SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 9Single county court in England and Wales
Part 2Other amendments
Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 (c. 32)
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1
The Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 is amended as follows.
2
In section 1(2)—
a
for “A county court may” substitute “
The county court may
”
, and
b
for “county court rules” substitute “
rules of court
”
.
3
In that Act except section 1 (but subject to any specific amendments or repeals made by or under this Act in that Act)—
a
for “a county court”, in each place, substitute “
the county court
”
, and
b
for “A county court”, in each place, substitute “
The county court
”
.
4
In section 6(7)(a) for “such county court as the order may specify” substitute “
the county court if the order so specifies
”
.
5
In section 23 (enforcement provisions)—
a
in subsections (1) and (1A), in each place, for “the judge” substitute “
the court
”
,
b
in subsection (1A) for “he” substitute “
the court
”
,
c
in subsection (3) for “the county court judge” substitute “
by the county court
”
,
d
in subsection (4) after “judge” insert “
or court
”
,
e
in subsection (7)—
i
for “a county court judge” substitute “
by the county court
”
, and
ii
after “the judge” insert “
or court
”
,
f
in subsection (8) for “a county court judge”, in each place, substitute “
the county court
”
, and
g
omit subsection (11) (powers under section of judge of county court exercisable by district judge).
6
In section 25(1) (interpretation) in the definition of “the court” for “county courts” substitute “
the county court
”
.