Regulation 8 Maximum amounts deducted by direct deduction order

(1)

The amount to be deducted under a regular direct deduction order^f1 from a personal account must not exceed—

(a)

where section 22 (4) of the Act (cases of fraud) applies, the percentage of the relevant amount^f2 specified in column 2 of Table 1 in Schedule 1 which corresponds to the band in column 1 of that Table within which the relevant amount for that account falls;

(b)

in all other cases, the percentage of the relevant amount specified in column 2 of Table 2 in Schedule 1 which corresponds to the band in column 1 of that Table within which the relevant amount for that account falls.

(2)

Where any amount calculated under paragraph (1) includes a fraction of a penny, it is to be rounded to the nearest whole penny with a result of exactly half a penny being rounded down to the nearest whole penny.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: See section 17 (4) of the Act for the definition of “regular direct deduction order”.
f2: See section 22 (5) of the Act for the definition of “relevant amount”.