C-25 - Code of Civil Procedure

Section 631 Disposition versions

2011-02-14

631. A legal person, not incorporated by royal charter or by virtue of an act of the Parliament of Canada or of the Parliament of Québec, must, if the amount that it owes the judgment debtor is not sufficient to satisfy the judgment, declare, besides the amount of its present indebtedness to the debtor, the latter’s interest, if any, in the legal person. The seizure remains binding and if the legal person again becomes indebted to the judgment debtor, or is dissolved, the garnishees must make a new declaration, in default of which they become subject to the same responsibility as a garnishee who fails to make his declaration.

In order to render such seizure effectual, the judge may order the production of such books, documents and statements, allow the examination of such witnesses, and give such other orders, as he deems necessary.

1965 (1st sess.), c. 80, a. 631; 1968, c. 9, s. 90; 1992, c. 57, s. 322; 2009, c. 52, s. 545.

1994-01-01

631. A company, not incorporated by royal charter or by virtue of an act of the Parliament of Canada or of the Parliament of Québec, must, if the amount that it owes the judgment debtor is not sufficient to satisfy the judgment, declare, besides the amount of its present indebtedness to the debtor, the latter’s interest, if any, in the company. The seizure remains binding and if the company again becomes indebted to the judgment debtor, or is dissolved, the garnishees must make a new declaration, in default of which they become subject to the same responsibility as a garnishee who fails to make his declaration.

In order to render such seizure effectual, the judge may order the production of such books, documents and statements, allow the examination of such witnesses, and give such other orders, as he deems necessary.

1965 (1st sess.), c. 80, a. 631; 1968, c. 9, s. 90; 1992, c. 57, s. 322.

1977-12-31

631. A commercial company, not incorporated by royal charter or by virtue of an act of the Parliament of Canada or of the Legislature of Québec, must, if the amount that it owes the judgment debtor is not sufficient to satisfy the judgment, declare, besides the amount of its present indebtedness to the debtor, the latter’s interest, if any, in the company. The seizure remains binding and if the company again becomes indebted to the judgment debtor, or is dissolved, the garnishees must make a new declaration, in default of which they become subject to the same responsibility as a garnishee who fails to make his declaration.

In order to render such seizure effectual, the judge may order the production of such books, documents and statements, allow the examination of such witnesses, and give such other orders, as he deems necessary.

1965 (1st sess.), c. 80, a. 631; 1968, c. 9, s. 90.