1988 Ed.]
Pension Benefits (Judicial Officers)
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(ii) in the case of the deceased officer's mother, as from the date of re-marriage if the mother subsequently re-marries, or as from a date the Governor may determine if it appears to him at any time that the mother is adequately provided with other means of support; and
(iii) in the case of the deceased officer's father, as from a date the Governor may determine if it appears to him at any time that the father is adequately provided with other means of support.
(4) A dependant pension granted under subsection (1) to a child ceases-
(a) in the case of a male child, on the earlier of--
(i) his attaining the age of 18 years unless at the time he attains that age he is receiving full-time education;
(ii) the time at which he has since attaining the age of 18 years ceased to receive continuous full-time education; but a dependant pension that has ceased under this subparagraph may be paid again during the period when the full-time education is resumed; or
(iii) his attaining the age of 23 years; and
(b) in the case of a female child, on the earlier of-
(i) her marriage;
(ii) her attaining the age of 21 years unless at the time she attains that age she is receiving full-time education;
(iii) the time at which she has since attaining the age of 21 years ceased to receive continuous full-time education; but a dependant pension that has ceased under this subparagraph may be paid again during the period when the full-time education is resumed; or
(iv) her attaining the age of 23 years.
(5) For the purposes of subsection (1), “pensionable emoluments" includes pensionable emoluments enjoyed or drawn.
(6) For the purposes of subsection (4)-
(a) "full-time education" means full-time education at a university, college, school or other educational establishment recognized by the Director of Education; and
(b) a child on normal university, college, school or other educational establishment holidays or awaiting for a normal period for admission to a university, college, school or other educational establishment is receiving full-time education.
(7) For the purposes of this section-
(a) where an officer contracts a marriage and by reason of its form the officer is or becomes lawfully married to more than one woman at the same time, "wife" (without prejudice to the definition of "wife" in section 2) means the woman whom the officer first married; but where a wife eligible for a dependant pension under this section ceases to be so eligible and at the same time of the cessation the officer was lawfully married as mentioned to another wife or other wives the officer shall be deemed for the purposes of this section to have become a widower at the time of the cessation and simultaneously to have married the woman who at that time was his wife and whom he married first after his marriage to the wife who has ceased to be eligible;