Section 185
Avoidance of charge on military pay, pensions, etc.
A pension, gratuity or other grant payable under this Act shall not be assignable or transferable, except for the purpose of satisfying—
(a)
a debt due to the Government of the Federation or to the
Government of any State;
(aa) a debt due to the Public Sector Home Financing Board established under the Public Sector Home Financing
Board Act 2015 [Act 767] in respect of a public sector home financing facility granted by the Board; or
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(b)
an order of any court for the payment of any sum of money towards the maintenance of a wife or former wife or minor child, whether legitimate or not, of the member to whom the pension, gratuity or other grant has been paid, and such pension, gratuity or other grant shall not be liable to be attached, sequestered or levied upon for or in respect of any other debt or claim whatever except for the purposes specified in paragraphs (a),
(aa) and (b).
(2)
Save as is expressly provided by this Act, no order shall be made by any court-martial or civil 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 prejudice any written law providing for the payment of any sum to a bankrupt’s trustee in bankruptcy for distribution amongst creditors.