Application to discharge or suspend warrant

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Statutory text

(1) The debtor or any other person alleging himself to be the owner of any property seized under this Chapter, or the duly constituted attorney of such debtor or other person, may, at any time within fifteen days from such seizure, apply to the Court of Small Causes to discharge or suspend the warrant, or to release a distrained article, and the Court may discharge or suspend such warrant or release such article accordingly upon such terms as it thinks just and may give reasonable time to the debtor to pay the rent due from him: Provided that where the Court is satisfied that there is sufficient cause for extending the period within which an application may be made under this sub-section, it may extend the period to such extent as it may consider necessary.
(2) Upon an application made under sub-section (1), the costs attending it and attending the issue and execution of the warrant shall be in the discretion of the Court, and shall be paid as it directs.

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