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bruneilawsby aturio
In force2009 Revised Edition
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8. Property exempted from seizure

In plain English

Some property cannot be seized under a writ of distress. This includes things in use at the time, and unused tools if other movable property on the premises covers the amount and costs. It also includes necessary clothing and bedding for the tenant and family, goods held for the tenant’s trade, hotel guests’ goods and goods in legal custody.

Summary · Drafted with AI, checked against the official text on 30 Sep 2026.

Property seizable under a writ of distress shall not include —

(a)

things in actual use in the hands of a person at the time of the seizure;

(b)

tools and implements not in use where there is other movable property in or upon the house or premises sufficient to cover such amount and costs;

(c)

the tenant’s necessary wearing apparel and necessary bedding for himself and his family;

(d)

goods in the possession of the tenant for the purpose of being carried, wrought, worked up, or otherwise dealt with in the course of his ordinary trade or business;

(e)

goods belonging to guests at a hotel; and

(f)

goods in the custody of the law.

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