SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1DEDUCTIONS BY EMPLOYER UNDER ATTACHMENT OF EARNINGS ORDER

PART IDEDUCTIONS

Employer's deduction

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1

This paragraph applies where the attachment of earnings order has been made by the High Court to secure payments under a maintenance order.

2

If on a pay-day the attachable earnings exceed the sum of—

a

the protected earnings; and

b

so much of any amount by which the attachable earnings on any previous pay-day fell short of the protected earnings as has not been made good by virtue of this sub-paragraph on another previous pay-day,

then, in so far as the excess allows, the employer shall deduct from the attachable earnings the amount specified in sub-paragraph (3).

3

The said amount is the sum of—

a

the normal deduction; and

b

so much of the normal deduction on any previous pay-day as was not deducted on that day and has not been paid by virtue of this sub-paragraph on any other previous pay-day.

4

No deduction shall be made on any pay-day when the attachable earnings are equal to, or less than, the protected earnings.