Army Pensions Act, 1937

Revision of dependants' allowances.

40.—(1) A dependant's allowance shall be subject to periodic review (not more frequently than once a year) on such occasions and at such intervals as the Minister shall, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, determine and if it appears as the result of any such review that the person to whom such allowance was granted has ceased, by reason of his yearly means, to be entitled to such allowance or to such allowance at the rate then payable, the allowance shall (as the case may require) either be terminated with effect from such date as the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Finance may determine or be reduced to the appropriate rate as from the date of the review.

(2) If any person from whom a dependant's allowance has been withdrawn under the provisions of the immediately preceding sub-section, or to whom a dependant's allowance is payable at a rate less than fifteen shillings a week, shall subsequently claim that he is eligible for the grant of an allowance or for the grant of an allowance at a higher rate than that already payable to him, the Minister may, if he is of opinion that there are good grounds for so doing, cause such claim to be reviewed (but not more frequently than once a year) and if it is found that the claimant is in fact entitled to receive a dependant's allowance or an increased dependant's allowance, such allowance or increased allowance shall be payable as from the date on which the claim is received by the Minister or from the date on which the claimant becomes entitled to the payment of such allowance or increased allowance, whichever is later.

Special Gratuities.