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(iii) by substituting the following for subsection (6)–––

"(6) (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Ordinance, no widow shall be eligible for the grant of more than one widows' pension at the same time, except where more than one widows' pensions are granted by virtue of section 6(2).

(b) Where but for section 6(2) a widow would have been eligible for the grant of more than one widows' pension, she shall, subject to this Ordinance, be granted the largest of those pensions.";

(j) by inserting the following section after section 10—

"Pensions and beneficiaries where there is

more than one contributory service.

10A. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), where the deceased had more than one continuous period of contribu- tory service, a separate widows' pension and children's pension shall be granted and paid in respect of each con- tinuous period of contributory service.

(2) A widows' pension under subsection (1) shall only be granted and paid to the person who was the wife of the contributor at any time during a continuous period of contri- butory service and who becomes his widow on the death of the contributor, and the widows' pension shall be in respect of that contributory service.

(3) A children's pension under subsection (1) shall only be granted and paid to the person or persons for whose benefit it can enure under section 10 during a continuous period of contributory service, and the children's pension shall be in respect of that contributory service.";

(k) in section 11-

(i) by deleting "the contributions" from subsection (1) and substituting the following-

"each continuous period of contributory service";

(ii) by substituting the following for subsection (4)—-

“(4) (a) Notwithstanding anything in this section, where the deceased leaves a widow and no widows' pension is granted to her, or if one is granted to her, it ceases in accordance with this Ordinance to be paid before her death, children's pension shall be payable as respects any period comprised within the life-time of the widow or within the time in respect of which no widows' pension is payable, as the case may be, and subsection (3) shall apply as respects any such period notwithstanding that the widow is still alive and if, but only if, the Directors are of the opinion that subsection (2) should apply in lieu of subsection (3) in the particular case, they may give a direction to that effect.

(b) In case the Directors give a direction under this subsec- tion, subsection (2) shall have effect in accordance with the direction."; and