ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Sale of Goods Act
27. Effect of writs of execution
Edition: 1964-11-03 · In force
27. Effect of writs of execution
(1)A writ of fieri facias or other writ of execution against goods shall bind the property in the goods of the execution debtor as from the time when the writ is delivered to the sheriff to be executed; and, for the better record of that time, the sheriff shall, without fee, upon the receipt of the writ endorse upon the back thereof the hour, day, month and year when he received it:Provided that no such writ shall prejudice the title to goods acquired by any person in good faith and for valuable consideration, unless that person had at the time when he acquired his title notice that the writ or any other writ by virtue of which the goods of the execution debtor might be seized or attached had been delivered to and remained unexecuted in the hands of the sheriff.(2)In this section, “sheriff” includes any officer charged with the enforcement of a writ of execution.