Paragraph 5

In the case of an attachment of earnings order made to secure the payment of a judgment debt or payments under an administration order, the employer shall on any pay-day—

(a)

if the attachable earnings exceed the protected earnings, deduct from the attachable earnings the amount of the excess or the normal deduction, whichever is the less;

(b)

make no deduction if the attachable earnings are equal to, or less than, the protected earnings.

Notes on Schedule 3

Modifications

C1: Sch. 3 modified by S.I. 1989/438, reg. 37(2)
C2: Sch. 3 modified (1.4.1992) by S.I. 1992/613, reg. 42(2)(b).