Paragraph 16 Suspension of direct deduction ordersF1
The Secretary of State may suspend and re-start the requirement to make deductions and payments under a regular direct deduction order at any time by notifying the bank to which the order was given.
The Secretary of State must notify the liable person and, in the case of a joint account, each other account holder, if the requirement is suspended or re-started under this paragraph.
Where the requirement is suspended for a continuous period of 2 years the regular direct deduction order in question is to be treated as having been revoked at the end of that period.
Where a regular direct deduction order is treated as having been revoked by virtue of sub-paragraph (3), the Secretary of State must give notice to that effect to—
the bank to which the order was given,
the liable person, and
in the case of a joint account, each of the other account holders.
Sub-paragraph (3) does not prevent the Secretary of State making a further regular direct deduction order in respect of the same liable person and account.
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Textual amendments
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Sch. 3ZA inserted (2.12.2025 but only for the purposes of making regulations, 24.6.2026 in so far as not already in force) by Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025 (c. 28), s. 109(2)(b), Sch. 5 (with s. 105); S.I. 2026/601, reg. 2(1)(g)