8Property prescribed that cannot be seized etc. (Act s. 75)

8. Property prescribed that cannot be seized etc. (Act s. 75)

(1) For the purposes of section 75(b), the following wearing apparel and personal items are prescribed —

(a) wearing apparel of the debtor to the value of $1 250;

(b) wearing apparel of a dependant of the debtor to the value of $1 250;

(c) family diaries, photographs and portraits;

(d) medical and dental aids and equipment.

(2) For the purposes of section 75(c), the following household property items are prescribed —

(a) kitchen and dining furniture and implements to the value of $1 250;

(b) bedroom furniture and bedding of the debtor to the value of $500;

(c) bedroom furniture and bedding of a dependant of the debtor to the value of $200;

(d) laundry equipment to the value of $200;

(e) electrical goods used for family entertainment to the value of $300;

(f) books, software, computers and other equipment, used by a dependant of the debtor for educational purposes to the value of $3 000.

(3) For the purposes of section 75(d), ordinary tools of trade, plant and equipment, professional instruments and reference books to the value of $2 500 used by the debtor to earn income by personal exertion are prescribed.

[Regulation 8 inserted: Gazette 30 Dec 2005 p. 6876‑7; amended: Gazette 20 Aug 2013 p. 3881; SL 2020/167 r. 14.]