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Summons to enforce production and recording

Cap. 327, s. 74 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) The production of any deed for proof and recording may be enforced by a summons issued to any person who is in possession of or has control over any deed, and upon the hearing of such summons the Chief Justice may make such order for the delivery up of such deed to the Registrar for the purpose of recording it as he may think expedient, and the costs of and incidental to such summons shall likewise be in his discretion. (2) Any order made pursuant to sub-section (1) of this section, may be enforced in like manner as orders of the Supreme Court are enforceable under the Supreme Court Rules, or any other such rules. (3) A person taking out a summons under this section shall satisfy the Chief Justice that he is materially interested in the production and recording of such deed.
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Summons to enforce production and recording — Cap. 327 s. 74 · Belize Law