        WIDOWS’ AND ORPHANS’ PENSION S [ CAP. 58.             1
CHAPTER 58
WIDOWS’ AND ORPHANS’ PENSIONS ACT
To make provision for granting pensions to Widows and Children of
deceased Public Officers.
(1st July, 1927) *
Enacted by ACT XIX of 1927, as amended by Act XXVIII of 1929;
Ordinances: XLIV of 1935, XVIII of 1937, †  I and VIII of 1943, XV of 1948;
Emergency Ordinance VI of 1958; Ordinances: VI and IX of 1959, XVIII,
XXI and XXV of 1962; Legal Notices: 4 of 1963, 46 of 1965; and Acts:
LVIII of 1974, XXII of 1976, XI of 1977 and XIII of 1983.
Short title.
Pensions Act.
Interpretation. 
Amended by: 
XXVIII. 1929.3; 
XV.1948.2; 
VI. 1958.2; 
XXI. 1962.20; 
XXV.1962.2,5.
2. (1) In this Act, if not inconsistent with the context, the
following expressions shall have the meaning hereinafter
respectively assigned to them, namely:
"appointed" includes "appointed on probation";
"an approved scheme" means a scheme for the granting of
pension to the widows and children of government officers which
has been declared by the Minister responsible for finance to be an
approved scheme for the purposes of subsection (3) of section 5 of
this Act;  ‡
"beneficiary" means and includes - 
( a ) the widow of a contributor;
( b ) the children of a contributor by his marriage with any
wife dying in his lifetime and his children legitimated
by subsequent marriage with any such wife, who are
alive and of pensionable age at the death of their
father;
"contributor" means a contributor under this Act and includes a
person who has ceased to contribute in such circumstances that he
continues to rank for benefit under this Act;
"Government" means Government of Malta;
"monthly" and "month" refer to calendar month;
"of a pensionable age", as applied to children, means, in the case
of a male, that he is under the age of eighteen years, and, in the case
of a female, that she is under the age of twenty-one years and has
not been married.
* See  original section 36 of the Act which section has been omitted under the S.L.R.O.,
1936, the Statute Law Revision Act 1980, and Government Notice No. 232 of the 1st
July, 1927.
†Original section 32 of the Act was repealed by this Ordinance with effect from the
1st April, 1937.
‡For list of "approved schemes" see Government Notice No. 659 of 3rd December
1942, Government Notice No. 209 of 4th May 1945, Government Notice No. 58 of 6th
February 1948, and Government Notice No. 81 of 17th February 1948.
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A child shall be deemed to cease to be of a pensionable age
within the meaning of this Act, if a male, on attaining the age of
eighteen years or dying under that age, and if a female, on attaining
the age of twenty-one years or marrying or dying under that age;
Cap.93.
 "public officer" or "officer" means any person permanently
employed in the service of the Government and holding a
pensionable post, or a post to which a retiring allowance is a
attached under Regulation 16 of the Pensions Ordinance or a
monthly allowance under the corresponding Regulation 24 of the
Pensions Act, 1926 (now repealed) or Regulation 22 of the
Pensions Ordinance, 1905 (now repealed) in the case of officers
falling under section 20 of the said Pensions Ordinance or section
12 of the said Pensions Act, 1926 (now repealed);
"other public service" means public service not under the
Government of Malta;
"the scheme" means the scheme provided for in this Act for
granting pensions to the widows and children of public officers.
Where wife or 
contributor has 
given occasion to 
separation. 
Cap.16.
(2) When the wife of a contributor has given occasion to a
separation pronounced by judgment or authorized by decree of the
competent Civil Court on any of the grounds mentioned in sections
38, 40 and 41 of the Civil Code, such wife shall for all purposes of
this Act be deemed to have died and the contributor to have become
a widower at the date of such judgment or decree:
  Provided that nothing in this subsection shall be so construed as
to deprive any such wife of her rights under this Act, if the effects
of the separation shall have ceased in the contributor’s lifetime.
(3) A child adopted by a contributor while he is married to any
wife shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be the child of
the contributor by that marriage if -
( a ) the contributor adopted the child before entering the
public service or whilst in the public service;
( b ) the contributor was under the age of sixty years at the
time of the adoption; and
 ( c ) the adoption was in accordance with the law of the
place where the contributor was resident at the time of
the adoption.
(4) The child of a contributor who is adopted by any other
person -
 ( a ) in the lifetime of the contributor, or while a pension is
being paid under this Act to the mother of that child,
shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Act, to have
died at the date of the adoption;
( b ) after the death of the contributor shall, if he is being
paid a pension or a share of a pension under this Act,
continue to be paid such pension or such share.
(5) Nothing in this section shall entitle an adopted child to be
paid a pension or a share of a pension where the payment to him of
such pension or such share would diminish the pension or the share
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of a pension immediately payable or being paid on the 16th day of
February, 1962, to the widow or to any child or children by
marriage of the contributor.
Pensions and 
gratuities 
chargeable on 
Consolidated 
Fund.
Amended by: 
XXVIII. 1929.2; 
L.N. 46 of 1965.
3. There shall be charged on and paid out of the Consolidated
Fund, all such sums of money as may from time to time be granted
by way of pension or gratuity to persons eligible for such pension
or gratuity in accordance with this Act and with any regulations
made thereunder.
When a new 
officer becomes a 
contributor. 
Amended by: 
XXVIII. 1929.4: 
VI. 1959.3.
4. (1) Subject to the exceptions mentioned in section 5, every
new officer after the commencement of this Act shall become a
contributor under the provisions of this Act from the day on which
he commences to draw the salary of his post.
When present 
officers become 
contributors.
(2) Subject to the same exceptions, every officer after the
commencement of this Act may, within twelve months after such
commencement, by written notice to the Accountant General, elect
to become a contributor, and if he so elects he shall contribute as
from the first day of the month next after that in which his notice
was received by the Accountant General.
(3) An officer who elects to become a contributor under
subsection (2) of this section may if he wishes, when so electing,
pay to the Accountant General, as a lump sum contribution, an
amount not exceeding the total without interest which he might
have contributed by way of annual and additional contributions
prior to the date of his so electing, as from the first of July, 1927.
Extension of time 
for notification of 
officer becoming 
contributor.
(4) An officer who has not exercised the option to become a
contributor before the thirtieth of June, 1928, may, by written
notice to the Accountant General, elect to become a contributor,
within three months from a date to be fixed by Government
Notice * :
  Provided that such officer shall, on giving such notice, pay to
the Accountant General, as a lump sum contribution, an amount
equal to the total which he would have contributed by way of
annual and additional contributions had he exercised his right to
become a contributor within the date established by subsection (2),
with interest at six  per centum per annum , as from the first of July,
1928, to the last day of the month in which he shall have given such
notice:
  Provided also, that any such officer shall not be precluded from
availing himself of the provision in subsection (3).
* See  Government Notice No. 306 of the 29th August, 1929.
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Persons who are 
not eligible as 
contributors. 
Amended by: 
XXVIII.1929.5,
6,7; 
XLIV.1935.2; 
VIII.1943.2; 
VI.1959.3; 
L.N. 4 of 1963; 
L.N. 46 of 1965; 
LVIII. 1974.68.
5. (1) The following shall not be eligible to be contributors: 
( a ) Presidents of Malta and their  Aides-de-Camp , if not
contributors before they held the positions;
( b ) women, with the exception of those who, when first
appointed to the service, were widows with children; 
( c ) members of the clergy of any denomination.
Attainment of sixty 
years of age.
(2) Persons who have attained the age of sixty shall not be
eligible to become contributors except those who shall be actually
in the service at the time of the commencement of this Act. Persons
who elect to become contributors after they have attained the age of
sixty years shall continue to contribute until they are retired on
their attaining the age of sixty-five years, or, if they retire earlier,
in accordance with section 23.
Contribution to an 
approved scheme.
(3) No officer shall be required to become a contributor under
this Act if and for so long as he is contributing to an approved
scheme or if he has been transferred from other public service:
  Provided that no officer transferred from other public service
may elect to become a contributor under this Act unless he gives to
the Accountant General written notice of such election within three
months of the date on which he was transferred to the service of the
Government of Malta from other public service.
