Maintenance Orders Act 1958

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I Registration, enforcement and variation of certain maintenance orders

   1. 1. Application of Part I

   2. 2. Registration of orders

   3. 3. Enforcement of registered orders

   4. 4. Variation of orders registered in magistrates' courts

   5. 5. Cancellation of registration

3. PART II Attachment of earnings orders

   1. 6. Powers of courts to make orders attaching earnings of defaulters under maintenance orders

   2. 7. Powers of courts to make attachment of earnings orders in proceedings under other Acts

   3. 8. Restriction of issue of orders etc. of commitment on making of attachment of earnings orders

   4. 9. Variation and discharge etc. of attachment of earnings orders

   5. 10. Liabilities of persons to whom attachment of earnings orders are directed

   6. 11. Powers of courts to obtain statements of earnings, etc.

   7. 12. Powers of courts to determine whether payments are earnings

   8. 13. Miscellaneous provisions as to payments under attachment of earnings orders

   9. 14. Application of Part II to earnings paid by the Crown, etc.

   10. 15. Offences

4. PART III Miscellaneous and Supplemental

   1. Miscellaneous

      1. 16. Amendment of 15 and 16 Geo. 6. and 1 Eliz. 2. c. 55, s. 74

      2. 17. Prohibition of committal more than once in respect of same arrears

      3. 18. Powers of magistrates to review committals, etc.

      4. 19. Revocation and variation of Orders in Council under 10 and 11 Geo. 5. c. 33, s. 12

   2. Supplemental

      1. 20. Special provisions as to magistrates' courts

      2. 21. Interpretation, etc.

      3. 22. Legislative powers of Parliament of Northern Ireland

      4. 23. Short title, extent, commencement and repeals

5. 1. SCHEDULE

      Payments under attachment of earnings orders

      1. 1. The provisions of this Schedule shall have effect in respect...

      2. 2. In this Schedule, the following expressions have the following meanings...

      3. 3. If the relevant earnings exceed the sum of—