SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 15Attachment of earnings orders: deductions at fixed rates

Part 2Consequential amendments

Amendment of section 14: Power of court to obtain information

14

After section 14(4) insert—

4A

In a case where the attachment of earnings order would, if made, be a Schedule 3 deductions order, the debtor must give a statement in writing of—

a

the matters specified in subsection (1)(a) above, and

b

any other prescribed matters which are, or may be, relevant under section 6 of this Act to the determination of the normal deduction rate and the protected earnings rate to be specified in any attachment of earnings order made on the application.

4B

In a case where the attachment of earnings order would, if made, be a fixed deductions order, the debtor must give a statement in writing of the matters specified in subsection (1A) above.