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28. Provisions in relation to judgments against holders of licences.

(1) Whenever a person (in this section referred to as a judgment creditor) obtains in any court in the State a judgment, order or decree against the holder of a licence or authorisation under section 9A (in this section referred to as a judgment debtor) for the payment of a sum of money due to the judgment creditor by the judgment debtor in his capacity as a banker -

(a) the registrar or clerk of the court concerned shall notify the Bank as soon as may be of the judgment, order or decree and of its terms and of any appeal against the judgment, order or decree and of the result thereof,

(b) subject to paragraph (c) of this subsection, if within the period of twenty-one days beginning on the date of the judgment, order or decree, the judgment debtor does not pay all moneys due (or, in the case of costs, at the option of the judgment debtor, give security therefor in lieu of payment), or satisfy all claims, under the judgment, order or decree, the provisions of paragraph (e) of this subsection shall apply upon the expiration of such period,

(c) if an appeal is instituted in any court against the judgment, order or decree, that court or the court by which the judgment, order or decree was made may by order postpone the application of paragraph (e) of this subsection for such period and, subject to paragraph (d) of this subsection, on such terms as the court concerned may fix and specify in the order,