Distress Act 1934

  Table of Contents

  Long Title

1 Short title

2 Interpretation

3 Act not to apply to Government rents

4 No distress otherwise than under this Act

5 Application for writ of distress

6 Provision for distress by one of joint owners

7 Writ of distress

8 Property exempted from seizure

9 Inventory and estimate of property seized, and notice to tenant of seizure

10 Application by under-tenant, lodger, etc., for discharge, suspension or release

11 Payments by under-tenant or lodger to superior landlord to be deemed rent

12 Exclusion of certain goods

13 Exclusion of certain under-tenants

14 Avoidance of distress

15 Interpretation of sections 10 to 14

16 Application by tenant

17 Powers of court

18 Costs

19 Sale of property seized

20 Procedure where property seizable under distress is already under seizure by way of execution

21 Removal of goods to avoid distress

22 Where goods removed sold to bona fide purchaser

23 Deserted premises

24 Penalty