Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1937
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Amendment of section 26 of the Principal Act. |
17.— Section 26 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:— | |
“(5) Where an orphan's (non-contributory) pension is payable in respect of any orphan and a change occurs in the net weekly means of such orphan 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 orphans' (non-contributory) pensions are to be made, occurring next after the decision by a deciding officer that such change has occurred.” |