The Teachers' Pensions Regulations 1997

Benefits not assignable

E35.—(1) Any assignment of or charge on or agreement to assign or charge any benefit under this Part is void.

(2) An allocation under regulation E11 is not an assignment, and an arrangement for the recovery by the Secretary of State of an overpayment does not constitute an assignment or an agreement to assign.

(3) Paragraph (1) shall not preclude any payment of benefit pursuant to an order of the court under section 25B or 25C of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973(1) or pursuant to regulations under section 25D of that Act.

(4) On the bankruptcy of a person entitled to a benefit under this Part, no part of the benefit passes to any trustee or other person acting on behalf of the creditors except in accordance with an income payments order made by a court under section 310 of the Insolvency Act 1986(2).

(1)

1973 c. 18; Sections 25B and 25C were inserted by Section 166 of the 1995 Act.

(2)

1986 c. 45.