Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1937
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Amendment of section 23 of the Principal Act. |
15.— Section 23 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion at the end of the said section of the following additional sub-section, and the Principal Act shall be construed and have effect accordingly, that is to say:— | |
“(4) Where a woman is in receipt of a widow's (non-contributory) pension and a change occurs in her net weekly means so that in accordance with this section— | ||
(a) such pension should be increased, or | ||
(b) such pension should be decreased, or | ||
(c) such pension should cease, | ||
such increase, decrease or cesser (as the case may be) shall operate as from the day in the week, prescribed as the day in the week on which weekly payments of widows' (non-contributory) pensions are to be made, occurring next after the decision by a deciding officer that such change has occurred.” |