Subscribers to 
Police Funds.
(4) Subscribers to the Police Reward and Relief Fund and
Widows’ and Orphans’ Pensions Fund may not become
contributors under this Act unless they cease to be subscribers to
the said Funds.
Rates of 
contribution. 
Amended by: 
XXVIII.1929.8,
9,10; 
VI.1959.3; 
IX. 1959.2; 
XVIII. 1962.2; 
L.N. 4 of 1963; 
XIII.1983.4,5.
6. (1) The rates of contribution shall be as follows:
( a ) an officer the maximum of whose scale of salary (or
whose actual salary if he is not on an incremental
scale) exceeds the amount given in the first column but
does not exceed that of the second column shall
contribute at the annual rate given in the third column
correspondingly - 
Double 
contribution by 
contributor 
marrying before 
making first 
payment.
 ( b ) a contributor being -
(i) an officer serving on the date of the
commencement of this Act, and of the age of
forty years or over, or
(ii) a new officer who is of the age of forty years or
over on the date of first appointment,
Column 1 Column 2  Column 3
Lm 25  Lm 75 Lm1.25,0
Lm 75 Lm125 Lm2.50,0
Lm125 Lm175 Lm3.75,0
Lm175 Lm225 Lm5.00,0
Lm225 Lm275 Lm6.25,0
Lm275 Lm325 Lm7.50,0
over Lm325 - Lm8.75,0
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may elect to make an annual contribution not exceeding double that
specified in column 3 above by written notice to the Accountant
General, to be made within three months of his first payment of
contribution under this Act or of his marriage or, with the written
permission of the Minister responsible for finance on just cause
being shown for the delay, at any time during his contribution term:
   Provided that any person becoming a contributor prior to the
first of July, 1928, may elect to pay as from the date of the
commencement of his contribution the above extra contribution on
written notice to the Accountant General within three months from
a date to be fixed by Government Notice * ; and if he so elects to
make an additional annual contribution, he shall make it
accordingly as from the date on which he first became a contributor
or as from the first day of the month after that in which his notice
was received by the Accountant General, as the case may be:
Annual 
contribution shall 
not exceed 
Lm 17.50,0.
  Provided also that no officer shall be allowed to contribute at a
higher annual rate than seventeen liri and fifty cents in all.
Pension to accrue 
in accordance with 
Tables and Rules 
hereto.
(2) A pension in consideration of the contributions under this
section shall accrue in accordance with the Tables and Rules
annexed to this Act.
Fixing rate of 
contribution.
7. The rates of contribution shall be fixed on the salary of the
permanent appointment of the contributor irrespective of any
temporary increment of salary which he may derive from an acting
appointment, and irrespective of personal and other allowances,
except pensionable allowances which shall be deemed to be part of
the contributor’s salary for the purpose of calculating the rate of his
contributions.
Reduction of the 
official income of 
contributor. 
Amended by: 
VI. 1959.3.
8. If the official income of a contributor becomes reduced,
whether by reduction of salary or by his retirement on a pension, so
that he comes under a lower scale of contribution under section 6,
he may, upon giving notice in writing to the Accountant General of
his desire to do so, continue to contribute at the rate formerly paid
until he attains the age of sixty years, in which case his widow or
children shall be entitled to pension accordingly; but if his rate of
contribution be reduced, any pension to his widow or children shall
be reduced in the same proportion as it would have been increased
had his rate of contribution been raised instead of reduced.
Effect of increases 
of contributions.
9. Increases of contributions shall rank as if they were fresh
entrances at the respective ages of husband and wife when the
increase takes place.
Annual 
contributions 
payable by 
monthly 
instalments. 
Amended by: 
XXVIII.1929.11.
10. (1) All annual contributions shall be paid by monthly
instalments and shall, subject as hereinafter mentioned, be payable
until either the contributor dies or attains the age of sixty years:
  Provided that a contributor who is making an additional annual
contribution may elect to discontinue such contribution at any time.
* See  Government Notice No. 306 of the 29th August, 1929.
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Instalment to be 
calculated on 
whole month’s 
salary.
(2) Such instalments shall be calculated on a whole month’s
salary at the rate of salary paid to the contributor on the last day of
the month in respect of which the contribution is made.
Contributions 
deducted from 
salary or pension. 
(3) The contribution shall be deducted by the Government from
the contributor’s salary or pension, as the case may be. If a
contributor is on leave on half salary or under interdiction or on
leave without salary, he shall still be liable to contribute at the
ordinary rate. In the last mentioned case, if the contributor does not
himself pay to the Government his contributions during the period
when he was on leave without salary, the amount of his
contributions in arrear shall be deducted from the first payment of
salary subsequent to such leave.
Contributions paid 
into Treasury.
11. All contributions shall be paid into the Treasury.
Particulars to be 
entered in 
registers.  Amended 
by: 
XXI. 1962.20.
12. Registers shall be kept by the Government in which shall
be entered the date of the birth of every contributor and, if he be
married, the dates of the births of his wife and children (if any) and,
in the case of an adopted child, the date of the adoption decree
relating to him besides the date of his birth, particulars of his
contributions and all such other dates and particulars respecting
contributors and their families as are to be recorded for the
purposes of this Act.
Notice in writing to 
Accountant 
General by new 
contributor. 
Amended by: 
XXVIII. 
1929.12,13; 
VI; 1959.3; 
XXI. 1962.20.
13. (1) Every officer shall, on giving notice of election to
become a contributor under this Act, notify to the Accountant
general in writing - 
( a ) the date of his birth, and
( b ) if he is a married man, or a widower, or a married man
previously widowed, the date of his marriage or
marriages, the date of birth of the deceased wife or
wives, the date of birth of the living wife and the date
of birth of children of pensionable age, if any, and, in
the case of an adopted child, the date of the adoption
decree relating to him besides the date of his birth.
Marriage of 
contributor whilst a 
contributor.
(2) Every contributor who marries whilst a contributor shall
within three months after his marriage notify the same to the
Accountant General in writing and state the date of the birth of his
wife.
Notice of birth or 
marriage of 
children or death of 
wife or children.
(3) Every contributor shall notify to the Accountant General in
writing within three months of the date of the event - 
( a ) the birth of any child born to him or the adoption of
any child by him;
( b ) the marriage of any female child under the age of
twenty-one;
( c ) the death of his wife and the death or adoption of any
of his children of a pensionable age.
Duties of widow 
on death of 
contributor.
(4) After the death of any married contributor, the widow of
such contributor shall notify to the Accountant General in writing
within three months from the date of the event - 
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( a ) the date of the death of the contributor;
( b ) the birth of any posthumous child born to such
contributor;
( c ) the marriage of any female child of such contributor
under the age of twenty-one years;
( d ) the death or adoption of any child of such contributor
while of a pensionable age.
Production of 
documents.
(5) Any such statement or notice shall be proved by the
production of birth, death or marriage certificates or by affidavit or
otherwise to the satisfaction of the Accountant General. The birth
certificates of children shall be produced when so required by the
Accountant General.
Penalty for 
omissions or 
negligence. 
Amended by: 
L.N. 4 of 1963; 
XIII.1983.5.
14. (1) A contributor or widow who fails or neglects to
comply with any of the requirements of the last preceding section
shall, for each default, be liable to a penalty not exceeding two liri,
which if unpaid shall be deducted from his or her salary or pension
as the case may be.
Effect of false 
statement.
(2) A contributor or widow who wilfully makes any false
statement respecting any of the particulars required to be furnished
under this Act shall be liable to forfeit at the discretion of the
Minister responsible for finance all or any part of his or her rights
under the scheme.
Registered pension 
to contributor 
married  or 
widower with 
children of 
pensionable age. 
Amended by: 
XXVIII. 1929.14; 
XIII. 1983.5.
15. Subject to the provisions of this Act - 
( a ) every public officer serving on the date of the
promulgation of this Act, and who is, on that date,
married or a widower with children of pensionable
age, or, being a bachelor, marries within three months
from a date to be fixed by Government Notice * , and
who elects to become a contributor, shall be credited,
in addition to the benefits accruing to him in
accordance with the Tables and Rules annexed to this
Act, with a registered pension equal to seven-fortieths
of his salary on the date of the promulgation of this
Act:
          Provided that such registered pension shall in no case
exceed the sum of sixty liri per annum;
Maximum of 
pension.
