Section 6
of Debtors Act
Section 6
(1)
On the conclusion of the examination, the court may —
(a)
commit the debtor to a civil prison for a term which may extend to 6 weeks or until earlier payment of the judgment debt; or
(b)
order that the judgment debt be paid by instalments of such amount and at such times as it thinks fit.
(2)
Subject to any rules of court made under or having effect by virtue of the Supreme Court Act (Chapter 5), an order for the payment of instalments under this section shall not be a bar to proceedings in execution unless and except to the extent that the court so directs.
(3)
If the debtor makes default in the payment of any instalment ordered to be paid, the judgment creditor may —
(a)
apply in such manner as may be prescribed by rules of court made under or having effect by virtue of the Supreme Court Act
(Chapter 5) for a notice in the prescribed form, to be issued from the court office, calling upon the debtor —
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(i)
to attend before the court at a day and time therein mentioned; and
(ii)
to show cause why he should not be committed to prison for such default; and
(b)
cause such notice to be served personally upon him, and if on the day and time so mentioned or any subsequent day and time to which the matter may be adjourned, no sufficient cause is shown by the debtor, the court may commit him to a civil prison for a term which may extend to 6 weeks or until earlier payment of any instalment due.
(4)
A debtor shall not be committed to prison under this section unless it appears that he has, since the date of the judgment or of the order directing payment by instalments, had sufficient means to pay the judgment or comply with the order, as the case may be.
Rules of court.