921Provisional garnishee order for attachment of earnings

### 921 Provisional garnishee order for attachment of earnings > > (1)  On the application of a judgment creditor accompanied by an affidavit in accordance with the prescribed form, a judge, the Registrar or a district registrar, without requiring any attendance, may make a provisional order that – > > > > > > (a) on each pay-day the garnishee deduct from the earnings of the judgment debtor the prescribed amount until the judgment and the costs of the garnishee proceedings have been paid or satisfied; and > > > > > > > (b) the garnishee holds every sum so deducted for the judgment creditor until the provisional order is made final or discharged. > > > (2)  An order under [subrule (1)](#GS921@Gs1@EN) is to be in accordance with the prescribed form. > > > (3)  An order may be made under [subrule (1)](#GS921@Gs1@EN) even though – > > > > > > (a) at the time there are no earnings due or owing by the garnishee to the judgment debtor; and > > > > > > > (b) the amount of the earnings is uncertain or is dependent on a contingency. > > > (4)  The costs of the garnishee proceedings are as provided for by the Table in [Part 4](#JS1@HS4@EN) in [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) .