Army Pensions Act, 1953

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Time limit for making certain applications under sections 14 and 15 of the Act of 1927.

50.—Notwithstanding anything contained in the Acts, every application for an allowance or a gratuity under subsection (2) of section 14 of the Act of 1927 in respect of a person who died solely from disease attributable to service in the forces during the emergency period, and every application for an allowance or a gratuity under subsection (2) of section 15 of the said Act in respect of a person who died as a result of a wound received on or after the 3rd day of September, 1939, shall be made—

(a) in case the person in respect of whom the gratuity or allowance is claimed died before the date of the passing of this Act, not later than twelve months after the date of such passing;

(b) in case such person died on or after the date of the passing of this Act, not later than twelve months after the date of such person's death.