--(1) This rule has effect where the court is aware from information supplied by the garnishee or from any other source that someone other than the judgment debtor-
----(a) is or claims to be entitled to the debt; or
----(b) has or claims to have a charge or lien on it.
--(2) In this rule "lien" means a right to retain possession of goods to protect the debt.
--(3) Where this rule has effect, the court may require the judgment creditor to serve notice-
----(a) of the application for an attachment of debt order; and
----(b) of any hearing fixed by the court,
--on any person who may have such an interest as is set out in paragraph (1).
--(4) The notice must be served personally unless the person is a body corporate.
--(5) Notice must also be served on-
----(a) the judgment debtor; and
----(b) the garnishee.
--(6) A notice under this rule must contain a warning to every person on whom it is served that, if he does not attend court, it may proceed to decide the issue in his absence.
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