P-15 - Summary Convictions Act

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62. However, the collector must, before proceeding with a seizure of property, ask, verbally and exparte, a justice of the peace to authorize the seizure. The justice to whom the request is made must then
(a)  authorize the collector to proceed forthwith with the seizure; or,
(b)  under exceptional circumstances, where he considers that it is in the best interest of justice, authorize the collector to proceed with the seizure but only if the defendant refuses or fails to do compensatory work.
R. S. 1964, c. 35, s. 59; 1969, c. 21, s. 35; 1982, c. 32, s. 9.
62. (1)  Whenever a warrant of distress has issued against the goods and chattels of any person, and such person pays or tenders to the peace officer having the execution of the same the sum or sums in the warrant mentioned, together with the amount of the costs and charges of the distress up to the time of payment or tender, the peace officer shall cease to execute the same.
(2)  Whenever any person is imprisoned for non-payment of any penalty or other sum, he may pay or cause to be paid to the keeper of the house of detention in which he is imprisoned, the sum in the warrant of commitment mentioned, together with the amount of the costs and charges therein also mentioned, and the keeper shall receive the same, and shall thereupon discharge the person, if he is in his custody for no other matter.
(3)  Such keeper shall forthwith pay over any moneys so received by him to the clerk of the peace of the district in which the warrant issued, to be dealt with according to law.
R. S. 1964, c. 35, s. 59; 1969, c. 21, s. 35.