Section 139 — Sentencing Act 2002: Procedure if notice given that vehicle subject to encumbrance

139 Procedure if notice given that vehicle subject to encumbrance (1) If notice is given to the Registrar within 1 month after the date of sale under section 137 that the confiscated motor vehicle is subject to any encumbrance and the claim is not established to the Registrar's satisfaction, the Registrar must issue a summons calling before the court the party making the claim. (2) The following provisions apply to every summons issued under subsection (1) so far as they are applicable and with the necessary modifications: (a) the provisions of the High Court Rules relating to interpleader by an officer executing a writ or other order; or (b) as the case may require, section 94 of the District Courts Act 1947 . Compare: 1985 No 120 s 87(4)