Section 13: Payment of public claims out of pension and gratuity

Where the Minister is satisfied that-(a) a sum is due to the Federal Government from a person to whom a pension or gratuity may or has been awarded under this Act; or
(b)
an overpayment on account of any such pension or gratuity has been made to any person by the Federal Government,
the Minister may authorise the deduction from the pension or gratuity, in respect of that sum or overpayment, of such amounts at such times as he may think fit; and the amounts so deducted shall be applied in or towards paying that sum or overpayment.