S.L. 111.2 Art. 20Lodging of declarations, etc.

(1) The provisions of this regulation shall have effect with respect to the declaration which may be required by the Committee to be subscribed, and the certificate which may be required by the Committee to be furnished, in accordance with the provisions of article 42 of the Scheme.

(2) The declaration shall be on the form and shall state that the declarant is entitled to receive the amount of the pension, allowance or lump sum which has been awarded, and shall set out -

(a) the full name, age or date of birth and place of residence of the grantee and, if the declarant is not the grantee, the full name and place of residence of the declarant;

(b) such particulars with respect to any person in respect of whom the allowance has been awarded as may be required by the Committee;

(c) in a case where the award of the pension or allowance ceases to have effect on the marriage of any person, whether or not that person has married; and

(d) such further particulars as may be required by the Committee.

(3) The declaration shall be signed by the declarant in the presence of an attestor who shall -

(a) be a person possessing such qualifications as may be specified in the form of declaration;

(b) state fully the qualification entitling him to attest; and

(c) certify that the declaration was signed in his presence and that he believes the declarant to be the person he represents himself to be: Provided that an attestor shall not be the grantee or the person to whom payment of the pension, allowance or lump sum is to be made or a relative of the grantee or of that person.

(4) The declaration shall, if so required by the Committee, be signed in the presence of an attestor selected by the Committee for the purpose or an attestor possessing such qualification as may be specified by the Committee, being in either case a person possessing a qualification specified in the form of declaration.

(5) The certificate shall be signed by a person possessing a qualification entitling him to attest a declaration in accordance with the provisions of sub-regulation (3) of this regulation, and shall certify when that person last saw the grantee alive.