The garnishee shall be required to declare the extent of his obligations to the debtor to the
garnishor. He shall also disclose any terms likely to affect his obligations, and where necessary
any previous transfer of claims, assignment of debts or any prior attachments.
He shall hand over any documents in proof thereof.
The above declaration and the handing over of the documents shall be done on the spot to the
bailiff or process server or within five days of service of the act of attachment where same was
not served personally on the party. The act of attachment shall make mention of any declaration
made and any documents handed over on the spot. Any inexact, incomplete or late declaration
shall engage the liability of the third party debtor to pay the claim, without prejudice of an order
to pay damages.
Official translation
Spot-checked
In force from 10 April 1998
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Section 156 of the Acte uniforme portant organisation des procédures simplifiées de recouvrement et des voies d'exécution/akn/ohada/act/loi/undated/aupsrve-1998