Question

A Garnishee Order is issued by:

• A. The customer’s bank
• B. The customer’s employer
• C. The court of law
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer:

C. The court of law

GARNISHEE ORDER 

• Garnishee order is an order issued by the court of law directing the banker, not to honour the cheque of a customer, or not to allow withdraw cash from his account, who happened to be a judgement debtor.

   

• Judgement Creditor: The person on whose request the Garnishee order is issued, he is called Judgement Creditor

• Judgement Debtor: The person whose money in the bank account against whom the order is obtained, he is called judgement debtor 

• Garnishee :The banker is called Garnishee