Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1937

Amendment of section 75 of the Principal Act.

27.Section 75 of the Principal Act is hereby amended in the following respects and shall be construed and have effect accordingly, that is to say:—

(a) by the deletion therefrom of the words “her yearly means exceed the amount entitling her to a pension at that rate” and the substitution therefor of the words “any of the statutory conditions within the meaning of the said Acts as to means, residence and nationality is not satisfied in the case of such woman”, and

(b) by the insertion at the end of the said section of the following additional sub-section, that is to say:—

“(2) Where, by virtue of this section, an old age pension under the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1932, would, but for the provisions of section 5 of the Old Age Pensions Act, 1911, as amended by section 4 of the Old Age Pensions Act, 1932 (No. 18 of 1932), be payable to a woman, such pension shall, notwithstanding the said provisions, be payable to such woman if she is resident in an appointed country.”