26.—(1) This article applies where the external order is for the recovery of a specified sum of money.
(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) to (6), the amount ordered to be paid under—
(a)an external order that has been registered under article 22, or
(b)where article 25(2) applies, the notice under article 22(1)(b),
must be paid on the date on which the notice under article 22(1)(b) is delivered to the person affected by it.
(3) Where there is an appeal under article 23 or 24 and a sum falls to be paid when the appeal has been determined or withdrawn, the duty to pay is delayed until the day on which the appeal is determined or withdrawn.
(4) If the person affected by an external order which has been registered shows that he needs time to pay the amount ordered to be paid, the Crown Court which registered the order may make an order allowing payment to be made in a specified period.
(5) The specified period—
(a)must start with the day on which the notice under article 22(1)(b) was delivered to the person affected by the order or the day referred to in paragraph (3), as the case may be, and
(b)must not exceed six months.
(6) If within the specified period the person affected by an external order applies to the Crown Court which registered the order for the period to be extended and the court believes that there are exceptional circumstances, it may make an order extending the period.
(7) The extended period—
(a)must start with the day on which the notice under article 22(1)(b) was delivered to the person affected by it or the day referred to in paragraph (3), as the case may be, and
(b)must not exceed 12 months.
(8) An order under paragraph (6)—
(a)may be made after the end of the specified period, but
(b)must not be made after the end of the extended period.
(9) The court must not make an order under paragraph (4) or (6) unless it gives the relevant Director an opportunity to make representations.