Amendments to the Attachment of Earnings Act 1971

5.  In Schedule 1 to the Attachment of Earnings Act 1971(1)—

(a)in paragraphs 11, 13, 14A(1) and 14B for “a magistrates’ court” substitute “the family court”;

(b)in paragraph 14 for “magistrates’ court” substitute “court in England and Wales”;

(c)in paragraph 15 for the words within brackets substitute “financial relief: provision corresponding to provision made by Part 2 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973”; and

(d)in paragraph 16 for the words within brackets substitute “financial relief: provision corresponding to provision made by the Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1978”.

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1971 c.32. In Schedule 1, paragraph 11 was inserted by paragraph 7 of the Schedule to the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972, paragraph 13 was inserted by paragraph 6 of Part 1 of Schedule 12 to the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982, paragraph 14 was inserted by S.I. 2011/3929 and amended by S.I. 2007/1655, paragraph 14A was inserted by S.I. 2011/1484, paragraph 14B was inserted by S.I. 2012/2814, paragraphs 15 and 16 were inserted by paragraph 35 of Schedule 27 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c.33) and paragraph 15 was amended by paragraph 25 of Part 2 of Schedule 9 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013.