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Debtors Act 1957 s 22

Debtors Act 1957 s 22

s 22 Property liable to execution

Any property so seized, or the proceeds of sale thereof, shall be liable to execution in satisfaction of any judgment in the action against the defendant; but it shall be subject to the prior claims of any judgment creditor, whose judgment was obtained within one year before the seizure thereof under this Part; provided that such judgment creditor has issued execution against the defendant’s property before the making of any order under this Part.

Malay text (authoritative)

Harta boleh dikenakan pelaksanaan

Apa-apa harta yang disita sedemikian, atau hasil jualannya hendaklah boleh dikenakan pelaksanaan bagi menyelesaian apa-apa Penghutang penghakiman dalam tindakan terhadap defendan; tetapi ia hendaklah tertakluk kepada tuntutan terdahulu mana-mana pemiutang penghakiman, yang penghakimannya diperoleh dalam masa satu tahun sebelum penyitaannya di bawah Bahagian ini; dengan syarat bahawa pemiutang penghakiman tersebut telah mengeluarkan pelaksanaan terhadap harta defendan sebelum membuat apa-apa perintah di bawah Bahagian ini.

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Find Act 256 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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