Courts Act 2003

Attachment of earnings order or application for benefit deductions where P is liable to pay compensationE+W
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[F17A(1)This paragraph applies if the sum due consists of or includes a sum required to be paid by a compensation order.

(2)The relevant court must make an attachment of earnings order if it appears to the court—

(a)that P is in employment, and

(b)that it is not impracticable or inappropriate to make the order.

(3)The relevant court must make an application for benefit deductions if it appears to the court—

(a)that P is entitled to a relevant benefit, and

(b)that it is not impracticable or inappropriate to make the application.

(4)If it appears to the court that (apart from this sub-paragraph) both sub-paragraph (2) and sub-paragraph (3) would apply, the court must make either an attachment of earnings order or an application for benefit deductions.]

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