Cap. 12 Art. 289Consignee to preserve property seized.

(1) The consignee shall be responsible for the proper preservation of the property entrusted to him and he shall not use, nor shall he allow any person to use, such property unless otherwise ordered by the court:

Provided that the debtor may be allowed to use or retain in possession such articles of the property seized as the court may authorise if the court considers that such articles are normally required by an average household for decent living to maintain the human dignity of the debtor and his family.

(2) Where the property seized is of a perishable nature, the Registrar shall, without further authorisation, sell the goods seized and with the profit made from that sale, he shall proceed according to the provisions of article 284.