Part 9, The State Proceedings Act, 2000

20. (1) Section 17 of the Judgment Act, 1838 (which provides that a judgment debt shall carry interest) shall apply to judgment debts due from or to the Government. [Margin: Interest on debts, damages and costs.] [Margin: 1 and 2 Vict. C. 110.] (2) Where any costs are awarded to or against the Government in the High Court, interest shall be payable upon those costs unless the court otherwise orders, and any interest so payable shall be at the same rate as that at which interest is payable upon judgment debts. No. 14 State Proceedings Act 2000 11 (3) Section 4 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (which empowers courts of record to award interest on debts and damages) shall apply to judgments given in proceedings by or against the Government. [Margin: Cap. 19] (4) This section shall apply both in relation to proceedings pending at the commencement of this Act and in relation to proceedings instituted thereafter. 21. (1) Where in any civil proceedings by or against the Government, or in connection with any arbitration to which the Government is a party, any order (including an order for costs) is made by any court in favour of any person against the Government or against an officer of the Government as such, the proper officer of the court shall, on an application made in that behalf by or on behalf of that person at any time after the expiration of twenty-one days from the date of the order or, in case the order provides for the payment of costs and the costs require to be taxed, at any time after the costs have been taxed, whichever is the later, issue to that person a certificate in the prescribed form containing particulars of the order: [Margin: Satisfaction of orders against Government.] Provided that, if the court so directs, a separate certificate shall be issued with respect to the costs if any, ordered to be paid to the applicant. (2) A copy of a certificate issued under this section may be served upon the Attorney-General by the person in whose favour the order is made. (3) If the order provides for the payment of any money by way of damages or otherwise, or of any costs, the certificate shall state the amount so payable, and the Accountant-General or such other accounting officer as may be appropriate shall, subject to section 23, pay to the person entitled or to the legal practitioner representing him the amount appearing by the certificate to be due to him together with interest (if any) lawfully due thereon: