UK Act of Parliament 1981 c. 226 United Kingdom

Judgments Enforcement (Northern Ireland) Order 1981

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 1 of 12 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 11 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Employer11 Any Person1

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What it requires

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s.art074 Compliance with order by employer Regulated
  • Employer must comply with attachment of earnings order and notify the OfficeEmployer
s.art076 Variation, lapse, discharge and termination of orders Regulated
  • Employers must comply with varied attachment of earnings orders after 7 days' noticeEmployer
s.art078 Obligation of debtor and his employers to notify changes of employment and earnings Regulated
  • Notify the Office if you employ a debtor with an attachment of earnings orderEmployer
s.art079 Power of Office to determine whether particular payments are earnings Regulated
  • Follow Office's determination on whether certain payments count as earningsEmployer
s.art100 Compliance with order by employer Regulated
  • Complying with a court-ordered attachment of earnings orderEmployer
s.art102 Variation, lapse, discharge and termination of orders Regulated
  • Comply with varied attachment of earnings order after 7 days' noticeEmployer
s.art105 Power of court to determine whether particular payments are earnings Regulated
  • Comply with court determination on earnings for attachment ordersEmployer
s.art119 False applications: criminal and civil liability Prosecution
  • Make false application for judgment enforcementAny Person

Unlimited fine

143 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.art001 Title and commencement
s.art002 General interpretation
s.art003 Interpretation (attachment of earnings)
s.art004 Judgments to which this Order applies
s.art005 Power to apply Order to other judgments
s.art006 Judgments to which this Order does not apply
s.art007 The Enforcement of Judgments Office
s.art008 Exercise of functions of Office
s.art009 Seal of Office
s.art010 Records of Office
s.art011 General jurisdiction of Office
s.art012 Limitations on jurisdiction of Office
s.art013 Power of Office to make orders,
s.art014 Stay of enforcement in cases of insolvency
s.art015 Effect of orders made by Office
s.art016 Methods of enforcement by Office
s.art017 Limitation on enforcement
s.art018 Notice of unenforceability
s.art019 Certificate of unenforceability
s.art020 Effect of certificate of unenforceability
s.art021 Setting aside of certificate of unenforceability
s.art022 Application for enforcement
s.art023 Preliminary application for custody warrant and report
s.art024 Priority of applications
s.art025 Taking custody of goods under a money judgment
s.art026 Examination of debtor following service of custody warrant
s.art027 Examination of debtor as to his means
s.art028 Examination of third parties as to means, etc., of debtor
s.art029 Provisions consequent on execution of warrant of arrest
s.art030 Instalment order
s.art031 Order of seizure
s.art032 Property which may be seized
s.art033 Property exempt from seizure
s.art034 Effect of order of seizure
s.art035 Power to defer removal of property seized
s.art036 Where seizure may be effected
s.art037 Cesser of effect of order of seizure
s.art038 Power of entry under order of seizure
s.art039 Special provisions as to bills of exchange, policies of assurance, etc.
s.art040 Sale of property seized
s.art041 Title to property sold under order of seizure
s.art042 Retention of proceeds of sale
s.art043 Authorisation of seizure, in certain cases, on service of custody warrant
s.art044 Interpleader
s.art045 Restrictions on enforcement of money judgments against land
s.art046 Order charging land
s.art047 Duration of order charging land
s.art048 Registration of notice of order charging registered land
s.art049 Effect of order charging land
s.art050 Registration of charge against land
s.art051 Charges in respect of rates
s.art052 Order charging land to confer power of sale, etc.
s.art053 Order for delivery of possession of land
s.art054 Notice of eviction; removal of goods to place of safety; notice to Health and Social Care trust
s.art055 Release of goods removed
s.art056 Wrongful delivery of possession of land
s.art057 Order for delivery of goods
s.art058 Order charging certain funds, stock, etc.
s.art059 Effect of order made under Article 58
s.art060 Vesting order leading to disposal of certain funds, stock, etc.
s.art061 Debenture order
s.art062 Stop order in respect of funds in court, etc.
s.art063 Effect of stop order
s.art064 Stop order on money standing to credit of pending proceeding
s.art065 Power of court to discharge stop order or order sale or payment out
s.art066 Restraining order
s.art067 Order appointing receiver by way of enforcement
s.art068 Effect of order appointing receiver
s.art069 Attachment of debts order
s.art070 Liability of garnishee
s.art071 Effect of payment by garnishee
s.art072 Attachment of moneys in a bank or other deposit‐taking institution
s.art072 Clerical and administrative costs of garnishees
s.art073 Attachment of earnings order
s.art075 Persons employed under the Crown
s.art077 Statement of earnings, etc.
s.art080 Power to make administration order on application of debtor
s.art081 Provisions for recovery of debts which may be made in, or in connection with, administration order
s.art082 Notice of order
s.art083 Schedule of debts
s.art084 Restriction of other remedies, where administration order made
s.art085 Appropriation of money paid under administration order
s.art086 Default of debtor
s.art087 Discharge of administration order
s.art087 Effect of administration order on debt relief order
s.art087 Notice of administration order ceasing to be in force
s.art088 Effect of bankruptcy or winding-up on enforcement
s.art089 Completion of enforcement in relation to bankruptcy and winding-up
s.art090 Functions of Office as to proceeds of enforcement, etc.
s.art091 Retention by Office of money or property pending result of interpleader
s.art092 Charge in respect of costs and expenses of enforcement
s.art093 Special provisions as to charges on land
s.art094 Effect of bankruptcy and winding-up on certain orders
s.art095 Procedure for recovery of certain admitted debts
s.art096 Power to treat debt as money judgment
s.art096 Maintenance orders in the High Court and certain county courts: means of payment
s.art097 Interpretation of Articles 98 to 105
s.art098 Power of courts to make attachment of earnings orders
s.art099 Making of attachment of earnings order
s.art101 Persons employed under the Crown
s.art103 Statement of earnings, etc.
s.art104 Obligation of debtor and his employers to notify changes of employment and earnings
s.art106 Limitation on arrest and imprisonment of debtors
s.art107 Committal for default
s.art108 Proof of means
s.art109 Discharge of debtor from custody
s.art110 Appeal from committal order
s.art111 Sequestration order against individual in contempt
s.art112 Failure of individual to comply with sequestration order
s.art113 Sequestration order against company in contempt
s.art114 Referral to High Court of certain contempts of Office
s.art115 Committal for contempt in certain proceedings in court
s.art116 The register of judgments
s.art117 Registration of pending actions, etc.
s.art118 Obstruction and personation of enforcement officers
s.art120 False answers
s.art121 Rescue of or interference with goods in custody of Office
s.art122 Offences in relation to attachment of earnings orders
s.art123 Misrepresentation by debt collectors
s.art124 Conduct of prosecutions
s.art125 Effect of imprisonment under Article 107 or 115
s.art126 Amount recoverable on foot of a judgment
s.art127 Interest
s.art128 Set-off of cross judgments
s.art129 Disposal of moneys recovered from debtor, etc.
s.art130 Entry of satisfaction
s.art131 Certificate of satisfaction
s.art132 Vacating of certain charges
s.art133 Functions of police
s.art134 Liability for official acts and omissions
s.art135 Liability of persons applying for enforcement
s.art136 Power of Office to require attendance of creditor
s.art137 Dilatory creditors
s.art138 Postponement of priority of application of dilatory, etc., creditor
s.art139 Execution of documents in name of debtor
s.art140 Appeals
s.art141 Judgment Enforcement Rules
s.art142 Financial provision
s.art143 Provisions as to distress
s.art144 Property in custody of Office exempt from distress
s.art145 Preservation of certain rights of re-entry
s.art146 Application to the Crown
s.art147 Amendments, transitional and saving provisions, etc., and repeals
Schedules

