1 Citation, commencement and interpretation
1 These Regulations may be cited as the Diligence against Earnings (Variation) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 and come into force on 6th April 2009.
2 In these Regulations, “1987 Act” means the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987.

2 Rate of deductions in diligence against earnings
In 1987 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 “£12” substitute “£13.50”; and
This sum was most recently substituted by S.S.I. 2006/116.
(b) for Tables A, B and C of Schedule 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.
Tables A, B and C were most recently substituted by S.S.I. 2006/116.
FERGUS EWING Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 9th March 2009