Section 159: Resriction on sale of a charge upon wages

(1)
As respect the wages due or accruing to a seaman or cadet belonging to a Nigerian ship:
(a)
the wages shall not be subject to attachment or arrest from any court;
(b)
an assignment or sale made prior to the accruing of the wages shall not bind the person making the same;
(c)
a power of attorney or authority for the receipt of the wages shall not be irrevocable; and
(d)
a payment of wages to the seaman or cadet shall be valid in law notwithstanding any previous sale or assignment of those wages, or any attachment, encumbrance or arrest of the wages;
(2)
Nothing in this section shall:
(a)
affect the provisions of this part of this Act with respect to allotment notes; or
(b)
restrict or limit the requirements of the National Social Insurance Trust Fund Act as to contributions by a seaman or apprentice belonging to a Nigerian ship.