Cases in which attachment is available
1 Courts with power to attach earnings.
1
The High Court may make an attachment of earnings order to secure payments under a High Court maintenance order.
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The family court may make an attachment of earnings order to secure payments under a High Court or family court maintenance order.
2
F6The county court may make an attachment of earnings order to secure—
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b
the payment of a judgment debt, other than a debt of less than £5 or such other sum as may be prescribed by F7rules of court; or
c
payments under an administration order.
3
A magistrates’ court may make an attachment of earnings order to secure—
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b
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c
the payment of any sum required to be F3paid under regulations under section 23 or 24 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
4
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5
Any power conferred by this Act to make an attachment of earnings order includes a power to make such an order to secure the discharge of liabilities arising before the coming into force of this Act.