Section 167
Procedures For Attachment, Forfeiture Or Control Of Property
(1) While attaching, forfeiting or taking control of the property of
any offender pursuant to this Act, the concerned court shall follow
the following procedures:
(a) If the property is being registered or licensed
separately, to give a notice of attachment to the
office responsible for registering, transmitting,
issuing or renewing the license,
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(b) If the property is cash, to give a notice of
attachment to the body holding such cash,
(c) If the property is that crops or rent can be
harvested in or collected from it, the court shall
order the concerned Local Level to collect such
corps or rent and pay the amount into the deposit
account,
(d) If it is the property subject to speedy decay or
spoil or livestock, the court shall cause such
property to be auctioned and the proceeds of such
auction to be paid into the deposit account.
(2) While attaching the property of any person pursuant to
this Act, if that person has lent a loan to anyone else or invested it,
the court shall issue an order to the borrower restraining him or her
from realizing the principal amount, interest or any other return of
the said loan or investment.
(3) The court shall require the borrower to pay to it the
principal amount, interest, return or similar other amount of the loan
or investment referred to in sub-section (2).
(4) If any other person has right in the property attached
pursuant to this Section, such person may make a complaint to the
court making attachment within thirty-five days from the date of
knowledge of such attachment, by showing his or her right in that
property.
(5) If a complaint is made pursuant to sub-section (4), the
court shall decide as to the right in the property if it is empowered by
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law to make such decision and shall forward the complaint to the
proper court, if it has no such power.
(6) If the court makes any decision pursuant to sub-section
(5), a person who is not satisfied with such decision may make an
appeal in accordance with law.