# Judgments Enforcement (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, Paragraph 7


(1) This paragraph applies where the attachment of earnings order has been made—
(a) by the Office, or
(b) by a court otherwise than to secure payments under a maintenance order.
(2) 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/nisi/1981/226/schedule/1/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/judgments-enforcement-northern-ireland-order-1981/schedule-1/paragraph-7
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