1988 Ed.]
Pensions
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(6) In respect of an officer who has more than one period of continuous service, there shall be paid a death gratuity in respect of each period of continuous service under this section; but the total sum of the death gratuities payable in respect of more than one period of continuous service shall not exceed the sum of the death gratuity that would have been payable had the officer's whole period of service been continuous and had his highest pensionable emoluments or notional highest pensionable emoluments, whichever is the greater, been taken for the calculation of the death gratuity, less any pension, gratuity or allowance already paid or payable to him but excluding any additional pension granted under regulation 31 of the Pensions Regulations (Cap. 89, sub. leg.)
(7) Every death gratuity payable under this section shall be paid as soon as possible after the death of the officer or pensioner to-
(a) his legal personal representative and shall form part of the estate of the officer or pensioner for the purposes of distribution but no estate duty shall be payable in respect of the death gratuity and its addition to the principal value of the estate shall not be taken into consideration for the purpose of increasing the rate at which estate duty on the remainder of the estate may be payable; or
(b) where the death gratuity does not exceed such amount as may be determined by the Governor, a person named by the Governor to be the recipient.
(8) For the purposes of subsection (1), an officer who dies in the circumstances mentioned in section 18(1)(a), (b) and (c) shall be deemed to have not less than 2 years' qualifying service.
(9) This section shall not apply in the case of a death of an officer or pensioner where benefits corresponding to a death gratuity under this section are paid or payable under the Oversea Superannuation Scheme in respect of the death.
(Replaced 36 of 1987 s. 36)
Pensions to dependants when an officer is killed on duty
18. (1) Where any officer dies as a result of injuries received--
(a) in the actual discharge of his duty; and
(b) without his own default; and
(c) on account of circumstances specifically attributable to the nature of his duty,
while in the service of the Government it shall be lawful for the Governor to grant, in addition to the grant, if any, of a gratuity- (Amended 37 of 1960 s. 3; 36 of 1987 s. 36)
(i) if the deceased officer dies after 31 March 1965 leaving a surviving spouse, a pension to the spouse, whilst he remains unmarried, at a rate not exceeding one-sixth of the officer's annual pensionable emoluments at the date of the injury or $12,000 a year, whichever is the greater: (Amended 36 of 1987 s. 36)
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