Civil Bill Courts (Ireland) Act, 1851

Decrees may order debts, &c. to be paid by instalments, &c.

112. The assistant barrister, upon pronouncing any decree for any sum of money, may order the time or times when and by what instalments the debt or damages and costs for which such decree shall be obtained shall be paid: Provided, that if the assistant barrister shall have made such order for the payment of such sum of money and costs by instalments, the said decree shall not issue against the defendant until after default in payment of some instalment according to such order; and immediately upon such default being made, and affidavit thereof lodged with the clerk of the peace (and which affidavit any justice of the peace is hereby authorized and required to take), the said decree may issue for the whole, or for such balance as may then remain due after deducting such instalment or instalments as were previously paid.