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CAP. 94]

Widows and Orphans Pension.

[1967 Ed.

(Cap. 290;)

(72 of 1967.)

"pension" means any pension granted under this Ordinance, except where the context implies that the pension of the contributor himself is referred to;

"pensioner" means any person entitled to a pension under this Ordinance, except where the context implies that the con- tributor himself is referred to;

"wife" means the lawful wife of any officer married to him by a Christian marriage or its civil equivalent, or in the case of Chinese the kit fat or tin fong, or in the case of any other Asiatic nation, the principal wife; and "widow" shall be con- strued accordingly. (Replaced, 33 of 1939, Schedule)

(Amended, 50 of 1911; 12 of 1912, Schedule; 5 of 1924, s. 36; 2 of 1931, s. 5, and 33 of 1939, Schedule)

(2) Where an infant is or has been adopted under and in accordance with the provisions of the Adoption Ordinance, or in such other manner as is referred to in section 17 thereof, by a person-

(a) who at the time of such adoption is or was a contributor making contributions under this Ordinance or who sub- sequently became or becomes a contributor making con- tributions under this Ordinance; and

(b) who is or was married at the time of such adoption without

then having any child of such marriage,

such infant, if he is the first or second infant to be or to have been adopted as aforesaid by such person, but no other adopted child, shall, for the purposes of this Ordinance, be deemed to be a child of such man by the wife to whom he is or was married at the time of such adoption and, accordingly, shall be deemed to be a child born of that marriage and to be the issue of that marriage. (Added, 72 of 1967, s. 2)

(3) A child who shall have been legitimated by marriage according to the law of the country of the father's domicile at the date of marriage shall, for the purposes of this Ordinance, be deemed to be a child born of that marriage and, accordingly, shall be deemed to be the issue of that marriage. (Added, 72 of 1967, s. 2)

(4) Nothing in subsection (2) or (3) shall entitle an adopted child or a legitimated child to be paid a pension or a share in any pension where the payment to him of such pension or share would diminish the pension or share of any pension immediately payable or being paid at the date of enactment of the Widows and Orphans Pension (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance 1967 to the widow or to any child or children of the officer concerned. (Added, 72 of 1967, s. 2)

(5) The child of an officer who is or has been adopted by any other person under and in accordance with the provisions of the Adoption Ordinance, or in such other manner as is referred to in section 17 thereof,-

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