2006 No. 116
The Diligence against Earnings (Variation) (Scotland) Regulations 2006
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 49(7)(a), 53(3), 63(6) and 71 of the Debtors (Scotland) Act 19871 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Diligence against Earnings (Variation) (Scotland) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 5th April 2006.
2
In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987.
Rate of deductions in diligence against earnings2
In the Act–
a
in each of sections 53(2)(b) and 63(4)(b) (which make provision as respects the sum to be deducted from earnings by an employer in certain cases), for “£10”2 substitute “£12”;
b
for Tables A, B and C of Schedule 23 (which set out the deductions to be made under earnings arrestments), substitute respectively Tables A, B and C set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Employer’s fee for operating diligence against earnings3
For the purpose of section 71 of the Act (employer’s fee for operating diligence against earnings), the sum prescribed is £1.
SCHEDULE
Net Earnings | Deduction |
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Not exceeding £85 | Nil |
Exceeding £85 but not exceeding £125 | £4 |
Exceeding £125 but not exceeding £135 | £6 |
Exceeding £135 but not exceeding £145 | £9 |
Exceeding £145 but not exceeding £160 | £13 |
Exceeding £160 but not exceeding £175 | £15 |
Exceeding £175 but not exceeding £190 | £19 |
Exceeding £190 but not exceeding £210 | £22 |
Exceeding £210 but not exceeding £230 | £25 |
Exceeding £230 but not exceeding £250 | £28 |
Exceeding £250 but not exceeding £265 | £32 |
Exceeding £265 but not exceeding £285 | £34 |
Exceeding £285 but not exceeding £300 | £38 |
Exceeding £300 but not exceeding £320 | £41 |
Exceeding £320 but not exceeding £340 | £47 |
Exceeding £340 but not exceeding £365 | £54 |
Exceeding £365 but not exceeding £395 | £60 |
Exceeding £395 but not exceeding £425 | £66 |
Exceeding £425 but not exceeding £455 | £73 |
Exceeding £455 but not exceeding £485 | £82 |
Exceeding £485 but not exceeding £520 | £92 |
Exceeding £520 but not exceeding £555 | £101 |
Exceeding £555 but not exceeding £590 | £110 |
Exceeding £590 but not exceeding £630 | £120 |
Exceeding £630 but not exceeding £675 | £145 |
Exceeding £675 but not exceeding £730 | £170 |
Exceeding £730 but not exceeding £795 | £199 |
Exceeding £795 but not exceeding £870 | £230 |
Exceeding £870 but not exceeding £945 | £262 |
Exceeding £945 | £262 in respect of the first £945 plus 50 per cent of the remainder |
Net Earnings | Deduction |
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Not exceeding £370 | Nil |
Exceeding £370 but not exceeding £490 | £15 |
Exceeding £490 but not exceeding £550 | £25 |
Exceeding £550 but not exceeding £610 | £34 |
Exceeding £610 but not exceeding £670 | £45 |
Exceeding £670 but not exceeding £730 | £56 |
Exceeding £730 but not exceeding £800 | £69 |
Exceeding £800 but not exceeding £870 | £82 |
Exceeding £870 but not exceeding £940 | £94 |
Exceeding £940 but not exceeding £1,010 | £107 |
Exceeding £1,010 but not exceeding £1,090 | £120 |
Exceeding £1,090 but not exceeding £1,170 | £133 |
Exceeding £1,170 but not exceeding £1,250 | £145 |
Exceeding £1,250 but not exceeding £1,340 | £157 |
Exceeding £1,340 but not exceeding £1,440 | £182 |
Exceeding £1,440 but not exceeding £1,550 | £208 |
Exceeding £1,550 but not exceeding £1,660 | £233 |
Exceeding £1,660 but not exceeding £1,780 | £259 |
Exceeding £1,780 but not exceeding £1,910 | £283 |
Exceeding £1,910 but not exceeding £2,040 | £309 |
Exceeding £2,040 but not exceeding £2,180 | £343 |
Exceeding £2,180 but not exceeding £2,330 | £381 |
Exceeding £2,330 but not exceeding £2,490 | £419 |
Exceeding £2,490 but not exceeding £2,680 | £457 |
Exceeding £2,680 but not exceeding £2,900 | £568 |
Exceeding £2,900 but not exceeding £3,150 | £693 |
Exceeding £3,150 but not exceeding £3,450 | £823 |
Exceeding £3,450 but not exceeding £3,800 | £982 |
Exceeding £3,800 but not exceeding £4,100 | £1,140 |
Exceeding £4,100 | £1,140 in respect of the first £4,100 plus 50 per cent of the remainder |
Net Earnings | Deduction |
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Not exceeding £12 | Nil |
Exceeding £12 but not exceeding £16 | £0.50 |
Exceeding £16 but not exceeding £19 | £0.90 |
Exceeding £19 but not exceeding £22 | £1.40 |
Exceeding £22 but not exceeding £25 | £1.90 |
Exceeding £25 but not exceeding £28 | £3.10 |
Exceeding £28 but not exceeding £31 | £3.70 |
Exceeding £31 but not exceeding £35 | £4.30 |
Exceeding £35 but not exceeding £39 | £4.90 |
Exceeding £39 but not exceeding £43 | £5.50 |
Exceeding £43 but not exceeding £47 | £6.10 |
Exceeding £47 but not exceeding £52 | £7.40 |
Exceeding £52 but not exceeding £57 | £8.30 |
Exceeding £57 but not exceeding £62 | £9.90 |
Exceeding £62 but not exceeding £68 | £11.50 |
Exceeding £68 but not exceeding £75 | £13.50 |
Exceeding £75 but not exceeding £82 | £15.90 |
Exceeding £82 but not exceeding £90 | £18.80 |
Exceeding £90 but not exceeding £100 | £21.70 |
Exceeding £100 but not exceeding £110 | £26.40 |
Exceeding £110 but not exceeding £121 | £31.10 |
Exceeding £121 but not exceeding £133 | £35.80 |
Exceeding £133 | £35.80 in respect of the first £133 plus 50 per cent of the remainder |
(This note is not part of the Regulations)