Attachment of Earnings Act 1971

Section 2.

SCHEDULE 1E+W Maintenance orders to which this Act applies

1E+WAn order for alimony, maintenance or other payments made, or having effect as if made, under Part II of the M1Matrimonial Causes Act 1965 (ancillary relief in actions for divorce etc.).

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2E+WAn order for payments to or in respect of a child, being an order made, or having effect as if made, under Part III of the said Act of 1965 (maintenance of children following divorce, etc.).

[F13E+WAn order for periodical or other payments made, or having effect as if made, under Part II of the M2Matrimonial Causes Act 1973]

Textual Amendments

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4E+WAn order for maintenance or other payments to or in respect of a spouse or child, being an order made, [F2under Part I of the M3Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1978]

F35E+WAn order for periodical or other payments made or having effect as if made under Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989.

6E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4

7E+WAn order under [F5paragraph 23 of Schedule 2 to the Children Act 1989] . . . F6 section 23 of the Ministry of Social Security Act 1966 [F7 . . . F8section 18 of the Supplementary Benefits Act 1976][F9F10. . . section 24 of the Social Security Act 1986][F11or section 106 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992] (various provisions for obtaining contributions from a person whose dependants are assisted or maintained out of public funds).

8An order under section 43 of the M4National Assistance Act 1948 (recovery of costs of maintaining assisted person).

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9E+WAn order to which section 16 of the M5Maintenance Orders Act 1950 applies by virtue of subsection (2)(b) or (c) of that section (that is to say an order made by a court in Scotland or Northern Ireland and corresponding to one of those specified in the foregoing paragraphs) and which has been registered in a court in England and Wales under Part II of that Act.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

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10E+WA maintenance order within the meaning of the M6Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act 1920 (Commonwealth orders enforceable in the United Kingdom) registered in, or confirmed by, a court in England and Wales under that Act.

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[F1211E+WA maintenance order within the meaning of Part I of the M7Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 registered in a magistrates’ court under the said Part I.]

[F1312E+WAn order under section 34(1)(b) of the Children Act 1975 (payments of maintenance in respect of a child to his custodian).]

[F1413E+WA maintenance order within the meaning of Part I of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 which is registered in a magistrates’ court under that Part.]

[F1514E+WA maintenance judgment within the meaning of Council Regulation (EC) No. 44/2001 of 22nd December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters [F16, as amended from time to time and as applied by the Agreement made on 19th October 2005 between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (OJ No. L 299 16.11.2005 at p62)], which is registered in a magistrates’ court under that Regulation.]

Valid from 18/06/2011

[F1714A(1)A decision, court settlement or authentic instrument which falls to be enforced by a magistrates' court by virtue of the Maintenance Regulation and the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Maintenance) Regulations 2011.E+W

(2)In this paragraph—

  • the Maintenance Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 including as applied in relation to Denmark by virtue of the Agreement made on 19th October 2005 between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark;

  • decision”, “court settlement” and “authentic instrument” have the meanings given by Article 2 of that Regulation.]

[F1815E+WAn order made under Schedule 5 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (financial relief in the High Court or a county court etc.), for periodical or other payments.

16E+WAn order made under Schedule 6 to the 2004 Act (financial relief in magistrates' courts etc.), for maintenance or other payments to or in respect of a civil partner or child.]