) Rules – Judgment summons
Order 10 Judgments (Enforcement) Rules – Arrest and imprisonment
Order 11 Judgments (Enforcement) Rules – Other process
Order 12 Judgments (Enforcement) Rules – Forms andfees
Schedules – (Not Available)
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