s 5 Maintenance and alimony
(1) In any case in which the court has power to make an order (other than an interim order) under section 19 or section 20 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1950 (maintenance and alimony) the court may, in lieu of, or in addition to, making such an order, make an order for the payment of a lump sum. (2) Notwithstanding anything in the said Act of 1950 or in the 2. Matrimonial Causes (Property and Maintenance) Act 1958, rules of court may provide, in such cases as may be prescribed by the rules— (a) that applications for ancillary relief shall be made in the petition or answer; or (b) that applications for ancillary relief which are not made as aforesaid shall be made only with the leave of the court. (3) Any rules of court made before the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been validly made if such rules could be made after that date under the last foregoing subsection; but nothing in this subsection affects any order for ancillary telief made on or after 20th December 1962 and before the commencement of this Act. (4) In subsections (2) and (3) of this section “ ancillary relief” means relief under section 19, section 20, section 22 and section 26 of the said Act of 1950,