Regulation 12 Payment by a bank to the Minister

(1)

Amounts deducted by a bank under a direct deduction order must be paid to the Minister within—

(a)

in the case of a regular direct deduction order, 10 working days of the date the deduction is due to be made, or

(b)

in the case of a lump sum deduction order, 10 working days of the end of the relevant period.

(2)

In this regulation, the “relevant period” means the period which—

(a)

begins with the service of the order on the bank at which it is directed, and

(b)

subject to paragraph (3), ends with the end of the period during which an appeal can be brought against the order under section 35 of the Act.

(3)

If an appeal is brought under section 35 of the Act, the relevant period ends at the time at which—

(a)

proceedings on the appeal (including any proceedings on a further appeal) have been concluded, and

(b)

any period during which a further appeal may be ordinarily brought has ended.

(4)

The payment must be made by—

(a)

automated credit transfer, or

(b)

such other method as the Minister may specify.

(5)

The payment must not be a consolidation or aggregate of multiple deductions taken by the bank, except where all the deductions were made in respect of the same direct deduction order.

(6)

The bank must identify each payment by including the unique reference stated in the direct deduction order.