County Courts Act 1984

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

40 U.K. In section 4 of the Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 (extension of power to make administration order)—

(a) in subsection (2), for the words “for the time being specified in section 148(1)(b) of the County Courts Act 1959” there shall be substituted the words “which for the time being is the county court limit for the purposes of section 112 of the County Courts Act 1984”;

(b) the following subsection shall be substituted for the second paragraph of that subsection—

“(2A) Subsection (2) above is subject to section 112(3) and (4) of the County Courts Act 1984 (which require that, before an administration order is made, notice is to be given to all the creditors and therafter restricts the right of any creditor to institute bankruptcy proceedings).”.; and

(c) in subsection (4) for the words “section 148 of the County Courts Act 1959” there shall be substituted the words “section 112 of the County Courts Act 1984”.

41 U.K. In subsection (8) of section 23 of that Act (enforcement provisions) for the words “section 179 of the M1 County Courts Act 1959” there shall be substituted the words “section 129 of the County Courts Act 1984”.

Marginal Citations

M1 1959 c. 22.

42 U.K. In section 25 of that Act (general interpretation), in the definition of “administration order” in subsection (1), for the words “Part VII of the County Courts Act 1959” there shall be substituted the words “Part VI of the County Courts Act 1984”.