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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 8, 1939.

General provision as

to awards.

Administra-

tion of pensions, etc., in

special cases.

Regulations.

Minister to administer Scheme.

Interpreta- tion of

Scheme.

52 and 53 Việt. c. 63.

Date of

30. Where under this Scheme a pension, gratuity or allowance may be awarded to, for or in respect of a person only if some condition or requirement is fulfilled or complied with, an award made to, for or in respect of that person shall, unless the Minister otherwise determines, cease to have effect if and when that condition or requirement ceases to be fulfilled or complied with.

31. Where the Minister considers it desirable in the interest of any person to, for or in respect of whom any pension, gratuity or allowance under this Scheme is payable, he may administer that pension, gratuity or allowance in such manner as may appear to him to be in the best interests of that person, or he may appoint a trustee of that pension, gratuity or allowance and pay the amount thereof to him to be administered by that trustee for the benefit of that person, and the receipt of any such trustee for any amount so paid to him shall be a good discharge to the Minister.

32. (1) The Minister may make regulations for giving effect to the purposes of this Scheme, and may, in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of this provision, make regulations prescribing---

(a) the manner and form in which, and the person to whom, claims under this Scheme are to be made, and the information and evidence which may be required or accepted for the purposes of and in connexion with any such claim;

(b) the manner and form in which any certificate relating to the death or disablement of any person is to be given under this Scheme;

(c) the manner in which any pension, gratuity or allow- ance which may be paid under this Scheme is to be paid or applied; and

(d) anything which the Minister may prescribe under any provision contained in this Scheme.

may

(2) Regulations made under this Article

make different provision for different circumstances and different

cases.

33.-(1) The Minister shall be the sole administrator and interpreter of this Scheme and all questions with respect to the effect or operation of this Scheme shall be determined by him and his decision thereon shall be final and conclusive.

(2) The Minister may issue, or cause to be issued, such detailed instructions in reference to this Scheme as he may from time to time deem necessary.

34. The provisions of the Interpretation Act, 1889, shall apply to the interpretation of this Scheme as they apply to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

35. This Scheme shall be deemed to have corning into operation on the 3rd September, 1939.

operation

of Scheme.

Citation.

come into

36. This Scheme may be cited as The War Pensions and Detention Allowances (Mercantile Marine, Etc.) Scheme,

1939.