Maximum payment under one of several concurrent garnishee orders
121 Maximum payment under one of several concurrent garnishee orders
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.
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.
In this section, limited garnishee order means a garnishee order in respect of a judgment debt that is the subject of an instalment order.
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