Subdivision 1 Enforcement against debts

117   Operation of garnishee order in relation to debts

(cf Act No 9 1973, section 97)

(1)  Subject to the uniform rules, a garnishee order operates to attach, to the extent of the amount outstanding under the judgment, all debts that are due or accruing from the garnishee to the judgment debtor at the time of service of the order.

(2)  For the purposes of this Division, any amount standing to the credit of the judgment debtor in a financial institution is taken to be a debt owed to the judgment debtor by that institution.

118   Time within which payment to be made

(cf Act No 9 1973, section 97B; Act No 11 1970, section 47B)

Payment of an amount with respect to a debt attached by a garnishee order must be made:

(a)  within 14 days after the date on which the order is served on the garnishee, or

(b)  if the order attaches a debt that falls due after that date, within 14 days after the date on which the debt falls due.