Section 44 Suspension of deduction from earnings ordersI1I2

The Minister may suspend and re-start the requirement to make deductions and payments under a deduction from earnings order at any time by notifying the employer to which the order was given.

The Minister must notify the liable person if the requirement is suspended or re-started under this section.

Where the requirement is suspended for a continuous period of 2 years the deduction from earnings order in question is to be treated as having been revoked at the end of that period.

Where a deduction from earnings order is treated as having been revoked by virtue of subsection (3), the Minister must give notice to that effect to—

Subsection (3) does not prevent the Minister making a further deduction from earnings order in respect of the same liable person.