80Assignment of earnings not enforceable

80 Assignment of earnings not enforceable (1) An assignment of earnings is not enforceable. (2) Subsection (1) has effect regardless of— (a) the nature of the instrument effecting the assignment; or (b) the nature of the transaction that gave rise to the assignment. earnings means a sum payable to a person— (a) by way of wages or salary, including any fee, bonus, commission, overtime pay or other amount payable in addition to wages or salary; or (b) by way of pension, including— (i) an annuity in relation to past services, whether or not the services were rendered to the person paying the annuity; and (ii) periodical payments in relation to compensation for the loss, or any reduction in benefits, of any office or employment; and (iii) periodical payments in relation to compensation for the loss of wages or salary because of illness or injury.