( b ) in no case shall a pension accruing under section 6(2)
and paragraph ( a ) of this section exceed the sum of
one hundred and twenty liri per annum;
Contributor dying 
leaving 
beneficiaries.
( c ) on the death of a contributor leaving one or more
beneficiaries, such beneficiary or each of such
beneficiaries shall receive a pension calculated
according to the Tables and Rules annexed to this Act;
Pension payable to 
more than one 
beneficiary.
( d ) if pensions are payable to more than one beneficiary,
each beneficiary shall receive such a proportion of the
pension which he or she would have received if he or
* See  Government Notice No. 306 of the 29th August, 1929.
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she had been the only beneficiary, as unity bears to the
total number of beneficiaries;
Quota of one of the 
beneficiaries who 
ceases to exist.
( e ) when there are more beneficiaries than one receiving
pensions in respect of the same contributor and any of
such beneficiaries ceases to exist within the meaning
of this Act, the beneficiary or beneficiaries, if more
than one, remaining in existence shall, or each of them
shall, as from the date of such cessation, receive the
pension he or she would have received if he or she and
the other beneficiary or beneficiaries, if any,
remaining in existence, had been the only beneficiary
or beneficiaries in existence at the death of the
contributor.
When the 
beneficiary is the 
widow of the 
contributor.
16. (1) Where a beneficiary consists of the widow of a
contributor the pension payable to such beneficiary shall, subject to
any deductions in respect of partial forfeitures under subsection (2)
of section 14, be paid to her and shall cease on her death,
bankruptcy or remarriage, or on the forfeiture of the whole of such
pension in accordance with the provisions of that subsection.
Cessation of 
pension in default 
of children living 
and of pensionable 
age.
(2) If on such pension ceasing as aforesaid, there are no
children, living and of a pensionable age, of the marriage of such
widow with the contributor, such beneficiary shall be deemed to
cease to exist and the pension payable to it shall lapse.
Payment of 
pension to children 
living and of 
pensionable age.
(3) If on such pension ceasing as aforesaid, there are such
children living and of pensionable age, such pension shall be
continued and paid to such children as hereinafter provided and
such children shall be deemed to constitute a beneficiary within the
meaning of this Act.
Quota of pension 
payable to 
children.
17. Where a beneficiary consists of children of a contributor,
the pension payable to such beneficiary shall be at the same rate as
the pension which their mother received or would have received if
she had been alive and entitled to a pension, and shall be paid to
such children in equal shares while they remain of pensionable age.
When any of such children ceases to be of pensionable age his or
her share of such pension shall be paid to the surviving children of
pensionable age in equal shares, and when the last surviving child
of pensionable age ceases to be of pensionable age such beneficiary
shall be deemed to cease to exist and the pension payable to it shall
lapse.
Widow marrying 
contributor after he 
attains the age of 
60 years.  Amended 
by: 
L.N. 4 of 1963.  
18. (1) No widow of a contributor whose marriage with him is
contracted after he has attained the age of sixty, without issue of
such marriage, shall be capable of constituting a beneficiary or
become entitled to any pension under this Act.
Husband who dies 
within twelve 
months of marriage 
without issue.
(2) No widow of a contributor whose husband dies within
twelve months of the marriage without children of such marriage
born in his lifetime (in wedlock or legitimated by subsequent
marriage) or in due time after his death, shall be capable of
constituting a beneficiary or become entitled to any pension under
this Act:
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  Provided that the Minister responsible for finance may
authorize the grant to such widow of all or any part of the pension
to which she would have been entitled but for the provisions of this
subsection.
Where father dies 
within twelve 
months of adoption 
of child. 
Added by: 
XXI.1962.20. 
Amended by: 
L.N. 4 of 1963.
19. No adopted child of a contributor who dies within twelve
months of the adoption shall be capable of constituting a
beneficiary or become entitled to any pension under this Act:
  Provided that the Minister responsible for finance may
authorize the grant to such child of the whole or any part of the
pension to which it would have been entitled but for the provisions
of this section.
Cessation of 
pension by reason 
of the bankruptcy 
of a widow. 
Amended by: 
XXI.1962.20; 
L.N. 4 of 1963.
20. If the pension of a widow ceases in her lifetime by reason
of her bankruptcy and there are no children to whom such pension
can be continued in accordance with subsection (3) of section 16,
the Minister responsible for finance may authorize the payment to
such widow from time to time during the remainder of her life, or
during such shorter period or periods either continuous or
discontinuous as shall be thought fit, of an allowance at a rate not
exceeding the rate of such pension or may authorize the application
of the same for the maintenance and personal support or benefit of
such widow in such manner as he may from time to time think
proper.
Contributor who 
leaves the service 
or is transferred to 
other employment 
or dies a bachelor 
or widower 
without children of 
a pensionable age. 
Amended by: 
XXVIII.1929.15; 
XXII.1976.4.
21. If a contributor, being -
( a ) a bachelor; or
( b ) a widower without children of a pensionable age,
leaves the service of the Government, or dies while in the service of
the Government, there shall be payable to him or his legal
representative in the case contemplated in the first place one-half of
his total contributions without interest, and in the case
contemplated in the second place, one-half without interest of the
contributions which he has paid since the death of his last wife or
the ceasing to be of a pensionable age of his last child, whichever
event shall have last happened, and on any such repayment the
contributor’s rights under this Act shall cease.
Retirement of 
contributor 
bachelor or 
widower without 
children of 
pensionable age.
22 . A contributor who, being - 
( a ) a bachelor; or
( b ) a widower without children of a pensionable age,
retires on or after attaining the age of sixty years, shall
receive on retirement one-half of his contributions,
without interest, calculated as provided in section 21
and on such repayment the contributor’s rights under
this Act shall cease.
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Retirement from 
service before 
contribution term 
expires of 
contributor to 
whom a pension is 
granted. 
Amended by: 
XXVIII.1929.16; 
I.1943.2; 
XV. 1948.3.
23. If a contributor who is married or is a widower with
children of a pensionable age retires from the service before his
contribution term has expired and a pension is granted to him, he
may continue to contribute at the rate at which he was contributing
immediately before he left the service or at a lower rate calculated
on his pension, and his contributions shall be deducted from the
pension monthly in advance. Or he may, on, or at any time after so
leaving the service, cease to contribute. If he so ceases to
contribute, any pension payable on his death shall be so reduced as
to correspond with the payments he has made; or if in the meantime
( a ) in the case of a married contributor, his wife has died and his
children, if any, have ceased to be of a pensionable age, or ( b )   in
the case of a widower, his children have ceased to be of a
pensionable age, he shall cease to rank for benefit under this Act
whether by way of pension or return of contributions.
Retirement from 
service before 
contribution term 
expires of 
contributor to 
whom pension is 
not granted. 
Added by: 
XV. 1938.4. 
Amended by: 
XI. 1977.2. 
24. A contributor who is married or who is a widower with
children of a pensionable age, to whom a pension is not granted and
who leaves the service of the Government before his contribution
term has expired, shall not be eligible to continue to contribute
thereafter, and the provisions of section 23 shall apply to him as if
he had ceased to contribute on leaving the service.
Dismissal of 
contributor from 
service for 
misconduct. 
Substituted by: 
I.1943.3; 
XV.1948.5. 
Amended by: 
VI.1959.3.
25. * Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, no
contributor who is dismissed from the service of the Government
for misconduct or who, on being offered by a superior authority in
view of misconduct the option of resigning or of being dismissed,
elects to resign or who, in view of misconduct, is reduced in status
so as no longer to be an officer for the purposes of this Act, shall be
allowed to continue to contribute as from the date of his dismissal
or coerced resignation or reduction in status, and the following
provisions shall apply in each such case:
(i) if the contributor dismissed or coerced to resign
or reduced in status is a bachelor, there shall be
payable to him one-half of his total
contributions, without interest and less any debt
declared by the Accountant General to be due to
the Government by that contributor, and on any
such repayment or set-off his rights under this
Act shall cease;
(ii) if the contributor dismissed or coerced to resign
or reduced in status is a widower without
children of a pensionable age, there shall be
payable to him one-half, without interest and
less any debt declared by the Accountant
General to be due to the Government by that
contributor, of the contributions which he has
paid since the death of his last wife or since the
ceasing to be of a pensionable age of his last
child, whichever event shall have happened last,
* See  S. 6(2) of Act No. XV of 1948.
