Section 14:

14. Lump sum not to be assigned or attached (1) Notwithstanding any other enactment, but subject to subsection (4), a lump sum payable under this Act shall not be assigned, transferred, ceded, pledged, delegated, attached or levied upon in any respect. (2) Where a person who is in receipt of a lump sum is adjudged bankrupt or is allowed to make a cessio bonorum, the benefit shall not pass to a trustee, assignee or other person acting on behalf of his creditors. (3) Article 1289 of the Code Civil Mauricien shall not apply to contributions payable under section 5. (4) Subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, where a person has received, under this Act, sums to which he is not entitled, those sums may be recovered from the amount of any sum to which that person may later become entitled under this Act. (5) On the death of a person entitled to a benefit under this Act, the amount of the benefit shall be paid— (a) to the surviving spouse of the deceased; (b) in the absence of a surviving spouse, to the children of the deceased; (c) in the absence of a surviving spouse or children, to the other legal personal representative of the deceased. N23 – 8 (1) [Issue 4] Revised Laws of Mauritius