Cap. 280 Art. 7Pensiontowidows.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, a widow or widower of a member who was at the time of his death entitled to a pension under this Act, shall be entitled to receive a pension:

Provided that where there are one or more widows who had been married to a member at any time during his tenure of office, such widow’s pension shall be apportioned in the manner provided in article 42A of the Social Security Act:

Provided further that a person entitled to a pension under this article who is also entitled to a pension under any other provision of this Act shall only be entitled to receive the higher of such pensions.

(2) The provisions of subarticle (1) shall also apply to a widow or widower of a member who:

(a) has not yet attained the age of sixty one years at the time of his death but who, before such death, satisfied the requirements of subsection (1) of section 4 of this Act; or

(b) but for the fact that he continued to be a member after attaining the age of sixty one years, would have been entitled to a pension under this Act.

(3) The rate of pension payable under this section shall be equivalent to five-sixths of the pension to which the member was, or, but for the fact that he did not cease to be a member before his death, would have been, entitled in accordance with article 4(1);

(4) The rate of pension payable under this section shall be abated by the amount of any pension payable to her by an employer of her late husband which is related to the employment of her late husband.

(5) No pension shall be payable to a widow under the age of sixty-five years during any time in which she is in receipt of earnings from a gainful occupation exceeding the amount specified under article 32 of the Social Security Act in respect of any period of four weeks.