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Schedule 7, page 45, line 31, after "Act," insert—
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Schedule 7, page 45, line 35, at end insert—
(b) for the words from "which made that order" to the end of paragraph (ii) substitute "shall make the appropriate variation order, unless the debtor requests it to discharge the attachment of earnings order, or to vary it in some other way, and the court thinks fit to comply with the request".
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Schedule 7, page 45, line 36, after "Act," insert—
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Schedule 7, page 45, line 39, at end insert—
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(b) for the words from "proceed under the following paragraph" to the end of the subsection substitute "discharge the attachment of earnings order, or to vary it in some other way, and the court thinks fit to comply with the request".
§ THE LORD CHANCELLORMy Lords, if no noble Lord objects, may I move that this House doth agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 52, 53, 54 and 55, and speak at the same time to Amendments Nos. 58 and 59. It is intended to consolidate into one Act all the law relating to attachment of earnings and that that Act shall come into force at the same time as the attachment of earnings provisions of the Bill. This will greatly simplify the task of those who have to make or administer these orders, since without this consolidation they would have to seek their law in various Acts. In preparing the consolidating Bill, it has been thought possible to simplify the wording of subsections (4)(i) and (ii) and (5)(a) and (b) of Section 9 of the 1958 Act, and these Amendments to Schedule 7 of the Bill achieve this simplification. Section 9, as amended and simplified by the Bill, can then be included in the consolidating Bill. I beg to move.
§ Moved, That this House doth agree with the Commons in the said Amendments.—(The Lord Chancellor.)
VISCOUNT COLVILLE OF CULROSSMy Lords, again we welcome the announcement of this consolidation. The poor Keeling Schedule, which we all looked forward to so much and welcomed, is now going to be entirely superannuated and superfluous, but I am sure it was worth doing even for the purpose of discussing the Bill before Parliament.
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.