23 21 Attachment of assets of specified persons in satisfaction of their liabilities to troubled financial institution (1) If a judge issues an order in terms of section 14(7) confirming the extent, whether limited or unlimited, to which a specified person is liable for the debts and liabilities of a troubled financial institution, such order have the effect, for purposes of enforcement, of a civil judgment in favour of the troubled financial institution for the satisfaction of⎯ (a) such of its debts and liabilities as have been attributed to the specified person by the order; and (b) the administration expenses referred to in section 39(2). (2) The administrator may submit for registration the copy of the order referred to in subsection (1) to the court of any magistrate which would have had jurisdiction to make the order had the matter been determined by it, or, if the decision, order or determination exceeds the jurisdiction of any magistrates court, the High Court. (3) If any statement in terms of section 14(1)— (a) specifies the extent, whether limited or unlimited, to which a specified person is liable for the debts and liabilities of a troubled financial institution; and (b) such statement has not been confirmed by a judge because the specified person did not object to it in terms of section 14(7); the administrator may, within a period of six months from the date when the statement was first notified to the specified person in terms of section 14(3), and on not less than fourteen days’ written notice to the specified person, apply to a judge in chambers for an order confirming the statement, and subsection (1) and (2) shall, if the judge confirms the statement, apply to the order of the judge confirming it. 22 Powers of administrator in relation to specified persons For the duration of the administration or a period of six months from the commencement of the administration, whichever is the shorter period, the administrator shall have power— (a) to call for the production of, and examine, take extracts from and take possession of any books, accounts or records belonging to or in the custody of a specified person or any other person employed by or associated with the specified person; (b) to examine any property of the specified person; (c) to question a specified person or any other person employed by or associated with the specified person; (d) to enter any premises— (i) belonging to or controlled by a specified person; (ii) wherein or whereon he or she has reason to believe there may be evidence as to any transaction carried out by or on behalf of a specified person. 23 Transactions by specified persons (1) For the duration of the administration or a period of six months from the commencement of the administration, whichever is the shorter period, a specified person shall not, subject to this section— (a) expend or in any way dispose of any of his or her property; or

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