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2442Enforcement—orders to do or not do an act
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2442 Enforcement—orders to do or not do an act
(1) This rule applies to an order (the original order) if—
(a) the order is a non-money order that requires a person—
(i) to do an act within a stated time; or
(ii) not to do an act; and
(b) the person contravenes the order.
(2) The original order may be enforced in 1 or more of the following
ways:
(a) punishment for contempt of the person liable under the original
order;
(b) an order for seizure and detention of property against the person
liable under the original order;
Note For provisions about orders for seizure and detention of property,
see div 2.18.15.
(c) if the person liable under the original order is a corporation—
without limiting paragraphs (a) and (b), the following:
(i) punishment for contempt of any senior officer of the
(3) Subrule (2) is subject to rule 2446 (Enforcement by contempt or
(4) Also, if the original order is an order to do an act, the court may—
(a) appoint someone else to do the act; and
(b) order the person liable under the original order to pay the costs
and expenses caused by the failure to do the act.
Rule 2443
(5) Subrule (4) does not affect the court’s power to—
(a) appoint a person to execute a document by order of the court; or
(b) punish for contempt.