SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1ATTACHMENT OF EARNINGS ORDERS

Prioritisation of orders

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1

Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Judgments Enforcement (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph 9—

a

in the definition of “attachment of earnings order”—

i

for “100(4)” substitute “ 100(1) ”, and

ii

at the end insert “ and such an order under section 18 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 ”,

b

after that definition insert—

  • collection order” means an order under section 3 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2016;

c

in the definition of “maintenance order”, for “that paragraph” substitute “Article 100(1) of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981”.

3

In paragraph 10—

a

omit “by a court” in the first and third places it appears, and

b

after “maintenance orders” insert “ or collection orders ”.

4

In paragraph 11—

a

omit “by a court” in the first, third and fourth places it appears,

b

after “maintenance orders” insert “ or collection orders ”,

c

in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), after “a maintenance order” insert “ or a collection order ”.