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58 Simultaneous operation of earnings and current maintenance arrestment.
(1) Subject to subsection (2) below, one earnings arrestment and one current maintenance arrestment may be in effect simultaneously against earnings payable to the same debtor by the same employer.
(2) If on any pay-day N is less than S, the employer shall operate both the earnings arrestment and the current maintenance arrestment in accordance with subsection (3) below.
(3) The employer shall—
(a) for the purposes of section 47(1) of this Act, deduct the sum equal to—
N×ES
; and
(b) for the purposes of section 51(1) of this Act, deduct the sum equal to—
N×CS
.
(4) In subsections (2) and (3) above—
N is the amount of any net earnings in so far as they exceed the sum mentioned in subsection (2)(b) of section 53 of this Act for the number of days mentioned in subsection (2)(a) of that section;
E is the sum which the employer is required to deduct under section 47(1) of this Act;
C is the sum which the employer is required to deduct under section 51(1) of this Act; and
S is the total of E and C.
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58 Simultaneous operation of earnings and current maintenance arrestment.
(1) Subject to subsection (2) below, one earnings arrestment and one current maintenance arrestment may be in effect simultaneously against earnings payable to the same debtor by the same employer.
(2) If on any pay-day N is less than S, the employer shall operate both the earnings arrestment and the current maintenance arrestment in accordance with subsection (3) below.
(3) The employer shall—
(a) for the purposes of section 47(1) of this Act, deduct the sum equal to—
N×ES
; and
(b) for the purposes of section 51(1) of this Act, deduct the sum equal to—
N×CS
.
(4) In subsections (2) and (3) above—
N is the amount of any net earnings in so far as they exceed the sum mentioned in subsection (2)(b) of section 53 of this Act for the number of days mentioned in subsection (2)(a) of that section;
E is the sum which the employer is required to deduct under section 47(1) of this Act;
C is the sum which the employer is required to deduct under section 51(1) of this Act; and
S is the total of E and C.
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