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and on any such repayment or set-off his rights
under this Act shall cease;
(iii) if the contributor dismissed or coerced to resign
or reduced in status is married or is a widower
with children of a pensionable age he shall be
deemed to have retired on the day of his
dismissal or coerced resignation or reduction in
status and to have ceased to contribute as from
that day, and the appropriate provisions of
section 23 shall apply to him as if he had elected
to cease to contribute as from that day.
Calculation and 
payment of 
contributions. 
Amended by: 
VI. 1959.3.
26. The pensions and the refunds of contributions payable
under this Act shall be calculated by the Accountant General and
shall be paid as they become due.
Commencement of 
payment of 
pensions.
27. All pensions payable under this Act shall commence upon
the death of the contributor in respect of whom they are payable,
shall accrue daily, and shall be payable monthly, provided that a
pension may be payable quarterly instead of monthly if the
pensioner so desires.
Assignment or 
transfer of 
pensions.
28. No pension payable under this Act and no rights of any
contributor acquired thereunder, shall be assignable or transferable,
or liable to be attached, sequestered, or levied upon, for, or in
respect of, any debt or claim whatsoever.
Abandonment of 
child by widow. 
Amended by: 
L.N. 4 of 1963.
29. If the widow of a contributor while in receipt of a pension
ceases to assist, deserts, or abandons a child of hers by the
contributor whom she is bound by law to maintain and who is of a
pensionable age, the Minister responsible for finance may, at his
discretion, order that any portion of the pension be paid to a fit and
proper person on behalf of such child, and the widow shall have no
further claim in respect of such portion.
Pension payable to 
minors. 
Amended by: 
L.N. 4 of 1963.
30. In all cases where under this Act the persons entitled to
pension are minors, such pension may be paid, either to the legal
guardian, or guardians, of such minors, or to such minors, or to
such person or persons as the Minister responsible for finance may,
at his absolute discretion, think fit and proper persons to apply the
same for the benefit of such minors, and after such payment the
Government shall be free from all responsibility in respect of such
payment.
Power of 
Government to 
require proofs.
31. The Government may require such proof as it deems
desirable that any person claiming to be entitled to pension or on
behalf of whom such claim is made, is alive and entitled to pension,
and the payment of any pension may be refused until such proof is
furnished to the satisfaction of the Government.
Revision of 
Pension Tables.
32. (1) The Pension Tables may be revised from time to time
after investigation by an actuary appointed by the Government.
Such investigation shall take place at such dates as the Government
may from time to time determine being not less than ten years from
the date when the scheme first came into operation or from the date
of the last investigation.
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(2) If after such an investigation it is decided by the
Government that revised Pension Tables shall be adopted, the new
Pension Tables as approved by the actuary shall be substituted for
the Tables previously in force and shall come into force on a date
which shall be previously notified in the Government Gazette and
shall apply to any pensions payable in respect of a contributor
dying on or after that date but not to any pension payable in respect
of a contributor dying before that date:
  Provided that where any revision takes place, in no case shall an
officer be liable to an increase in the annual rate of contribution or
shall the beneficiary suffer a decrease in the pension.
Decision of 
questions and 
disputes. 
Amended by:
VI. 1958.2; 
XXV. 1962.2,4; 
L.N. 4 of 1963.
33. All questions and disputes as to who is entitled to be
deemed a contributor, or as to the right of a widow or child to a
pension, or as to the amount of such pension, or as to the rights or
liabilities of any person under this Act, shall be decided by the
Minister responsible for finance, whose decision shall be binding
on all parties, and shall, to all intents and purposes, be final and not
subject to appeal or to be questioned or revised by any court of
justice.
Power of Minister 
to make 
regulations. 
Amended by:
L.N. 4 of 1963.
34. It shall be lawful for the Minister responsible for finance,
from time to time, to make regulations not inconsistent herewith,
for the proper carrying out of the provisions of this Act, and to
repeal, alter and vary the same.
Irrevocability of 
notices given.
35. Unless otherwise provided, all notices of election given by
officers under the provisions of this Act shall be irrevocable.
Pension payable to 
widows and 
orphans of civil 
servants who died 
prior to 
commencement of 
Act. 
Amended by: 
XXVIII.1929. 19; 
L.N. 46 of 1965; 
LVIII. 1974.68; 
XIII.1983.5.
36. (1) Widows and orphans of civil servants who died prior
to the date of the commencement of this Act if capable of
constituting beneficiaries, may, at the discretion of the President of
Malta, be granted a yearly pension of seven-fortieths of the last
salary enjoyed by the respective husband or father.
(2) In no event shall the pension, in such cases, exceed sixty
liri per annum.
(3) Such grant may be made also to widows and orphans of
civil servants who died since the first of July, 1927, but not after
the date of the issue of the Government Notice referred to in
subsection (4) of section 4.
Compassionate 
allowance payable 
to widows and 
orphans of civil 
servants who 
retired prior to 
commencement of 
Act. 
Added by: 
XXVIII.1929.20.
Amended by:
L.N. 46 of 1965; 
LVIII.1974.68; 
XIII. 1983.5.
37. (1) Widows and orphans of civil servants who retired from
the service prior to the commencement of this Act, if capable of
constituting beneficiaries, may, at the discretion of the President of
Malta, be granted a yearly compassionate allowance, as from the
first of April, 1929, equal to seven-fortieths of the last salary
enjoyed by the respective husband or father, abated by one-
twentieth for each complete year during which a pension or retiring
allowance was paid to the husband or father. The compassionate
allowance shall not be less than seven-eightieths of the said salary.
        WIDOWS’ AND ORPHANS’ PENSION S [ CAP. 58.             13
(2) In no case, however, shall the compassionate allowance
granted under this section exceed forty liri per annum, or the yearly
pension or retiring allowance paid to the husband or father,
whichever is less. *
*As to special pension in certain cases to the widow and children of a medical
practitioner, whether in the employment of the Government or not or of a Sanitary
Inspector, see sections 46, 47 and 48 of the Prevention of Disease Ordinance (Chapter
36).
