s 6 Powers of court on examination
6.—(1) On the conclusion of the examination, the court may commit the debtor to the civil prison for a term which may extend to 6 weeks or until earlier payment of the judgment debt, or may 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 of Judicature Act 1969, an order for the payment of instalments under this section shall not be a bar to proceedings in enforcement unless and except to the extent that the court so directs. [Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022] (3) If the debtor makes default in the payment of any instalment ordered to be paid under subsection (1), the judgment creditor may apply in such manner as may be prescribed by rules of court made under or having effect by virtue of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969 for a notice in the prescribed form, to be issued from the court office, calling upon the debtor to attend before the court at a time named in the notice, and to show cause why he should not be committed to prison for such default and may cause such notice to be served personally upon him; and if on the day so named, or any subsequent day to which the matter may be adjourned, no sufficient cause is shown by the debtor, the court may commit him to the civil prison for a term which may extend to 6 weeks or until earlier payment of any instalment or instalments 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.