[F132BOrders under section 32A: joint accountsE+W+S
(1)Before making an order under section 32A in respect of a joint account the [F2Secretary of State] shall offer each of the account-holders an opportunity to make representations about—
(a)the proposal to make the order; and
(b)the amounts to be deducted under the order, if it is made.
(2)The amounts to be deducted from a joint account under such an order shall not exceed the amounts that appear to the [F2Secretary of State] to be fair in all the circumstances.
(3)In determining those amounts the [F2Secretary of State] shall have particular regard to—
(a)any representations made in accordance with subsection (1)(b);
(b)the amount contributed to the account by each of the account-holders; and
(c)such other matters as may be prescribed.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 32A-32D inserted (1.6.2009 for specified purposes, 3.8.2009 in so far as not already in force) by Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (c. 6), ss. 22, 62(3); S.I. 2009/1314, art. 2(1)(a)
F2Words in s. 32B substituted (1.8.2012) by The Public Bodies (Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission: Abolition and Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2007), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 35