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Orphans' pensions (definition and rate of payment).
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20.—(1) Section 2 (1) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for the definition of “orphan” of the following definition:
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“‘orphan’ means a qualified child—
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(a) both of whose parents are dead, or
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(b) one of whose parents is dead, unknown, has abandoned or has refused or failed to provide for the child and whose other parent—
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(i) is unknown, or
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(ii) has abandoned or has refused or failed to provide for the child,
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where that child is not normally residing with a step-parent or with a person who is married to and living with that step-parent;”.
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(2) Section 149 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (2) of the following subsection:
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“(2) An orphan's (non-contributory) pension shall be payable where—
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(a) the weekly means of the claimant or beneficiary do not exceed £6, at the scheduled rate, and
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(b) such weekly means exceed £6, at the scheduled rate reduced by £2 for each amount (if any) of £2 by which those weekly means exceed £6, any fraction of £2 in those weekly means being treated for this purpose as £2:
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Provided that, if the rate calculated pursuant to this paragraph at which, but for this proviso, the pension would be payable is less than £2, the pension shall not be payable.”.
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(3) Subsection (2) of this section shall come into operation on the 16th day of June, 1995.
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