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the civil procedure act - Kenya Law Reports

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Rev. 2010] Civil Procedure CAP. 21 141(d) that a receipt for money deposited in <strong>the</strong> account must be producedbefore any money is withdrawn.3. Service of an order that debts due to a judgment-debtor liable under adecree shall be attached, or notice <strong>the</strong>reof to <strong>the</strong> garnishee in such manner, as<strong>the</strong> court may direct, shall bind such debts in his hands.[Subsidiary][Order 23, rule 3.]Effect of garnisheeorder.4. If <strong>the</strong> garnishee does not dispute <strong>the</strong> debt due or claimed to be duefrom him to <strong>the</strong> judgment-debtor, or, if he does not appear upon <strong>the</strong> day ofhearing named in an order nisi, <strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong> court may order execution against <strong>the</strong>person and goods of <strong>the</strong> garnishee to levy <strong>the</strong> amount due from him, or so muchgarnishee proceedings; and <strong>the</strong> order absolute shall be in Form No. 17 or 18 ofAppendix A, as <strong>the</strong> case may require.[Order 23, rule 4.]Execution againstgarnishee.5. If <strong>the</strong> garnishee disputes his liability, <strong>the</strong> court, instead of making anorder that execution be levied, may order that any issue or question necessaryfor determining his indebtedness be tried and determined in <strong>the</strong> manner in whichan issue or question in a suit is tried or determined.6. Whenever in any proceedings to obtain an attachment of debts it issuggested by <strong>the</strong> garnishee that <strong>the</strong> debt sought to be attached belongs to somethird person, or that any third person has a lien or charge upon it, <strong>the</strong> courtmay order such third person to appear, and state <strong>the</strong> nature and particulars ofhis claim upon such debt.7. After hearing <strong>the</strong> allegations of any third person under such order, asin rule 6 mentioned, or of any o<strong>the</strong>r person who by <strong>the</strong> same or any subsequentorder <strong>the</strong> court may order to appear, or in case of such third person not appearingwhen ordered, <strong>the</strong> court may order execution for levying <strong>the</strong> amount due from<strong>the</strong> garnishee, toge<strong>the</strong>r with <strong>the</strong> costs of <strong>the</strong> garnishee proceedings, or orderany issue or question to be tried or determined according to <strong>the</strong> preceding rulesof this Order, and may bar <strong>the</strong> claim of such third person or make such o<strong>the</strong>r8. Payment made by or execution levied upon <strong>the</strong> garnishee under anysuch proceeding as aforesaid shall be a valid discharge to him as against <strong>the</strong>judgment-debtor to <strong>the</strong> amount paid or levied, although such proceeding ororder may be set aside or <strong>the</strong> decree reversed.in which <strong>the</strong> decree sought to be enforced was obtained.10. The costs of any application for an attachment of debts and of anyproceedings arising from or incidental to such application, shall be in <strong>the</strong>discretion of <strong>the</strong> court, and <strong>the</strong> costs of <strong>the</strong> decree-holder shall, unless o<strong>the</strong>rwisedirected, be retained out of <strong>the</strong> money recovered by him under <strong>the</strong> garnisheeorder, and in priority to <strong>the</strong> amount due under <strong>the</strong> decree.[Order 23, rule 5.]Trial of liability ofgarnishee.[Order 23, rule 6.]Claim of thirdperson.[Order 23, rule 7.]Trial of claim of thirdperson.[Order 23, rule 8.]Payment by orexecution on <strong>the</strong>garnishee is a validdischarge.[Order 23, rule 9.]Record ofproceedings.[Order 23, rule 10.]Costs of proceedings.

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