Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005

Inalienability.

[1993 s234]

283

283.—Subject to this Act, every assignment of or charge on, and every agreement to assign or charge, any benefit shall be void and on the bankruptcy of any person entitled to benefit, shall not pass to any trustee or other person acting on behalf of the creditors.

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text):

C126

Application of section extended and modified (4.06.1998) by Social Welfare (Rent Allowance) Regulations 1998 (S.I. No. 188 of 1998), art. 20 and sch. A, in effect as per art. 2, continued in force by s. 362(2). {Note for the purposes of Interpretation Act 2005 (23/2005), s. 26(2) the provisions of Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (26/2005), s. 283 relate to the same subject-matter as Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 1993 (27/1993), s. 234.}

Application of the Act of 1993

20. The provisions of the enactments mentioned in column (1) of Schedule A hereto shall apply to an allowance and in such application shall be modified so that the said provisions shall read as set out in column (2) of the said Schedule.

Schedule A

Article 19

Section of Act of 1993 to be applied

Modification

(1)

(2)

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Section 234

234. Every assignment of or charge on, and every agreement to assign or charge any allowance shall be void, and on the bankcruptcy of any person entitled to an allowance, the allowance shall not pass to any trustee or other person acting on behalf of the creditors.

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