S.L. 411.4 Art. 11Where officer dies while carrying out duties of his office. Cap. 530. Cap. 285.

(1) Where an officer, without his own default, dies as a direct and immediate consequence of him having carried out the duties of his office, his dependants, unless otherwise precluded at law, shall be entitled to the payment of such pensionable emoluments as mentioned hereunder.

(2) For the purpose of sub-regulation (1), his pensionable emoluments shall be granted to:

(a) the surviving spouse or partner of the deceased until such spouse remarries or such partner contracts another union of equivalent status in accordance with the Civil Union Act, or reaches pensionable age, or in the absence of an eligible spouse or partner;

(b) the child or children of the deceased until such child or children attain the age of eighteen years or until such child attains the age of twenty-three years if attending a full-time educational institution; or in the absence of children;

(c) a parent or immediate family relative who was dependent on him for maintenance for a period of five years from the death of the officer subject to the retention of a state of dependency: Provided that the pensionable emoluments granted to the child or children as provided in this sub-regulation shall be equally divided and, in the case of minors, entrusted to their legal guardian as defined in the Children and Young Persons (Care Orders) Act.