# Crown Proceedings Act 1947, Section 46: Provisions as to arrestment.


Arrestment in the hands of the Crown or of a Government department or of any officer of the Crown as such shall be competent in any case where arrestment in the hands of a subject would have been competent:
Provided that nothing in the foregoing provisions shall warrant the arrestment of:—
(a) any earnings payable to any officer of the Crown as such except as provided by section 2 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1966;
or
(b) any money which is subject to the provisions of any enactment prohibiting or restricting assignation or charging or taking in execution; or
(c) any money payable by the Crown to any person on account of a deposit in the National Savings Bank.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/10-11/44/section/46 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crown-proceedings-act-1947/section-46
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