Administration of Justice Act 1970 (c. 31)

Part II U.K. Enforcement of Debt

Enforcement by attachment of earnings U.K.

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(3) In section 1 of the Act of 1958 (introductory provisions setting out the scheme of Part I as respects registration in one court of a maintenance order made by another), after subsection (1) there shall be inserted the following subsection:—

“(1A) In the following provisions of this Act “maintenance order” means any order specified in Schedule 8 to the Administration of Justice Act 1970.”

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 13–26, 27(1)(2), 28(2)–(5), 29(1)–(4), repealed by Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 (c. 32, SIF 45), s. 29(2), Sch. 6

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 The text of ss. 27, 29, Sch. 2, Sch. 11 are in the form in which they were originally enacted: they were not reproduced in Statutes in Force and, except as specified, do not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

28 Other provisions for interpretation of Part II. U.K.

(1) In this Part of this Act, except where the context otherwise requires—

• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3

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• “High Court maintenance order” [F4 “and family court maintenance order”]and . . . F2 mean respectively a maintenance order enforceable by the High Court[F5 and the family court] . . . F2 ;

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• “maintenance order” means any order[F6 , decision, settlement[F7 , arrangement] or instrument] specified in Schedule 8 to this Act and includes [F8 one] which has been discharged[F9 or has otherwise ceased to operate], if any arrears are recoverable thereunder;

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(2)—(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F10

Textual Amendments

F2 Definitions repealed by Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43, SIF 82), s. 154, Sch. 9

F3 Definitions repealed by Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 (c. 32), Sch. 6

F4 Words in s. 28 substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 10 para. 18(2)(a); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(d) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)

F5 Words in s. 28 substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 10 para. 18(2)(b); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(d) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)

F6 Words in s. 28(1) inserted (18.6.2011) by The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Maintenance) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1484), reg. 1(1), Sch. 7 para. 3(2)(a)

F7 Word in s. 28(1) inserted (7.11.2012 coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(1)) by The International Recovery of Maintenance (Hague Convention 2007 etc.) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/2814), reg. 1(1), Sch. 4 para. 2(2)

F8 Word in s. 28(1) substituted (18.6.2011) by The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Maintenance) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1484), reg. 1(1), Sch. 7 para. 3(2)(b)

F9 Words in s. 28(1) inserted (18.6.2011) by The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Maintenance) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1484), reg. 1(1), Sch. 7 para. 3(2)(c)

F10 Ss. 13–26, 27(1)(2), 28(2)–(5), 29(1)–(4), repealed by Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 (c. 32, SIF 45), s. 29(2), Sch. 6