Widows’ and Orphans’ Pension Act 1904
Table of Contents
Long Title
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
2A Pensions, etc., to be charged on Pension Fund
3 Contributions to be credited to Pension Fund
4 Abatements from salaries to be made
5 Period for which abatement shall be made
6 Abatement during period of enemy occupation
7 Contributor retiring under certain laws
8 Exercise of option
9 Contributions where official income is reduced
10 Contributor retiring on account of ill health
11 Contributor retired on pension
12 Interest of contributors retiring without pension
13 Refund of contribution to bachelor or widower without children of a pensionable age
14 Provisions consequent upon an officer being removed
15 Contributor transferred to other Government employment in country where the law provides for granting pensions to widows and children
16 Contributor to Oversea Superannuation Scheme
17 Definition of service
18 Officers transferred from Malaysia
19 Arrears of contribution to Malaysia pension scheme
20 Officers contributing to approved schemes
21 Rules for payment when a contributor on leave of absence or pensioner is paid by the Crown Agents
22 Register of contributions to be kept
23 Penalty for non-compliance with section 22
24 Calculation of pensions
25 Who not entitled to pension
26 Pension, when to commence
27 When widow’s pension ceases
28 Dissolution of marriage
29 When children’s pensions cease
30 Pension of widow where no child by previous marriage of contributor
31 Pension of child where no widow alive at death of contributor
32 Pensions of children by 2 or more marriages where no widow alive at death of contributor
33 Where contributor dies leaving a widow and a child or children by a previous marriage
34 Where contributor dies leaving a widow and children by 2 or more marriages
35 Pension of child or children where widow ceases to be entitled
36 Pension of surviving children where child dies or ceases to be of pensionable age
37 Where all the children cease to be of pensionable age
38 Children to take in equal shares
39 Adopted children
40 What proof to be produced before payment of pensions
41 Discretion as to payment of minors’ pensions
42 Pension not to be assigned or levied upon
43 Questions and disputes to be decided by the President
44 Saving as regards contributions made before 1955
Legislative History
Abbreviations