Third person’s obligations
52 Third person’s obligations
If —
a third person is served with a debt appropriation order; and
the appropriated debt under the order, or any part of it —
is not or will not be or may not be due and payable until more than 7 days after the day on which the order is served; or
will not be due and payable until a condition is fulfilled,
the third person must within 7 days after the day on which the order is served give the judgment creditor a written notice stating —
the date on which the appropriated debt, or any part of it, is or will be or may be due and payable; and
the amount of the appropriated debt if that amount is less than the judgment debt.
A third person who —
pays an amount to the judgment creditor under a debt appropriation order; or
retains an amount under section 53(1),
must give the judgment debtor a written notice containing details of the amounts.
A person who knowingly makes a statement in a notice given under subsection (1) or (2) that is false or misleading in a material particular commits an offence.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months.
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