132Sheriff may appoint custodian for goods

#### 132 Sheriff may appoint custodian for goods 132 Sheriff may appoint custodian for goods (cf Act No 9 1973, section 109 (9)) > > (1) After seizing a judgment debtor’s goods pursuant to a writ of delivery or writ for the levy of property, the Sheriff, by notice in writing served on— > > > > > (a) the judgment debtor, or > > > > > (b) any other person who has the custody of the goods, > > > > may appoint the judgment debtor or other person as custodian of the goods pending their delivery or sale under the writ. > > > (2) A custodian so appointed, and any other person aware that a custodian is so appointed, must not— > > > > > (a) sell, give or otherwise deal with the goods, or > > > > > (b) damage or destroy the goods, or > > > > > (c) hide or remove the goods, or > > > > > (d) cause, permit or allow the goods to be sold, given or otherwise dealt with, damaged or destroyed or hidden or removed, > > > > otherwise than with the leave of the court or the written consent of the Sheriff. > > > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. > > > (3) Prosecution of a person for an offence under subsection (2) does not prevent any other proceedings from being taken against the person in respect of an alleged failure to comply with a duty arising from the person’s appointment as a custodian of goods. > > **pt 2A, divs 1–6 (ss 18A–18O):** Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.2 \[2\]. Rep 2013 No 1, Sch 1.6 \[2\].