Attachment of Earnings Act 1971

3" Attachable earnings", in relation to a pay-day, are the earnings which remain payable to the debtor on that day after deduction by the employer of—

(a)income tax;

(b)contributions under any of the following enactments—

  • the National Insurance Act 1965,

  • the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1965, or

  • the National Health Service Contributions Act 1965 ;

(c)amounts deductible under any enactment, or in pursuance of a request in writing by the debtor, for the purposes of a superannuation scheme within the meaning of the [1959 c. 69.] Wages Councils Act 1959.