
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Diligence against Earnings (Variation) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 6th April 2013.
2 
In the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987—
(a) in sections 53(2)(b) (deductions to be made under current maintenance arrestments) and 63(4)(b) (deductions to be made under conjoined arrestment orders), for “13.64” substitute “15.12”; and
(b) for Tables A, B and C of Schedule 2 (deductions to be made under earnings arrestments), substitute respectively Tables A, B and C in the Schedule to these Regulations.
FERGUS EWING
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
15th November 2012
SCHEDULE
Regulation 2(b)


TABLE A: DEDUCTIONS FROM WEEKLY EARNINGS
Net earnings Deduction
Not exceeding £106.17 Nil
Exceeding £106.17 but not exceeding £383.74 £4 or 19% of earnings exceeding £106.17, whichever is the greater
Exceeding £383.74 but not exceeding £576.92 £52.74 plus 23% of earnings exceeding £383.74
Exceeding £576.92 £97.17 plus 50% of earnings exceeding £576.92


TABLE B: DEDUCTIONS FROM MONTHLY EARNINGS
Net earnings Deduction
Not exceeding £460.06 Nil
Exceeding £460.06 but not exceeding £1,662.88 £15.00 or 19% of earnings exceeding £460.06, whichever is the greater
Exceeding £1,662.88 but not exceeding £2,500.00 £228.54 plus 23% of earnings exceeding £1,662.88
Exceeding £2,500.00 £421.07 plus 50% of earnings exceeding £2,500.00


TABLE C: DEDUCTIONS FROM DAILY EARNINGS
Net earnings Deduction
Not exceeding £15.12 Nil
Exceeding £15.12 but not exceeding £54.68 £0.50 or 19% of earnings exceeding £15.12, whichever is the greater
Exceeding £54.68 but not exceeding £82.19 £7.52 plus 23% of earnings exceeding £54.68
Exceeding £82.19 £13.84 plus 50% of earnings exceeding £82.19
