883Service before committal or sequestration

### 883 Service before committal or sequestration > > (1)  A judgment or order is not to be enforced by committal or sequestration unless – > > > > > > (a) a copy of it is served personally on the person bound by the judgment or order; and > > > > > > > (b) if it requires the person bound to do an act within a fixed period, the copy is served a reasonable period before that period expires. > > > (2)  If a corporation is bound by a judgment or order, the judgment or order is not to be enforced by committal of an officer of the corporation or by sequestration of the property of an officer of the corporation unless, in addition to service under [subrule (1)](#GS883@Gs1@EN) on the corporation – > > > > > > (a) a copy of the judgment or order is served personally on the officer; and > > > > > > > (b) if it requires the corporation to do an act within a fixed period, the copy is served a reasonable period before that period expires. > > > (3)  A copy of a judgment or order served under this rule is to be endorsed with a notice naming the person served and stating that the person served is liable to imprisonment or sequestration of property if – > > > > > > (a) where the judgment or order requires the person bound to do an act within a fixed period, the person bound refuses or neglects to do the act within that period; or > > > > > > > (b) where the judgment or order requires the person bound to abstain from doing an act, the person disobeys the judgment or order.