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while in service under the Government, there shall be pal

a death gratuity of an amount calculated in accordance with

subsection (2).

(2) A death gratuity payable under subsection (1) in

respect of the death of an officer shall be an amount not

exceeding

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(a) his annual pensionable emoluments; or

(b) the commuted pension gratuity which he would have

received had he retired at the date of his death

and opted for reduction of his pension by 50 per

cent under section 24(1),

whichever is the greater.

(3) In computing a commuted pension gratuity for the

purposes of subsection (2), the officer's service shall be

deemed to include any period of untaken vacation leave for

which an ex gratia payment corresponding to the salary for

that period has been granted.

(4) Where a pensioner, other than a person referred

to in subsection (5), dies after retirement from service

under the Government, there shall be paid a death gratuity

of an amount equal to

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