# Courts Act 2003, Paragraph 26


(1) The fines officer must make an attachment of earnings order if it appears to him—
(a) that P is in employment, and
(b) that it is not impracticable or inappropriate to make the order.
(2) The fines officer must make an application for benefit deductions if it appears to him—
(a) that P is entitled to a relevant benefit, and
(b) that it is not impracticable or inappropriate to make the application.
(3) If it appears to the fines officer that (apart from this sub-paragraph) both sub-paragraph (1) and sub-paragraph (2) would apply, he must make either an attachment of earnings order or an application for benefit deductions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/39/schedule/5/paragraph/26 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/courts-act-2003/schedule-5/paragraph-26
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