while in service under the Government, there shall be pal
a death gratuity of an amount calculated in accordance with
subsection (2).
(2) A death gratuity payable under subsection (1) in
respect of the death of an officer shall be an amount not
exceeding
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(a) his annual pensionable emoluments; or
(b) the commuted pension gratuity which he would have
received had he retired at the date of his death
and opted for reduction of his pension by 50 per
cent under section 24(1),
whichever is the greater.
(3) In computing a commuted pension gratuity for the
purposes of subsection (2), the officer's service shall be
deemed to include any period of untaken vacation leave for
which an ex gratia payment corresponding to the salary for
that period has been granted.
(4) Where a pensioner, other than a person referred
to in subsection (5), dies after retirement from service
under the Government, there shall be paid a death gratuity
of an amount equal to
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