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← State Courts Act 1970

State Courts Act 1970 s 15

s 15 Powers and duties of certain State Court officers, etc.

15.—(1) The bailiffs and process servers are to —(a) execute all writs, summonses, warrants, orders, notices and other mandatory processes of the State Courts given to them; (b) make a return of the same together with the manner of the execution thereof to the court from which the process issued; and (c) arrest and receive all such persons and property as are committed to the custody of the State Courts.[5/2014] [Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022] (2) The registrar may engage any auxiliary police officer appointed under the Police Force Act 2004*, any security agency, a provider of transport and of warehousing, a valuer, an estate agent, a broker, a solicitor or any other appropriate person to assist the bailiffs in the discharge of the bailiffs’ duties.[*Updated to be consistent with the 2020 Revised Edition] [Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022]

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