# Attachment of Earnings Act 1971, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/32/schedule/3/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/attachment-of-earnings-act-1971/schedule-3/paragraph-5
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