17 Consolidated attachment orders
Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 (1971 c 32) | Legislation

17  Consolidated attachment orders

(1)     The powers of [the county court] under sections 1 and 3 of this Act shall include power to make an attachment of earnings order to secure the payment of any number of judgment debts; and the powers of a magistrates' court under those sections [or under Schedule 5 to the Courts Act 2003, and the powers of a fines officer under that Schedule,] shall include power to make an attachment of earnings order to secure the discharge of any number of such liabilities as are specified in section 1(3) [of this Act and paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 to the Courts Act 2003].

(2)     An attachment of earnings order made by virtue of this section shall

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