Malaysia legislation
Section 19
Section 19
Any pension, gratuity or other benefit granted under this Act shall not be assignable or transferable, or liable to be attached, sequestrated or levied upon in respect of any claim except for the purpose of satisfying—
(a)
a debt due to the Federal Government, or the Government of any State or a Statutory or Local Authority;
(b)
an order of a Court for the payment of periodical sums of money towards the maintenance of the wife or former wife or minor child, whether legitimate or not, of the officer to whom the pension, gratuity or other benefit has been granted; or
(c)
an order of a court issued in relation to bankruptcy matters under any written law relating to it.