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← Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969

Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969 s 13

s 13 Enforcement orders for seizure and sale of property

13. A judgment for the payment of money to any person or into court may be enforced by an enforcement order for seizure and sale of property, under which all the property, movable or immovable, of whatever description, of a judgment debtor may be seized, except —(a) the wearing apparel and bedding of the judgment debtor or the judgment debtor’s family, and the tools and implements of the judgment debtor’s trade, when the value of such apparel, bedding, tools and implements does not exceed $1,000; (b) tools of artisans, and, where the judgment debtor is an agriculturist, the judgment debtor’s implements of husbandry and such animals and seed‑grain or produce as may in the opinion of the court be necessary to enable the judgment debtor to earn his or her livelihood as such; (c) the wages or salary of the judgment debtor; (d) any pension, gratuity or allowance granted by the Government; and (e) the share of the judgment debtor in a partnership, as to which the judgment creditor is entitled to proceed to obtain a charge under any provision of any written law relating to partnership.[40/2019] [Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022]

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