http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/21/part/1/chapter/1/crossheading/attachment-of-earnings/2017-04-12Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2016An Act to make provision about enforcement of the payment of fines and other penalties; to provide for the appointment and functions of a Prison Ombudsman for Northern Ireland; to amend the law relating to the penalties for certain animal welfare offences, lay visitors for police stations, extreme pornographic and other sexual images, assaults on persons providing ambulance services, the early removal from prison of prisoners liable to removal from the United Kingdom, direct committal for trial, and firearms; and to make provision relating to the costs of the Accountant General of the Court of Judicature.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-01-18Expert Participation2017-04-12 PART 1 FINES AND OTHER PENALTIES: ENFORCEMENTCHAPTER 1Collection of Fines <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation><Emphasis>Attachment of earnings</Emphasis>Attachment of earnings order181An attachment of earnings order is an order requiring the person to whom the order is directed to make such payments as are specified in the order out of the earnings which are payable to the debtor for the purpose of securing payment of the outstanding amount.2An attachment of earnings order may be made only in the case of a debtor who, at the time the order is made, is an individual aged 18 or over.3The person to whom an attachment of earnings order is directed must be a person who appears to the court or collection officer (according to which of them is making the order) to employ the debtor; and references in this section, section 19 and Schedule 1 to the employer, in relation to an attachment of earnings order, are to be read accordingly.4An attachment of earnings order must—acontain particulars specified in regulations enabling the debtor to be identified by the employer,bcontain particulars specified in regulations of the amount to be recovered by the order,cspecify the rate calculated in accordance with regulations as the rate at which amounts are to be deducted from the debtor's earnings,dspecify to whom payments are to be made,econtain information about how to contact the collection officer, andfcontain such other information as may be specified in regulations.5A person is to be treated as employing another person if that person, as principal and not as a servant or agent, pays to the other person sums defined as “earnings” for the purposes of this section.6In this section, “earnings” has such meaning as is specified in regulations.7Schedule 1, which makes further provision in relation to attachment of earnings orders, has effect.8For provision as to the disclosure of information for the purposes of this section, see Part 3B of Schedule 5 to the Courts Act 2003.Statement of earnings191Where the court or a collection officer is proposing to make an attachment of earnings order, the court or collection officer may give a direction under subsection (2) or (3).2A direction under this subsection is a direction to the debtor to provide within the period specified in regulations a statement signed by the debtor of—athe name and address of any employer the debtor has;bparticulars specified in regulations of the debtor's earnings and expected earnings, and of the debtor's resources and needs (including the needs of any person for whom the debtor must, or reasonably may, provide);cparticulars specified in regulations of any matters which are, or may be, relevant to the determination of the rate of deduction for the purposes of section 18(4)(c);dparticulars specified in regulations for enabling the debtor to be identified by the debtor's employer.3A direction under this subsection is a direction to the debtor's employer to provide within a period specified in regulations a statement signed by or on behalf of that person of particulars specified in the regulations of the debtor's earnings or expected earnings.4Where an attachment of earnings order has been made, the responsible court or the collection officer (regardless of which of them made the order) may at any time while the order is in force give a direction under subsection (2) or (3).5A document purporting to be a statement such as is mentioned in subsection (2) or (3) is, in proceedings for or arising out of an attachment of earnings order, to be received in evidence and deemed to be such a statement without further proof, unless the contrary is shown.6A person commits an offence if the person fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a direction under subsection (2) or (3).7A person commits an offence if, in providing information in response to a direction under subsection (2) or (3), the person—aprovides information which the person knows to be false in a material particular,brecklessly provides information which is false in a material particular, orcknowingly fails to disclose a material fact.S. 18(4)(6) in operation at 3.10.2016 for specified purposes by S.R. 2016/248, art. 4(e)S. 19(2)(3) in operation at 3.10.2016 for specified purposes by S.R. 2016/248, art. 4(f)S. 18(8) inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Collection of Fines etc. (Northern Ireland Consequential Amendments) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/570), arts. 1(2), 2(4)
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Collection of Fines
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<Text>The person to whom an attachment of earnings order is directed must be a person who appears to the court or collection officer (according to which of them is making the order) to employ the debtor; and references in this section, section 19 and Schedule 1 to the employer, in relation to an attachment of earnings order, are to be read accordingly.</Text>
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<Text>A direction under this subsection is a direction to the debtor's employer to provide within a period specified in regulations a statement signed by or on behalf of that person of particulars specified in the regulations of the debtor's earnings or expected earnings.</Text>
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<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Where an attachment of earnings order has been made, the responsible court or the collection officer (regardless of which of them made the order) may at any time while the order is in force give a direction under subsection (2) or (3).</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
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<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A document purporting to be a statement such as is mentioned in subsection (2) or (3) is, in proceedings for or arising out of an attachment of earnings order, to be received in evidence and deemed to be such a statement without further proof, unless the contrary is shown.</Text>
</P2para>
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<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A person commits an offence if the person fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a direction under subsection (2) or (3).</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
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<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A person commits an offence if, in providing information in response to a direction under subsection (2) or (3), the person—</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>provides information which the person knows to be false in a material particular,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
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<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>recklessly provides information which is false in a material particular, or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/21/section/19/7/c/2017-04-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/21/section/19/7/c" id="section-19-7-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>knowingly fails to disclose a material fact.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
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<Para>
<Text>
S. 18(4)(6) in operation at 3.10.2016 for specified purposes by
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,
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<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-19-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/21/section/19/2" id="ckkzmx842-00057">S. 19(2)</CitationSubRef>
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in operation at 3.10.2016 for specified purposes by
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,
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</Text>
</Para>
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<Para>
<Text>
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inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by
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,
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,
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</Text>
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