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Restriction on sale of, and charge upon, wages.
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163.—(1) As respects wages due or accruing to a seaman or apprentice to the sea service—
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(a) they shall not be subject to attachment or arrestment from any court;
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(b) an assignment or sale thereof made prior to the accruing thereof shall not bind the person making the same;
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(c) a power of attorney or authority for the receipt thereof shall not be irrevocable; and
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(d) a payment of wages to the seaman or apprentice shall be valid in law, notwithstanding any previous sale or assignment of those wages, or any attachment, incumbrance, or arrestment thereof.
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(2) Nothing in this section shall affect the provisions of this Act with respect to allotment notes.
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Mode of recovering Wages.
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