Annex I
OTHER CHANGES TO DEPENDANT PENSION BENEFITS
I.
CHANGES TO THE PROVISION OF DEATH GRATUITY
(A)
(B)
Ex-gratia Payment to Officers Ineligible for Death Gratuity
An ex-gratia payment will be made to relieve hardship for dependants of officers (other than those on agreement terms) who are ineligible for death gratuity due to short service (less than two years)
(a) three months'
(b)
salary in the case of officers who die with less than one year service; and
six months' salary in the case of officers with service between one to two years.
Nomination of Spouse as Recipient of Death Gratuity
Married officers may nominate, on a voluntary basis, their spouse as the recipient of any death gratuity which may be payable in order to shorten the time lag for payment. The nominee must be the officer's spouse at the time of making the nomination and no other persons may be nominated.
A nomination may be revoked at any time before the officer dies.
In the absence of a valid nomination at the time of the officer's death, the death gratuity will, as under existing arrangements, be paid to the officer's legal personal representative. The procedure for nomination will be promulgated in a separate circular.