Section 118 — District Court Act 2016: Payment of judgments or orders

118 Payment of judgments or orders (1) When giving a judgment or making an order for the payment of an amount of money (whether by way of satisfaction of the claim or counterclaim in the proceedings or by way of costs or otherwise), the court may order the amount of money to be paid— (a) in 1 amount, whether immediately or within the time that the court determines; or (b) in instalments, as determined by the court. (2) Except when the court makes an express order for payment in instalments, every judgment or order for the payment of an amount of money is taken to include an order for the payment immediately of the whole amount. Compare: 1947 No 16 s 65(1), (2)