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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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					<ukm:PrimaryMetadata><ukm:DocumentClassification><ukm:DocumentCategory Value="primary"/><ukm:DocumentMainType Value="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct"/><ukm:DocumentStatus Value="revised"/></ukm:DocumentClassification><ukm:Year Value="1971"/><ukm:Number Value="32"/><ukm:EnactmentDate Date="1971-05-12"/><ukm:UnappliedEffects><ukm:UnappliedEffect Comments="NOTE: when this amendment is eventually brought into force, you must also perform the amendments dated 22.4.2014 by 2013 c. 22, Sch. 9 para. 52 which are made to the amendment text (see appended commentary): i.e. &#34;(a) for “A county court”, in each place, substitute “ The county court ”, and (b) for “a county court”, in each place, substitute “ the county court ”.&#34;" AffectingProvisions="s. 92" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1971/32" EffectId="key-263edb38cccc807648184d025c4dcbba" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-263edb38cccc807648184d025c4dcbba" AffectingNumber="15" 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)" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/15" AppliedModified="2012-09-24T13:20:48.96+01:00" AffectedYear="1971" AffectingYear="2007" Modified="2025-11-07T21:38:07Z" AffectedNumber="32" RequiresApplied="true" AffectedProvisions="s. 15A-15D" Row="43" 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))"><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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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/32/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1971/32/body" NumberOfProvisions="30" RestrictStartDate="2014-04-22"><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/32/crossheading/general" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1971/32/crossheading/general" NumberOfProvisions="4" id="crossheading-general" RestrictExtent="E+W"><Title> General</Title><P1group><Title> Citation, repeal, extent and commencement.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/32/section/29" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1971/32/section/29" id="section-29"><Pnumber>29</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/32/section/29/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1971/32/section/29/1" id="section-29-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>This Act may be cited as the Attachment of Earnings Act 1971.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/32/section/29/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1971/32/section/29/2" id="section-29-2"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c8488381"/>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The enactments specified in Schedule 6 to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/32/section/29/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1971/32/section/29/3" id="section-29-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>This Act, except section 20(2), does not extend to Scotland and, except sections 20(2) . . . <CommentaryRef Ref="c8488391"/> does not extend to Northern Ireland.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/32/section/29/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1971/32/section/29/4" id="section-29-4"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c8488401"/>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>This Act shall come into force on the day appointed under section 54 of the Administration of Justice Act 1970 for the coming into force of Part II of that Act.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c8488381" Type="C"><Para><Text>The text of ss. 27(3), 29(2) and Sch. 6 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c8488391" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words repealed with saving by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1973/36" id="c00438" Year="1973" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="36" Title="Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973">Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00439" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1973/36/section/42" CitationRef="c00438" SectionRef="section-42">s. 42</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00440" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1973/36/schedule/6/part/I" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00438" SectionRef="schedule-6-part-I">Sch. 6 Pt. I</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c8488401" Type="C"><Para><Text>2.8.1971 appointed by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1971/834" id="c00441" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1971" Number="834">S.I. 1971/834</Citation></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>