Judgments (Enforcement) Rules

Arrangement of Orders

Part I

Preliminary

Part II

Rules

I. Duties of the Sheriff

II. General

III. Stay of Judgments and Process

IV. Issue of Process

V. Attachment

VI. Interpleader Summons

VII. Sale

VIII. Garnishee Proceedings

IX. Judgment Summons

X. Arrest and Imprisonment

XI. Other Process

XII. Forms and Fees

Part I

Preliminary

1. These Rules may be cited as the Judgments (Enforcement) Rules.

2. 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 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 in 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 a judgment 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 I

Duties of the Sheriff and Bailiffs

1. (1) The sheriff may from time to time as he thinks fit appoint such number of persons for keeping possession, and such number of sworn appraisers for the purpose of valuing any property attached under process of a court, as appears to him to be necessary.