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date of the death or marriage of the spouse, or the date on whic dependant pension to the spouse ceases, of double the amount accordane with paragraph (ii):

Provided that the dependant pension granted to a child or children under this paragraph shall be not less than $6,000 a year where no other dependant pension is granted under this section; (v) if the deceased officer does not leave a spouse, or leaves a spouse to whom no dependant pension is granted, and if the mother of the deceased officer was wholly or mainly dependent on the deceased officer for her support, a dependant pension to the mother, while the mother is without adequate means of support, of an amount not exceeding the dependant pension which could have been granted to the spouse under paragraph (i);

(vi) if the deceased officer does not leave a spouse, or leaves a spouse to whom no dependant pension is granted, or does not leave any children or mother to whom a dependant pension is granted, and the father of the deceased officer was wholly or mainly dependent on the deceased officer for his support, a dependant pension to the father, while the father is without adequate means of support, of an amount not exceeding the dependant pension which could have been granted to the spouse under paragraph (i).

(2) A dependant pension shall be payable as soon as possible after the death of the officer.

cease-

(3) A dependant pension-

(a) shall not be payable under subsection (1) at any time in respect of

more than 6 children;

(b) when granted under subsection (1) shall cease-

(i) in the case of a child, at the appropriate time provided in subsection (4);

(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 such date as the Governor may determine if it appears to him at any time that the mother is adequately provided with other means of support;

(iii) in the case of the deceased officer's father, as from such date as 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 shall

(a) in the case of a male child-

(i) at the age of 18 years unless at the time he attains that age he is receiving full-time education;

(ii) at the time at which he has since attaining the age of 18 years ceased to receive continuous full-time education:

Provided that a dependant pension that has ceased under this sub-paragraph may be paid again during the period when the full-time education is resumed; or

(iii) at the age of 23 years,

whichever first occurs;