Local Government (Superannuation) Act, 1956

Grant of gratuity to legal personal representative of deceased pensionable officer.

20.—(1) Where a pensionable officer of a local authority dies in office having not less than one year and less than five years of pensionable local service, the local authority shall grant to his legal personal representative a gratuity of such amount, not exceeding one-twelfth of his pensionable remuneration multiplied by the number of whole years in his pensionable local service, any odd fraction of a whole year being disregarded, as they consider proper.

(2) Where a pensionable officer of a local authority dies in office having not less than five years of pensionable local service, the local authority shall grant to his legal personal representative a gratuity of an amount equal to—

(a) one-thirtieth of his pensionable remuneration multiplied by the number (subject to a maximum of forty-five) of whole years in his pensionable local service, any odd fraction of a whole year being disregarded, or

(b) his pensionable remuneration,

whichever is the greater.