Cap. 220 чл. 149Enforcement of maintenance and affiliation orders by deduction from pay. Cap. 12.

(1) Where by virtue of a judgement, decree or order which is enforceable in Malta an order has been made against any person (hereinafter referred to as "the defendant") for the payment of any periodical or other sum specified therein for or in respect of -

(a) the maintenance of his wife, child or ascendant; or

(b) any costs incurred in any proceedings relating to any such order by or on behalf of the person in whose favour the order has been made, and the defendant is an officer or man of the regular force, then (whether or not he was a member of that force when the said order was made) the Commander or any officer authorised by him may order such sum to be deducted from the pay of the defendant and appropriated in or towards satisfaction of the payment due under the order of the court as the Commander or officer thinks fit.

(2) Where to the knowledge of the court making an order in pursuance of article 381(3) of the Code of Organization and Civil

Procedure, or varying or revoking any such order, the defendant is an officer or man of the regular force the court shall cause the registrar of the court to send a copy of the order to the Commander or an officer authorised by him.

(3) The Commander or an officer authorised by him may by order vary or revoke any order previously made under this article, and may treat any order made under this article as being in suspense at any time while the person against whom the order was made is absent as mentioned in article 144(1)(a).