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In force1984 Revised Edition
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Part 8

199. Avoidance of assignment of or charge on military pay, pensions etc.

(1)

Every assignment of or charge on, and every agreement to assign or charge, any pay, military award, grant, pension, gratuity or allowance payable to any person in respect of his or any other person’s service in the Armed Forces or the Reserve Regiment shall be void.

(2)

Except as expressly provided by this Act, no order shall be made by any court the effect of which would be to restrain any person from receiving anything which by virtue of this section he is precluded from assigning and to direct payment thereof to another person.

(3)

Nothing in this section shall be binding on the Government or prejudice the provisions of any written law providing for the payment of any sum to a bankrupt’s trustee in bankruptcy for distribution among creditors.

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