Section 143 — District Court Act 2016: Stay of enforcement proceeding for inability to pay

143 Stay of enforcement proceeding for inability to pay (1) A Judge may stay an enforcement proceeding against a party if satisfied that the party is unable from any cause to pay any amount that is recoverable against that party (whether by way of meeting the claim or counterclaim in the proceedings or by way of costs or otherwise) or any instalment of that amount. (2) The Judge may stay the enforcement proceeding for the period and on the terms that the Judge thinks fit, and may renew the stay from time to time until the liable party is able to pay. Compare: 1947 No 16 s 83