Crime and Courts Act 2013

Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 (c. 32) U.K.

25 (1) The Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 is amended as follows. U.K.

(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 ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 9 para. 25 in force at 22.4.2014 by S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(c) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)