(1) On granting a decree of divorce or a decree of nullity of marriage or at any time thereafter (whether, before or after the decree is made absolute), the Court may, subject to the provisions of section 32(1), make any one or more of the following orders, that is to say—
(a) an order that either party to the marriage shall make to the other such periodical payments and for such term as may be specified in the order;
(b) an order that either party to the marriage shall secure to the other, to the satisfaction of the Court, such periodical payments and for such term as may be so specified;
(c) an order that either party to the marriage shall pay to the other such lump sum as may be so specified.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1)(c), an order under this section that a party to a marriage shall pay a lump sum to the other party—
(a) may be made for the purpose of enabling that other party to meet any liabilities or expenses reasonably incurred by him or her in maintaining himself or herself or any child of the family before making an application for an order under this section;
(b) may provide for the payment of that sum by instalments of such amount as may be specified in the order and may require the payment of the instalments to be secured to the satisfaction of the Court.