Cap. 318 ст. 31Pensions in respect of widowhood.

A widow whose husband satisfies the relevant contribution conditions as provided under article 17 on the date of his death, or whose husband died as a result of personal injury caused by an accident arising out of or in the course of his employment or self-

occupation, or deemed to be so in accordance with the provisions of article 28, or as a result of an industrial disease as is referred to in the said article 28, shall be entitled to a Widow’s Pension at the pertinent rate shown in the Twelfth Schedule to this Act, or to a

Survivor’s Pension; and where this widow has the care and custody of a child of her late husband or the care of a child in respect of which an allowance is paid in accordance with article 76A, her rate of pension under this article shall be increased in respect of each such child by -

(a) the applicable additional allowance in accordance with the Twelfth Schedule to this Act; or

(b) the applicable additional allowance in accordance with the provisions of the Twelfth Schedule and the child or children of the widow or widower concerned have not yet reached the age of twenty-three (23); sohowever that where a widow or widower is entitled to an increase in their pension rate in accordance with this paragraph such widow or widower shall not be entitled to the increase referred to in paragraph (a).

Provided that, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b), with effect from the 6th January 2020, the applicable additional allowance in accordance with the provisions of item I of the Twelfth Schedule shall still be paid to a widow or widower, even if such widow or widower is in an insurable employment or self-occupation and such child has not yet reached the age of eighteen (18).