    14               CAP. 58. ]  WIDOWS’ AND ORPHANS’ PENSIONS 
TABLE A 
 Age of                                                           Age of Wife 
 Husband   
                                
15  20 25  30  35  40  45  50  55 60  65 
15  .669  .712 .766 .837 .928 1.043  1.198  1.429  1.799 2.294  2.976
16  .643 .689 .743 .812 .896 1.010  1.161 1.383  1.721  2.193  2.898 
17  .619  .666  .721 .786 .865 .978 1.127 1.339  1.650  2.101 2.817 
18 .596  .645 .700 .762 .836 .948  1.094  1.295  1.585 2.016  2.732
19  .575  .624 .678  .732 .809 .918  1.062  1.255  1.524  1.938 2.645 
20  .554 .603  .658  .715  .784 .890  1.030  1.215  1.468  1.866  2.557
  21  .535 .584  .637  .693 .759 .862    .999  1.176  1.416 1.799  2.475 
22  .516  .564  .616 .671  .736 .835      .969  1.139  1.368 1.733 2.392 
23  .498  .545  .596 .650 .713 .809   .939 1.102  1.323 1.672  2.309 
24  .482  .526  .576  .629 .691 .784   .909 1.067  1.279  1.615  2.227
  25  .465 .508  .556 .608 .670 .759   .880 1.033  1.238  1.562  2.146 
26  .449  .491  537  .588  .649  .734    .852  1.000  1.198  1.511  2.062 
27  .434  .473  .517  .568  .629  .710   .824   .968  1.159  1.460  1.972 
28  .419 .457 .499  .548  .609  .687    .796    .937  1.121  1.410  1.876 
29 .405 .441 .481 .529  .590  .664   .769    .907  1.085  1.362  1.786 
30  .391  .425  .464  .510  .571  .643    .743   .878  1.049  1.316  1.704
  31  .377 .410  .446  .493 .552 .623   .718    .849  1.015  1.271  1.629
  32  .365  .395  .429  .475  .535  .604    .695    .820    .982  1.227  1.560
  33  .352  .380  .413  .459  .519  .585   .673   .792      .950  1.185  1.497 
34 .341  .366  .397  .443  .502  .567    .651    .765    .919  1.144  1.439 
35  .329  .352  .381  .428  .487  .550   .629    .739    .888  1.104  1.385 
36  .318  .338  .366  .414  .472  .532    .608    .715    .858  1.066  1.335 
37  .308  .326  .352  .399  .456  .514    .587    .691    .828  1.031  1.289 
38  .297  .313  .338  .384  .438 .495    .566    .667    .801    .998  1.245 
39  .286  .302  .324  .369  .420  .475    .545   .644    .776    .967  1.205
40  .276  .290  .312  .353  .402 .455   .524    .622    .752    .938  1.167 
41  .266  .279  .299  .338  .383  .435    .504    .601    .729    .911  1.131
42 .256  .269  .288 .323  .365  .415    .484    .580    .708    .885  1.098
  43  .247  .259  .277  .308  .347 .395    .464    .560    .687    .860  1.066 
44  .238  .250  .266  .294  .329  .376    .445    .541   .667    .836  1.034 
45  .229  .240  .256 .280 .312 .357    .427    .521    .648    .812 1.004
  46 .220 .232  .247 .267 .296 .339    .409    .502    .630    .787    .974 
47  .213  .223  .237  .255  .282  .322    .391    .482    .610    .762    .942 
48  .205  .215  .229  .244  .269  .307    .373    .461    .590    .734    .907
49  .197  .207  .220  .234  .257  .292    .356    .440    .566    .704    .873 
50  .190  .200  .212  .224  .245  .278    .338    .418    .542    .674    .837
51  .183  .193  .204  .216  .235  .265    .321    .396    .516    .643    .802
  52  .177  .186  .197  .208  .225  .253    .305    .375    .490    .611    .767
  53  .170  .179  .189  .200  .216  .242    .289    .355    .465    .580   .733 
54  .164  .173  .183  .194  .208  .231    .274    .335    .439    .548    .698
  55  .158  .166  .176 .187  .200  .222    .259    .316    .415    .518    .664
56  .152  .161  .170  .181  .193  .212    .246    .298    .391    .489    .635
  57  .147  .155  .164  .175  .186  .204    .234    .282    .369    .462    .609
  58  .142  .149  .158  .169  .179  .196    .223    .268    .349    .438    .585
  59  .138  .144  .152  .163  .172  .188    .214    .255    .330    .416    .565
  60  .133  .140  .147  .157  .166  .181    .204    .243    .313    .396    .546 
61  .129  .135  .142  .151  .160  .174    .196    .232    .296    .378    .530
  62  .126  .130  .137  .146  .154  .168    .188    .222    .282    .362    .515
63  .122  .126  .132  .140  .148  .161    .181    .212    .268    .347    .500 
64  .118  .122  .127  .134  .143  .155    .174    .204    .255    .333    .487
        WIDOWS’ AND ORPHANS’ PENSION S [ CAP. 58.             15
  TABLE B                                      Amended by: 
                                                                                                                                             XXVIII. 1929.22. 
Age of                                                  Age of Wife 
Husband 
15  20  25  30  35  40  45  50  55  60  65 
15 9.863  10.495  11.283  12.341  13.682  15.366  17.649  21.053  26.504  33.795  43.859 
16  9.425  10.086  10.889  11.887  13.123  14.795  17.012  20.259  25.207  32.123  42.462
17  9.012  9.696  10.500  11.441  12.589  14.240  16.409  19.485  24.015  30.576  41.000 
18  8.622  9.323  10.119  11.013  12.090  13.706  15.820  18.730  22.914  29.154  39.510
  19  8.253  8.958  9.742  10.598  11.619  13.187  15.246  18.018  21.891  27.831  37.993
  20  7.902  8.603  9.372  10.197  11.173  12.683  14.682  17.322  20.938  26.595 36.462
  21  7.570  8.259  9.011  9.804  10.742  12.196  14.134  16.664  20.040  25.445 35.020
22 7.250  7.921  8.653  9.420  10.328  11.726  13.601  15.987  19.201  24.324  33.579 
23  6.942  7.590  8.300  9.044  9.928  11.262  13.070  15.346  18.412  23.277  32.148 
24  6.646  7.266  7.953  8.678   9.542  10.814  12.543  14.727  17.646  22.291  30.731 
25  6.363  6.952  7.609  8.318  9.165  10.375  12.038  14.126  16.926  21.367  29.342 
26  6.087  6.645  7.270  7.962  8.795  9.944  11.536  13.544  16.220  20.458  27.925
  27  5.818  6.346  6.938  7.612  8.430  9.520  11.041  12.976  15.532  19.569  26.440
  28  5.556  6.056  6.615  7.268  8.074  9.105  10.555  12.425  14.863  18.698 24.875 
29  5.303  5.775  6.302  6.933  7.726  8.700  10.079  11.890  14.212  17.850 23.397 
30  5.056  5.499  5.998  6.605  7.385  8.316  9.613  11.361  13.577  17.027 22.045 
31  4.819  5.230  5.699  6.289  7.054 7.949 9.172 10.838  12.961  16.223 20.795 
32  4.591  4.966  5.406  5.985 6.737 7.600 8.752  10.325  12.364  15.444 19.634 
33  4.370  4.709  5.120  5.691  6.429 7.257 8.341  9.822 11.784 14.688  18.556 
34  4.156  4.458  4.840  5.407  6.127 6.920 7.939  9.330 11.208 13.952  17.546 
35  3.948  4.214  4.569  5.133  5.839 6.591 7.540 8.862  10.641  13.225  16.597 
36  3.745  3.979  4.307  4.865  5.552 6.262 7.148 8.406  10.084  12.537  15.701
  37  3.544  3.752  4.053  4.598  5.252 5.928 6.763 7.958  9.548  11.880  14.852 
38  3.349  3.535  3.809  4.332  4.945 5.587 6.384  7.525  9.039  11.258  14.048 
39  3.157  3.325  3.575  4.064  4.633 5.241 6.006  7.102  8.551  10.659  13.280 
40  2.971  3.124  3.352  3.801  4.324 4.899 5.641  6.694  8.089  10.092  12.553 
41  2.787  2.928  3.136  3.540  4.014 4.557 5.275  6.294  7.639  9.538  11.848 
42  2.609  2.739  2.929  3.285  3.711 4.222 4.924  5.904  7.199  9.002  11.166 
43  2.435  2.555  2.729  3.038  3.417 3.897 4.578  5.522  6.774  8.482  10.508 
44  2.266  2.377  2.538  2.799  3.134 3.581  4.241  5.150  6.356  7.962  9.847 
45  2.102  2.205  2.351  2.568  2.862 3.274  3.915  4.783  5.946  7.442  9.206 
46  1.942  2.037  2.171  2.347  2.608 2.983  3.597  4.417 5.538 6.925 8.563 
47  1.787  1.875  1.996  2.140  2.369 2.707  3.285  4.049 5.127 6.396 7.907 
