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343F. Attachment of money in financial institution.

(1) For the purposes of a notice of attachment, where a relevant person is a financial institution, any amount of money, including interest on that money, which at the time the notice of attachment is received by the relevant person is a deposit held by the relevant person -

(a) to the credit of the overpaid person for the overpaid person’s sole benefit, or

(b) to the credit of the overpaid person and any other person or persons for their joint benefit,

shall be regarded as a debt due by the relevant person to the overpaid person at that time.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), where subsection (1) applies, a deposit held by a relevant person which is a financial institution to the credit of the overpaid person and any other person or persons (in this subsection referred to as the ‘other party or parties’) for their joint benefit shall be deemed to be held for the benefit of the overpaid person and the other party or parties to the deposit equally, and accordingly only the portion of

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