23 Enforcement provisions
Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 (1971 c 32) | Legislation

23  Enforcement provisions

(1)     If, after being served with notice of an application to [the county court] for an attachment of earnings order or for the variation of such an order [relevant notice,] [or with an order made under section 14(2)(b) above], the debtor fails to attend on the day and at the time specified for any hearing of the application [in the notice for any hearing,] [or specified in the order], the court may adjourn the hearing and order him to attend at a specified time on another day; and if the debtor—

(a)     fails to attend at that time on that day; or

(b)     attends, but refuses to be sworn or give evidence,

he may be ordered by [the court] to be imprisoned for not more than fourteen days.

[(1ZA)     In subsection (1) “relevant notice” means any of the following—

(a)     notice of an application to [the county court] to make, vary or suspend an attachment of earnings order;

(b)     notice that [the county court] is, of its own motion, to consider making, varying or suspending an attachment of earnings order.]

[(1A)     In any case where [the court] has power to make an order of imprisonment

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