Part 2 Consequential Amendments

Part 2 Consequential Amendments

Amendment of section 5: Securing payments under administration order

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In section 5(3) (power of county court to direct existing attachment of earnings order to secure administration order), for the words in brackets substitute “(with the variation required by paragraph 11 of Schedule 3A and such other variations, if any, as the court thinks appropriate)â€.

Amendment of section 14: Power of court to obtain information

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In section 14(1) (power of court to order debtor and employer to provide specified information), for “an attachment of earnings order†substitute “a Schedule 3 deductions orderâ€.

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After section 14(1) insert—

“(1A)     Where in any proceedings [the county court] has power to make a fixed deductions order, the court may order the debtor to give to the court, within a specified period, a statement signed by him of—

(a)     the name and address of any person by whom earnings are paid to him; and

(b)     specified particulars for enabling the debtor to be identified by any employer of his.â€

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In section 14(2) (powers

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