# Attachment of Earnings Act 1971, Paragraph 6

Extent: E+W

(1) The following provision shall have effect in the case of an attachment of earnings order to which paragraph 5 above and paragraph 6A below do not apply.
(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 the following sub-paragraph.
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/32/schedule/3/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/attachment-of-earnings-act-1971/schedule-3/paragraph-6
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