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(1)This section applies where—
(a)a money attachment has been executed; and
(b)the debtor—
(i)realises (or purports to realise) the value of an attached banking instrument;
(ii)otherwise relinquishes ownership of such an instrument; or
(iii)obtains (or attempts to obtain), by fraud or other dishonest means, a banking instrument in place of such an instrument.
(2)The debtor is acting in breach of the money attachment.
(3)A person who—
(a)assists a debtor to do anything mentioned in subsection (1)(b) above; and
(b)knows (or ought reasonably to know) that a money attachment has been executed against the debtor,
is acting in breach of the money attachment.
(4)A breach of the money attachment under subsection (2) or (3) above may be dealt with as a contempt of court.
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