(1)Subject to the provisions of this Act, every assignment of, or charge on—
(a)benefit as defined in section 121 of the Contributions and Benefits Act;
[F1(aa)a jobseeker’s allowance;
[F2(ab)state pension credit;]]
(b)any income-related benefit; or
(c)child benefit,
and every agreement to assign or charge such benefit shall be void; and, on the bankruptcy of a beneficiary, such benefit shall not pass to any trustee or other person acting on behalf of his creditors.
(2)In calculating for the purposes of Article 30, 73(5)(b), 99(6)(b) or 107 of the M1Judgments Enforcement (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 or Article 101(5)(b) of the M2Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 the means of any beneficiary, no account shall be taken of any increase of disablement benefit in respect of a child, or of industrial death benefit.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 163(1)(aa) inserted (17.7.1996) by S.I. 1995/2705, art. Sch. 2, para. 50; S.R. 1996/285, art. 2, Sch.
F2S. 163(1)(ab) inserted (2.12.2002 for certain purposes, 6.10.2003 in so far as not already in force) by State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 14), ss. 14, 21(2), Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 21; S.R. 2002/366, art. 2(l); S.R. 2003/373, art. 2
Marginal Citations
(1)Stamp duty shall not be chargeable on any document to which this subsection applies.
(2)Subsection (1) above applies to any document authorised by virtue—
(a)of Parts I to VI of the Contributions and Benefits Act; or
(b)of any provision of this Act so far as it operates in relation to matters to which those Parts relate,
or otherwise required in order to give effect to those Parts or to any such provision so far as it so operates or in connection with any description of business thereunder.
(3)Stamp duty shall not be chargeable upon such documents used in connection with business under paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 8 to the Contributions and Benefits Act and paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 to this Act as may be specified in regulations made under paragraph 2 of Schedule 8 to that Act.