Army Pensions Act, 1959

Restrictions on grant of widows' and children's allowances under sections 14 (2) and 15 of the Act of 1927.

5.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection (2) of section 14 of the Act of 1927 or the said subsection as amended by section 4 of this Act, the Minister shall not, on or on account of the death of any person to whom, by virtue of paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of the said subsection, the said subsection applies, grant under the said subsection to the widow or any child of such person any allowance or gratuity unless, in the case of the widow, she was married to such person before his discharge from the forces or, in the case of a child, the child was the child of a marriage contracted before his discharge from the forces.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection (1) of section 15 of the Act of 1927 or the said subsection as amended by section 3 of this Act, the Minister shall not, on or on account of the death of any person to whom, by virtue of paragraph (c) or (d) of the said subsection, the said subsection applies, grant under the said subsection to the widow or any child of such person any allowance or gratuity unless, in the case of the widow, she was married to such person before he received the wound from which he died or, in the case of a child, the child was the child of a marriage contracted before he received the said wound.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection (2) of section 15 of the Act of 1927 or the said subsection as amended by section 4 of this Act, the Minister shall not, on or on account of the death of any person to whom, by virtue of paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of the said subsection, the said subsection applies, grant under the said subsection to the widow or any child of such person any allowance or gratuity unless, in the case of the widow, she was married to him before he received the wound from which he died or, in the case of a child, the child was the child of a marriage contracted before he received the said wound.

(4) Subsections (1), (2) and (3) of this section shall not be construed as affecting the operation of subsection (3) of section 40 of the Act of 1953.