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(1) The attachment of a decree of a Civil Court for the payment of money or for sale in enforcement of a mortgage or charge shall be made by the issue to the Civil Court of a notice by the Collector or the authorised officer, specifying the name of the defaulter, the amount in arrear together with the interest thereon and the cost of process and the amount to which and the period to which the arrears relate and requesting the Civil Court to stay the execution of the decree unless and until-- (i) the Collector or the authorised officer, as the case may be, cancels then notice; or (ii) the Collector or the authorised officer, as the case may be, or the defaulter applies to the Court receiving such notice to execute the decree. (2) Where a Civil Court receives an application under clause (ii) of sub-section (1), it shall, on the application of the Collector or the authorised officer, as the case may be, or the defaulter and subject to the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act V of 1908), proceed to execute the attached decree and apply the net proceeds in satisfaction of the arrears mentioned in the notice. (3) The Collector or the authorised officer, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be the representative of the holder of the attached decree, and to be entitled to execute such attached decree in any manner lawful for the holder thereof.