Sheriffs and Civil Process Act

Arrangement of Sections

Part I : Short Title

1. Short title.

Part II: Interpretation

2. Interpretation.

Sheriff and Deputy Sheriffs

3. Appointment of sheriff.

4. Appointment of deputy sheriffs.

Bailiffs

5. Appointment of bailiffs.

6. Declaration by bailiffs.

Powers, Duties and Liabilities of Sheriff, Deputy Sheriffs, Bailiffs and Police Officers

7. Sheriff may command person to arrest felon.

8. Sheriff to make return of writs.

9. Duties at assizes.

10. Duties as to execution of writs.

11. Other duties of sheriff.

12. Duties as to execution of sentence of death.

13. Duties of deputy sheriffs.

14. Liability for wrongful imprisonment.

15. Duty of police officers.

Protection of Sheriffs

16. Protection of sheriff selling goods under execution without notice of claim by third party.

17. Protection of sheriffs.

Fees

18. Fees to form part of Consolidated Revenue Fund.

Part III: Enforcement of judgements and orders

Execution and Committals

19. Interpretation.

20. Execution of judgments or orders for sum of money.

21. Execution of orders for payment by instalments.

22. Execution to be superseded on payment.

23. Power to suspend execution.

24. Execution of warrants of possession.

Seizure of Goods and Securities and Custody thereof

25. Goods which may be seized.

26. Custody of goods seized.

27. Disposal of bills of exchange, etc., seized.

28. Penalty for obstructing execution.

Sale of Goods Seized

29. Period to elapse before sale.

30. Sales under execution to be published unless otherwise ordered.

31. Delivery of movable property in possession of judgment debtor.

Claims in respect of Property Seized

32. Priority of writs.

33. Sale of property where claim made thereto.

Inter-pleader

34. Interpleader by sheriff.

Landlord's claim for Rents

35. Claims for rent where goods seized in execution.

Lien

36. Property subject to lien.

Transfer of Proceedings for Execution

37. Execution out of jurisdiction of court.

Committals

38. Issue and execution of orders of committal.

39. Execution of committal orders out of jurisdiction of court.

40. Liability of bailiff for neglect to levy an execution.

41. Irregularity in executing warrants.