7. (1) The report made by a referee in pursuance of a reference in under these Rules shall be made to the Court
and notice thereof served on the parties to the reference.
(2) A referee may in his report submit any question arising therein for the decision of the Court or make a special
statement of facts from which the Court may draw such inferences as it thinks fit.
(3) On the receipt of a referee's report, the Court may(a) adopt the report in whole or in part;
(b) vary the report;
(c) require an explanation from the referee;
(d) remit the whole or any part of the question or issue originally referred to him for further consideration by him
or any other referee; or
(e) decide the question or issue originally referred to him on the evidence taken before him, either with or
without additional evidence.
(4) When the report of the referee has been made, an application to vary the report or remit the whole or any part
of the question or issue originally referred may be made on the hearing by the Court or the further consideration
of the cause or matter, after giving not less than four days notice thereof and any other application with respect to
the report may be made on that hearing without notice.
(5) Where on a reference under this Order, the Court or a Judge in chambers orders that the further consideration
of the cause or matter in question shall not stand adjourned until the receipt of the referee's report, the order may
contain directions with respect to the proceedings on the receipt of the report and the foregoing provisions of the
rule shall have effect subject to any such directions.
Order 21
Receivers
1. (1) An application for the appointment of a receiver may be made by motion on notice. (2) An application for an injunction ancilliary or incidental to an order appointing a receiver may be joined with
the application for the order.
(3) Where the applicant wishes to apply for the immediate grant of such an injunction, he may do so ex parts on
affidavit in an appropriate case.
(4) The Court hearing an application under paragraph (3) of this rule, may grant an injunction restraining the
party beneficially entitled to any interest in the property of which a receiver is sought from assigning, charging
or otherwise dealing with that property pending the hearing of a summons for the appointment of a receiver and
may require such a summons, returnable on such date as the Court may direct, to be issued.
2. (1) Where a judgment is given, or order made, directing the appointment of a receiver, then, unless the
judgment or order otherwise directs, a person shall not be appointed a receiver in accordance with the judgment
or order until he has given security in accordance with this Rule.
(2) Where, by virtue of paragraph (1) of this rule, or any judgment or order appointing a person name therein to
be receiver, a person is required to give security in accordance with this rule, he shall give such security as may
be approved by the Court to account for what he receives as a receiver and to deal with it as the Court directs.
(3) Unless the Court otherwise directs, the security shall be by guarantee or if the amount for which the security
is to be given does not exceed two thousand naira, by an undertaking.
(4) The guarantee or undertaking shall be filed in the Court Registry.
3. A person appointed a receiver shall be allowed such proper remuneration, if any, as may be fixed by the