SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 10The family court

Part 2The family court: further amendments

Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 (c. 32)

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1

Section 18 (collecting officers of magistrates' courts) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

for the words before paragraph (a) substitute “ Where payments under a maintenance order are payable to the family court or an officer of the family court for transmission to a person, no officer of the family court is to— ”, and

b

in the words after paragraph (c) for “him” substitute “ the family court or an officer of that court ”.

3

In subsection (2) for “the designated officer for a magistrates' court” substitute “ an officer of the family court ”.

4

Omit subsection (3).