Schedules

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s.sch001 Where the employer is required to comply with two or more attachment of earnings orders... Regulated
  • Apply multiple attachment of earnings orders in date orderEmployer
s.sch001 Where the employer is required to comply with two or more attachment of earnings orders,... Regulated
  • Pay maintenance attachment orders before other ordersEmployer
s.sch001 (1) This paragraph applies where the attachment of earnings order has been made— (a) by... Regulated
  • Deduct earnings under attachment of earnings order on each pay-dayEmployer
s.sch001 (1) This paragraph applies where the attachment of earnings order has been made by the... Regulated
  • Deduct child maintenance from employee earnings correctly when earnings exceed protected amountEmployer
13 other schedules
s.sch001 Subject to paragraph 9, paragraphs 2 to 6 have effect for defining and explaining, for...
s.sch001 “Pay-day”, in relation to earnings paid to a debtor, means an occasion on which they...
s.sch001 “Attachable earnings”, in relation to a pay-day, are the earnings which remain payable to the...
s.sch001 “Debtor” includes, in relation to the attachment of earnings to enforce a maintenance order, the...
s.sch001 “Maintenance order” means an order such as is mentioned in Article 98( a ).
s.sch001 On any pay-day— (a) “the normal deduction” is arrived at by applying the normal deduction...
s.sch001 For the purposes of this Part— “attachment of earnings order” includes such an order made...
s.sch003 An attachment of earnings order may be made by the Office under Article 73 to...
s.sch003 Article 127(1) has effect whether the date on which the judgment was given occurred before...
s.sch003 Notwithstanding the repeal by the Judgments (Enforcement) Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 ( “the Act of...
s.sch003 Notwithstanding the repeal by the Act of 1969 of section 331 of the Irish Bankrupt...
s.sch003 References in rules of court to any statutory provision repealed by this Order shall be...
s.sch003 Without prejudice to any amendment or repeal effected by or under the Act of 1969...

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