# Local Government Finance Act 1988, Paragraph 12

Extent: E+W

As regards a case where a magistrates’ court has made a liability order, regulations under this Schedule may include provision that—
(a) attachment of earnings may be resorted to more than once;
(b) deductions from income support may be resorted to more than once;
(c) distress may be resorted to more than once;
(d) attachment of earnings, deductions from income support and distress (or any two of them) may be resorted to in any order or alternately (or both);
(e) steps by way of attachment, deduction, distress, commitment, bankruptcy, winding up or charging may not be taken while steps by way of another of those methods are being taken;
(f) where a warrant of commitment is issued against (or a term of imprisonment is fixed in the case of) the person concerned no steps, or no further steps, by way of attachment, deduction, distress, bankruptcy or charging may be taken.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/41/schedule/4/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-finance-act-1988/schedule-4/paragraph-12
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