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Section 159

Types of execution

of Syariah Civil Procedure Ordinance, 2001

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Section 159

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(1)

An order for execution may direct the bailiff to take any one or more of the following actions:

(a)

recover any sum payable by seizing and selling the movable property of the judgment debtor;

(b)

attach the movable property of the judgment debtor in the possession or control of a third party (hereinafter referred to as “muhal ‘alaih”) or a debt due by the muhal ‘alaih to the judgment debtor;

(c)

seize and deliver to the judgment creditor any chattel ordered to be delivered by the judgment debtor; or

(d)

attach the income of the judgment debtor.

(2)

Every order for execution—

(a)

shall state by which methods as specified under subsection (1) execution is to take place; and

(b)

shall specifically describe the property to which the order relates.

(3)

The Court may, on the application of any judgment creditor, issue a further order of execution in respect of different property or different methods of execution from those set out in the current order for execution.