CIVIL PROCEDURE ACT 2005 - SECT 121 Maximum payment under one of several concurrent garnishee orders

CIVIL PROCEDURE ACT 2005 - SECT 121

121 Maximum payment under one of several concurrent garnishee orders

(cf Act No 9 1973, section 101; Act No 11 1970, section 51)

(1) This section applies to a garnishee in respect of a wage or salary that is attached by one or more garnishee orders of which one or more (but not all) are limited garnishee orders.

(2) Unless the court orders otherwise, a garnishee to whom this section applies is not required to pay an amount under any garnishee order that exceeds the greatest amount payable by the garnishee under any limited garnishee order attached to the relevant wage or salary.

Note : Section 122 specifies the maximum total payment payable under one or more garnishee orders in respect of a wage or salary.

(3) In this section,
"limited garnishee order" means a garnishee order in respect of a judgment debt that is the subject of an instalment order.