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            An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to the attachment of earnings as a means of enforcing the discharge of monetary obligations.</dc:description><dc:date>1978-06-30</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2024-05-17</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2020-12-31</dct:valid>
					
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AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1971/32" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Modified="2025-11-07T21:38:07Z" Notes="This affecting provision is amended (22.4.2014) by 2013 c. 22, Sch. 9 para. 52; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(c) (with art. 3)" Type="inserted" AppendedCommentary="(as amended (22.4.2014) by 2013 c. 22, Sch. 9 para. 52; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(c) (with art. 3))" AffectingYear="2007" AffectedYear="1971" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" EffectId="key-263edb38cccc807648184d025c4dcbba" AffectedProvisions="s. 15A-15D" AffectingNumber="15" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-263edb38cccc807648184d025c4dcbba"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Attachment of Earnings Act 1971</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:SectionRange xmlns:err="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/error" Start="section-15A" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1971/32/section/15A" err:Start="Section missing in legislation" MissingStart="true" 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