48  1.635  1.716  1.825  1.945  2.145 2.446  2.980  3.679 4.703 5.852 7.239 
49  1.488  1.561  1.659  1.760  1.932 2.198  2.680  3.311 4.266  5.303  6.571 
50  1.343  1.409  1.496  1.583 1.730 1.963  2.387  2.949 3.823  4.754  5.908 
51  1.201  1.261  1.337  1.413 1.536 1.737  2.103  2.596 3.381  4.207  5.254 
52  1.062  1.115  1.181  1.248  1.351 1.521  1.830  2.254 2.946  3.671  4.609
53    .925    .971  1.028  1.088  1.172  1.313  1.567  1.925 2.522  3.145  3.975 
54    .789    .830    .878    .930    .998  1.113  1.315  1.611 2.113  2.637  3.357 
55    .655    .690    .729    .775    .828    .919  1.073  1.310 1.719  2.147  2.755 
56    .523    .551    .582    .621    .661    .729    .844  1.023 1.343 1.677  2.180 
57    .392    .413    .436    .466    .495    .544    .624    .753    .985  1.232  1.624 
58    .263    .276    .291    .312    .330    .361    .412    .494   .644    .808  1.080 
59    .132    .139    .146    .157    .165    .181    .205   .244  .317    .399     .542 
60    .071    .075    .079    .084    .089    .097    .109   .130   .168   .212    .293
    16               CAP. 58. ]  WIDOWS’ AND ORPHANS’ PENSIONS 
Amended by:                                              TABLE C
XXVIII. 1929.23               
Age of                                        Age of Wife
Husband 
  15  20  25  30  35  40  45  50  55  60  65 
61  .5738  .5974  .6298  .6705  .7200  .7979  .9192  1.1278  1.4542  2.0229  2.9787 
62  .4550  .4718  .4961  .5279  .5658  .6251  .7162    .8711  1.1198  1.5512  2.2873 
63  .3388  .3508  .3673  .3901  .4182 .4600 .5251   .6325     .8095  1.1159  1.6488 
64  .2248  .2327  .2425  .2569  .2760  .3021  .3432    .4099    .5210    .7139  1.0584 
65  .1122 .1161  .1204  .1271  .1371  .1492  .1685    .1990    .2516    .3422    .5097
        WIDOWS’ AND ORPHANS’ PENSION S [ CAP. 58.             17
TABLE D 
 Age of                                                       Age of Wife 
 Husband
15  20  25  30  35  40  45  50  55  60  65 
15  1.494  1.404  1.306  1.194  1.077   .959   .835    .700    .556    .436    .336 
16  1.554  1.452  1.345  1.232  1.116   .990   .861    .723    .581    .456   .345 
17  1.615  1.501  1.386  1.272  1.156 1.022    .887    .747    .606    .476    .355 
18  1.677  1.551  1.429  1.313  1.196 1.055    .914    .772    .631    .496    .366 
19  1.740  1.603  1.474  1.355  1.236 1.089    .942    .797    .656    .516    .378 
20  1.804  1.657  1.521  1.398  1.276 1. 124   .971    .823    .681    .536    .391 
21  1.869  1.713 1.570  1.443  1.317 1.160  1.001    .850    .706    .556    .404 
22  1.936  1.772  1.622  1.490  1.359 1.197  1.032    .878    .731    .577    .418 
23  2.005  1.834  1.677  1.539  1.402 1.236  1.065    .907    .756    .598    .433 
24  2.076  1.899  1.735  1.590  1.446 1.276  1.100    .937    .782    .619    .449 
25  2.149  1.967  1.797  1.644  1.492  1.318  1.136    .968      .808    .640    .466 
26  2.225  2.038  1.863  1.701  1.540 1.362  1.174  1.000    .835    .662    .485 
27  2.304  2.112  1.932  1.761  1.590 1.408  1.214  1.033    .863    .685    .507 
28  2.386  2.189  2.004  1.824  1.642 1.456  1.256  1.067    .892    .709    .533 
29  2.471  2.269  2.079  1.890  1.696 1.506  1.300  1.102    .922    .734    .560 
30  2.559  2.353  2.157  1.959  1.752 1.556  1.346  1.139    .953    .760    .587 
31  2.649  2.441  2.240  2.030  1.810 1.606  1.392  1.178    .985    .787    .614 
32  2.741  2.534  2.328  2.103  1.868 1.656  1.438  1.219  1.018    .815    .641 
33  2.836  2.632  2.421  2.178  1.928 1.708  1.486  1.262  1.052    .844    .668 
34  2.934  2.735  2.519  2.255  1.990 1.762  1.536  1.307  1.088    .874    .695 
35  3.035  2.843  2.622  2.334  2.052 1.818  1.589  1.352  1.126    .906   .722 
36  3.140  2.955  2.730  2.417  2.118  1.878  1.645  1.399  1.166    .938   .749 
37  3.251  3.071  2.843  2.506  2.194  1.944  1.704  1.448  1.207    .970   .776 
38  3.368  3.191  2.961  2.604  2.281  2.019  1.767  1.499  1.248  1.002    .803 
39  3.491  3.315  3.083  2.712  2.379  2.103  1.835  1.552  1.289  1.034    .830 
40  3.621  3.443  3.209  2.830  2.488  2.196  1.907  1.607  1.330  1.066    .857 
41  3.757  3.576  3.339  2.958  2.609  2.298  1.984  1.664  1.371  1.098    .884 
42  3.899  3.714 3.473 3.096  2.741  2.409  2.066  1.723  1.413  1.130    .911 
43  4.047  3.857 3.611 3.244  2.884  2.529  2.153  1.785  1.455  1.162    .938 
44  4.201  4.005 3.752 3.402  3.038  2.659  2.245  1.849  1.498  1.196    .967 
45  4.361  4.158 3.899 3.570  3.203  2.800  2.342  1.917  1.542  1.232    .996 
46  4.527  4.316 4.050 3.747  3.372  2.948  2.445  1.991  1.588  1.270  1.027 
47  4.699  4.479 4.207 3.924  3.544  3.102  2.556  2.074  1.638  1.313  1.062 
48  4.877  4.648 4.370 4.101  3.719  3.261  2.677  2.168  1.696  1.363  1.102 
49  5.061  4.823 4.539  4.278  3.897  3.425  2.810  2.274  1.765 1.420 1.146 
50  5.251  5.004 4.714  4.455  4.078  3.594  2.955  2.392  1.845 1.484 1.194 
51  5.448  5.191  4.895  4.632  4.261  3.768 3.112 2.522 1.936  1.556  1.246 
52  5.652  5.384  5.082  4.809  4.445  3.947  3.281  2.664  2.038  1.636  1.303 
53  5.866  5.584  5.275  4.986  4.630  4.131  3.462  2.818  2.151  1.725 1.365 
54  6.090  5.791  5.474  5.165  4.816  4.318  3.654  2.984  2.275  1.823  1.432 
55  6.323  6.005  5.679  5.344  5.002  4.509  3.860  3.162  2.410  1.930  1.504 
56  6.556  6.225  5.891  5.527  5.188  4.704  4.065  3.352  2.555  2.046  1.574 
57  6.789  6.451  6.110  5.717  5.383 4.903  4.270  3.542  2.706  2.165  1.642 
58  7.022  6.683  6.336  5.916  5.587  5.106  4.475  3.733  2.863  2.284  1.708 
59  7.256  6.920  6.569  6.128 5.800  5.313  4.681  3.925  3.026  2.403  1.771 
60  7.491  7.162  6.809  6.355  6.022  5.524  4.889  4.118  3.195  2.522  1.831 
61  7.727  7.409  7.057  6.599  6.253  5.740  5.099  4.302  3.370  2.641  1.888 
62  7.959  7.661  7.313  6.860  6.493  5.962  5.311  4.507  3.550  2.760  1.943 
63  8.199  7.918  7.577  7.138  6.741  6.191  5.525  4.703  3.735  2.879  1.998 
64  8.441  8.180  7.848  7.433  6.997 6.427  5.742  4.900  3.925 2.998  2.052
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Amended by:    
XXVIII.1929.24;
XIII.1983.4. 
SCHEDULE
   Synopsis of Rules
A. PUBLIC OFFICER WHO COMMENCED TO
CONTRIBUTE WHILE A BACHELOR.
 I.  F I R S T  W I F E ’ S  P R O S P E C T I V E  P E N S I O N .
(A)   Pension in consideration of the contributions paid during
bachelorhood.
(B)   Pension in consideration of the annual contribution
current at the date of marriage.
(C)   Variations of pension consequent on increments to, and
decrements from, the current annual contribution while
the contributor is married to his first wife.
 II. S E C O N D , A N D  S U B S E Q U E N T , W I F E ’ S  P R O S P E C T I V E  P E N S I O N .
Calculations of
Registered
Pensions.
(D)  Variations of pension consequent on increments to, and
decrements from, the current annual contribution while
the contributor is a widower.
(E)   Variations of pension consequent on the remarriage of
the contributor.
(F)   Variations of pension consequent on increments to, and
decrements from, the current annual contribution while
the contributor is married to his second, or subsequent,
wife.
