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Child Support Act 1991

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31 Deduction from earnings orders.E+W+S

(1)This section applies where any person (“the liable person”) is liable to make payments of child support maintenance.

(2)The [F1Secretary of State] may make an order (“a deduction from earnings order”) against a liable person to secure the payment of any amount due under the [F2maintenance calculation] in question.

(3)A deduction from earnings order may be made so as to secure the payment of—

(a)arrears of child support maintenance payable under the [F3calculation];

(b)amounts of child support maintenance which will become due under the [F3calculation]; or

(c)both such arrears and such future amounts.

(4)A deduction from earnings order—

(a)shall be expressed to be directed at a person (“the employer”) who has the liable person in his employment; and

(b)shall have effect from such date as may be specified in the order.

(5)A deduction from earnings order shall operate as an instruction to the employer to—

(a)make deductions from the liable person’s earnings; and

(b)pay the amounts deducted to the [F4Secretary of State].

(6)The [F5Secretary of State] shall serve a copy of any deduction from earnings order [F5made] under this section on—

(a)the person who appears to the [F5Secretary of State] to have the liable person in question in his employment; and

(b)the liable person.

(7)Where—

(a)a deduction from earnings order has been made; and

(b)a copy of the order has been served on the liable person’s employer,

it shall be the duty of that employer to comply with the order; but he shall not be under any liability for non-compliance before the end of the period of 7 days beginning with the date on which the copy was served on him.

(8)In this section and in section 32 “earnings” has such meaning as may be prescribed.

Textual Amendments

F3Word in Act substituted (3.3.2003 for specified purposes) by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19), ss. 1(2)(b), 86(1)(a)(2) (with ss. 28, 83(6)); S.I. 2003/192, art. 3, Sch.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1S. 31 applied (with modifications) (E.W.) (5.4.1993) by S.I. 1992/2643, reg.3; s. 31 applied (with modifications) (S.) (5.4.1993) by S.I. 1992/2643, reg.4

Commencement Information

I1S. 31 wholly in force; s. 31 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 58(2); s. 31(8) in force at 17.6.1992 by S.I. 1992/1431, art. 2, Sch.; s. 31 in force in so far as not already in force at 5.4.1993 by S.I. 1992/2644, art. 2

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