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2225Seizure and sale order—securities held by enforcement
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2225 Seizure and sale order—securities held by enforcement
officer
(1) This rule applies if an enforcement officer seizes a cheque, bill of
exchange, promissory note, bond, specialty, or another security for
money, (the seized document) under a seizure and sale order.
(2) The enforcement officer holds the seized document as security for the
amount to be recovered under the seizure and sale order for the benefit
of the enforcement creditor.
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(3) The enforcement officer may sue in the officer’s own name for, and
recover, an amount payable under the seized document from the
person liable under it.
(4) Payment to the enforcement officer of an amount payable under the
seized document discharges the person liable under the document to
the extent of the payment.