Section 202 Intimation of arrestment schedule

Section 70 of the 1987 Act is amended as follows.

In subsection (1), for the words “, if reasonably practicable,” substitute “ take all reasonably practicable steps to ”.

After subsection (4), insert—

“(4A)

An employer on whom an earnings arrestment schedule or a current maintenance arrestment schedule is served shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable—

(a)

intimate a copy of it to the debtor; and

(b)

notify the debtor of—

(i)

the date on which the first deduction is made; and

(ii)

the sum so deducted.

(4B)

An employer on whom a copy of a conjoined arrestment order is served shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable, notify the debtor of the matters mentioned in sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) of subsection (4A)(b) above.”.