B. PUBLIC OFFICER WHO COMMENCED TO
CONTRIBUTE WHILE MARRIED.
III. F I R S T  W I F E ’ S  P R O S P E C T I V E  P E N S I O N .
(G)  Pension in consideration of the annual contribution
current at the date of commencement of the contribution.
(H)   Pension in terms of S.15 (a) of the Act.
(I)   Variations of pension consequent on increments to, and
decrements from, the current annual contribution while
the contributor is married to his first wife.
IV.  S E C O N D , A N D  S U B S E Q U E N T , W I F E ’ S  P R O S P E C T I V E  P E N S I O N .
(J)   Variations of pension consequent on increments to, and
decrements from, the current annual contribution while
the contributor is a widower.
(K) Variations of pension consequent on the remarriage of
the contributor.
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(L) Variations of pension consequent on increments to, and
decrements from, the current annual contribution while
the contributor is married to his second, or subsequent,
wife.
C.  PUBLIC OFFICER WHO COMMENCED TO
CONTRIBUTE WHILE A WIDOWER.
V. S E C O N D , A N D  S U B S E Q U E N T , W I F E ’ S  P R O S P E C T I V E  P E N S I O N .
D. PENSIONS TO ORPHAN CHILDREN.
VI.  O R P H A N S ’ P E N S I O N S  A T  D E A T H  O F  W I D O W E R  C O N T R I B U T O R .
(M) Case where the orphans are the issue of the same wife
(N) Case where the orphans are the issue of different wives.
Calculations of
Registered
Pensions.
VII. O R P H A N S ’ P E N S I O N S  A T  D E A T H  O R  R E M A R R I A G E  O F  W I D O W .
VIII. O R P H A N S ’ P E N S I O N S  A T  D E A T H  O F  M A R R I E D  C O N T R I B U T O R .
E. PUBLIC OFFICER WHO COMMENCED TO CONTRIBUTE
CHILDREN THE AGE OF 60 YEARS OR OVER, UNDER
SECTION 5 (2).
F.  PUBLIC OFFICER MARRIED OR WIDOWER WITH
CHILDREN CHILDREN A PENSIONABLE AGE
TRANSFERRED TO THE SERVICE OF ANOTHER
BRITISH COLONY.
IX. B E N E F I C I A R I E S ’ P R O S P E C T I V E  P E N S I O N S .
(O)   Pension in consideration of the contributions paid during
the period of service under the Government.
(P)   Pension in consideration of the contributions paid after
the transfer to another British Colony.
A  to  C  and  E . - CALCULATION OF REGISTERED PENSIONS.
   A register shall be kept in which full particulars respecting each contributor shall
be recorded. In the case of a married or widower contributor the registered pension
shall be calculated and recorded as soon as he becomes a contributor and whenever
there is a change in the rate of contribution.
The registered pension shall be calculated in accordance with the following Rules 
DIRECTIONS AND RULES TO BE FOLLOWED IN CALCULATING 
REGISTERED PENSIONS.
A. PUBLIC OFFICER WHO COMMENCED TO CONTRIBUTE WHILE A 
BACHELOR.
NOTE 1. No registered pension is to be recorded unless and until the bachelor
contributor marries.
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 1. F I R S T  W I F E ’ S  P R O S P E C T I V E  P E N S I O N .
NOTE 2. The initial registered pension to be recorded on marriage is found by
adding together: (A) the pension in consideration of the contributions paid
during bachelorhood; and (B) the pension in consideration of the annual
contribution current at the date of marriage.
     (A)  Pension in consideration of the contributions paid during bachelorhood.
RULE 1. Accumulate the contributions at 6%, compound interest, with yearly rests
at each 31st December and multiply the result by the quantity found from Table
A, corresponding to the age next birthday of the husband and of the wife at the
date of marriage.
Double the product gives the registered pension on account of the contributions paid
during bachelorhood. Vide (A) Ex. 1.
RULE 2. If double rate of contribution is paid, under S.6 (1)  (b) , accumulate such
contributions at 6%, compound interest, with yearly rests at each 31st December,
and multiply the result by the quantity found from Table A, corresponding to the
age next birthday of the husband and of the wife, at the date of marriage.
This product, multiplied by 3/2, gives the registered pension on account of the
double contributions paid during bachelorhood. Vide (A) Ex. II and Note 5.
(B)  Pension in consideration of the annual contribution current at the date of
marriage.
RULE 3. Turn to Table B, and multiply the amount of the current annual
contribution by the quantity found from that Table, corresponding to the age
next birthday of the husband and of the wife, at the date of marriage.
Double this product gives the registered pension on account of the annual
contribution current at the date of marriage. Vide (B) Ex. I.
RULE 4. If double rate of contribution is made under S.6 (1)  (b) , turn to Table B,
and multiply the amount of the total current annual contribution by the quantity
found from that Table, corresponding to the age next birthday of the husband
and of the wife at the date of marriage.
This product multiplied by 3/2 give the registered pension on account of the total
annual contribution current at the date of marriage. Vide (B) Ex. II and Note 5.
NOTE 3. The amount of the current annual contribution is obtained by multiplying
by 12 the amount of the last monthly contribution.
(C)  Variations of pension consequent on increments to, and decrements from,
the current annual contribution while a contributor is married to his first wife.
RULE 5. Turn to Table B, and multiply the amount of the increment to, or the
decrement from, the current annual contribution, by the quantity found from the
Table, corresponding to the age next birthday of the husband and of the wife, at
the date of the variation of the contribution.
Double this product gives the amount to be added to, or deducted from, the
registered pension, as the case may be, consequent on the increment to, or
decrement from, the current annual contribution. Vide (i) & (ii) Ex. III.
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RULE 6. If double rate of contribution is paid under S. 6 (1)  (b) , instead of doubling
the product resulting from the application of the first paragraph of Rule 5,
multiply that product by 3/2, and the result will give the total amount to be
added to, or deducted from, the registered pension, consequent on the increment
to, or decrement from, the total annual current contribution. Vide (i) & (ii) Ex.
IV and Note 5.
NOTE 4. The cessation of the contribution from any cause, before the completion of
the full period of contribution, must be regarded as a decrement from the current
annual contribution, equal to the amount of such current annual contribution.
Vide (iii), Ex’s III and IV.
NOTE 5. (1) In the case of an extra contribution under S. 6 (1)  (b) , the total
contribution shall be double that fixed by S. 6 (1)  (a) , provided however that the
pension resulting from the total contribution does not exceed Lm120 p.a. If the
pension exceeds Lm120 p.a., the extra contribution shall be limited to that
corresponding to the difference required to make up the pension to the maximum
of Lm120 p.a. fixed by S. 15  (b).  Vide Ex. V.
(2) Should, however, the same maximum of Lm120 p.a. be exceeded in cases of
ordinary rate of contribution, the registered pension will be reduced to Lm120 p.a.,
but no reduction will be made in the contribution. Vide Ex. VIII.
(3) The amount to be deducted from the extra contribution will be determined as
illustrated in Example V.
II. S E C O N D , A N D  S U B S E Q U E N T , W I F E ’ S  P R O S P E C T I V E  P E N S I O N .
(D)  Variations of pension consequent on increments to, and decrements from,
the current annual contribution while the contributor is a widower.
RULE 7. Assume that the contributor is married to a wife of the age that his last
preceding wife would have attained had she lived to the date of the variation of
the contribution, and proceed as in Rule 5, or Rule 6, according to the current
annual contribution. Vide (D) Ex. VI.
(E)  Variations of pension consequent on the remarriage of the contributor.
NOTE 6. No variation of the registered pension is to be recorded if the second, or
subsequent, wife was, at the date of the remarriage, of the same age next
birthday, as the last preceding wife would have attained had she lived to that
date.
RULE 8. If the second, or subsequent, wife was at the date of remarriage of a  less or
greater age next birthday than  the last preceding wife would have attained had
she lived to that date, multiply the amount of the registered pension by the
quantity found from Table D corresponding to the age next birthday of the
husband at the date of remarriage, and the age next birthday which the last
preceding wife would have attained had she lived to that date; multiply the
product so obtained by the quantity found from Table A corresponding to the age
next birthday of the husband and of the second, or subsequent, wife at the date of
the remarriage.
