Citation and commencement

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Diligence against Earnings (Variation) (Scotland) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 5th April 2006.

(2) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987.

Rate of deductions in diligence against earnings

2.  In the Act–

(a) in each of sections 53(2)(b) and 63(4)(b) (which make provision as respects the sum to be deducted from earnings by an employer in certain cases), for “£10”(1) substitute “£12”;

(b) for Tables A, B and C of Schedule 2(2) (which set out the deductions to be made under earnings arrestments), substitute respectively Tables A, B and C set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Employer’s fee for operating diligence against earnings

3.  For the purpose of section 71 of the Act (employer’s fee for operating diligence against earnings), the sum prescribed is £1.

HUGH HENRY

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

7th March 2006