The result gives the registered pension to be recorded at the date of the remarriage
of the contributor. Vide (E) Ex. VI.
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(F)  Variations of pension consequent on increments to, and decrements from,
the current annual contribution, while the contributor is married to his second, or
subsequent, wife.
RULE 9. Proceed as in Rule 5, or Rule 6, according to the current annual
contribution. Vide Ex’s III and IV.
B.  PUBLIC OFFICER WHO COMMENCED TO CONTRIBUTE 
WHILE MARRIED. 
III. F I R S T  W I F E ’ S  P R O S P E C T I V E  P E N S I O N .
NOTE 7. In every case of a public officer who commenced to contribute while
married, the wife at the date of commencement of the contribution is to be
considered as the officer’s first wife, and no particulars are to be recorded
respecting any former wife to whom he may have been married, unless there is
issue of pensionable age of such former wife (See D. Pensions to Orphan
Children).
(G)  Pension in consideration of the annual contribution, current at the date of
commencement of the contribution.
RULE 10. Proceed as in Rule 3, or Rule 4, according to the current annual
contribution. Vide (G) Ex. VII.
(H)  Pension in terms of S.15 (a) of the Act.
RULE 11. In the case of these officers the initial registered pension is -
(G)  Pension under Rule l0, plus
    (H)  7/40ths of the salary on the date of the promulgation of the Act, provided that
the latter amount shall in no case exceed Lm60 - S. l5 (a) - and provided also that in
no case shall the total registered pension accruing under this Rule exceed the sum
of Lm120 p.a. - S. I5 (b). - Should this maximum be exceeded, in the case of extra
rate of contribution under S. 6. (1) (b), the extra contribution will be reduced as
stated in Note 5. Vide Ex. VIII.
    (I)  Variations of pension consequent on increments to, and decrements from, the
current annual contribution while the contributor is married to his first wife.
RULE 12. Proceed as in Rule 5, or Rule 6, according to the current annual
contribution, provided that should the maximum of Lm120 p.a. be exceeded, the
extra contribution, if any, will be reduced as per Note 5.
IV. S E C O N D , A N D  S U B S E Q U E N T , W I F E ’ S   P R O S P E C T I V E   P E N S I O N .
(J)  Variations of pension consequent on increments to, and decrements from, the
current annual contribution while the contributor is a widower.
RULE 13. Proceed as in Rule 7.
(K)  Variations of pension consequent on the remarriage of the contributor.
RULE 14. Proceed as in Rule 8.
(L)  Variations of pension consequent on increments to, and decrements from, the
current annual contribution while the contributor is married to his second, or sub-
sequent, wife.
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RULE 15. Proceed as in Rule 5, or Rule 6, according to the current annual
contribution.
C.  PUBLIC OFFICER WHO COMMENCED TO CONTRIBUTE 
WHILE A WIDOWER.
V. S E C O N D , A N D  S U B S E Q U E N T , W I F E ’ S  P R O S P E C T I V E  P E N S I O N .
RULE 16. For the purpose of calculating the registered pension, assume that the
deceased wife lived to the date of commencement of the contribution and died
immediately afterwards; then proceed in accordance with the Rules applicable to
the cases of officers who commenced to contribute while married, that is in
accordance with Rule 10, or Rule 11, as the case may be.
D.  PENSIONS TO ORPHAN CHILDREN.
VI. O R P H A N S ’ P E N S I O N S  A T  D E A T H  O F  W I D O W E R  C O N T R I B U T O R .
(M)  Case where the Orphans are the issue of the same wife.
RULE 17. Divide the amount of the registered pension of the widower contributor
equally among the children entitled for the time being. Vide Ex. IX.
(N)  Case where the Orphans are the issue of different wives.
NOTE 8. The Rules here given provide for the case of two wives only.
RULE 18. (1) Divide equally among such of the children of the first wife as may be
entitled for the time being  one   moiety  of the pension which the first wife would
have received had she survived the contributor.
 (2) Divide equally among such of the children of the second wife as may be
entitled for the time being  one moiety  of the pension which the second wife would
have received had she survived the contributor, and had there been no issue of the
first wife entitled to pension.
 (3) As soon as all the children of either the first wife or the second wife, have
ceased to be entitled to pension, divide equally among such of the children of the
other wife as may be entitled for the time being  the whole  of the pension which such
other wife would have received had she survived the contributor, and had there been
no issue, but her own, entitled to pension.
VII. O R P H A N S ’ P E N S I O N S  A T  D E A T H  O R  R E M A R R I A G E  O F  W I D O W .
RULE 19. Divide the amount of the widow’s pension equally among her children
entitled for the time being. Vide Ex. X.
VIII. O R P H A N S ’ P E N S I O N S  A T  D E A T H  O F  M A R R I E D  C O N T R I B U T O R .
RULE 20. In the case where a contributor dies leaving a widow, and also children
the issue of a previous marriage, divide equally among such of the children of
the first wife as may be entitled for the time being  one moiety  of the pension
which the first wife would have received had she survived the contributor. On
the widow’s pension ceasing, divide equally among such of the children of the
first wife as may be entitled for the time being  the   whole  of the pension which
the first wife would have received had she survived the contributor.
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NOTE 9. In this case, so long as, the children of the first wife are entitled to
pension, the widow’s pension is  one moiety  of that which she would have
received had there been no such children.
E.  PUBLIC OFFICER WHO COMMENCED TO CONTRIBUTE AT THE AGE OF 
60 YEARS OR OVER, UNDER SECTION 5 (2).
NOTE 10. Public officers who become contributors at the age of 60 years or over,
under S. 5 (2), are to contribute until they attain the age of 65 years.
RULE 21. Proceed as indicated in the foregoing Rules and relative Examples, but
substitute Table C for Table B.
F.  PUBLIC OFFICER MARRIED OR WIDOWER WITH CHILDREN OF A 
PENSIONABLE AGE TRANSFERRED TO THE SERVICE OF ANOTHER 
BRITISH COLONY.
IX. B E N E F I C I A R I E S ’ P R O S P E C T I V E  P E N S I O N S .
(O)  Pension in consideration of the contributions paid during the period of
service under the Government.
    (P)  Pension in consideration of the contributions paid after the transfer to
another British Colony.
NOTE 11. If a contributor who is married or is a widower with children of
pensionable age, is transferred from the service of the Government to other
employment under the British Crown, or to the service of a British Protectorate,
before his contribution term has expired, he may
(i) continue to contribute at the rate he was contributing immediately before he
was so transferred, or, if his salary is reduced, at a corresponding reduced rate;
or 
(ii) cease to contribute on transfer, or at any time thereafter.
In case (i) the registered pension shall consist of - 
(O) pension in consideration of the contributions paid during the period of
service under the Government; and
(P) pension in consideration of the contributions paid after the transfer.
In case (ii), however, should he cease to contribute on transfer, he would be
entitled only to the pension (O) in consideration of the contributions paid during
the period of his service under the Government. Vide Ex. XI.
RULE 22. In the case of public officers transferred to another British Colony, the
registered pension in respect of the contributions paid during the period of
service under the Government, is to be calculated in the manner indicated in the
foregoing Rules; the pension, however, in respect of the contributions paid after
the transfer will be reckoned on the net values found from the Tables. Vide Ex.
XI.
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U S E  O F  T H E  T A B L E S .
Interpolation of values for wife’s age.
It will be noticed that the Tables give the husband’s age for each year of life, but
the wife’s at quinquennial intervals only.
RULE 23. The results for intermediate ages of the wife are to be determined by
taking a proportionate part of the difference.
SPECIAL NOTE.
Attention is drawn to Section 15  (a)  of the Act, wherein it is laid down that a
bachelor officer serving on the date of the promulgation of the Act, who marries
within three months from a date to be fixed by Government Notice, shall be credited
with a registered pension made up of the benefits accruing to him in accordance with
the Tables and Rules annexed to the Act, and with  7 / 40 ths of his salary on the date of
the promulgation of the Act.
EXAMPLES ILLUSTRATING THE METHOD OF APPLICATION 
OF THE TABLES AND RULES.
A. PUBLIC OFFICER WHO COMMENCED TO CONTRIBUTE WHILE A BACHELOR.
I. F I R S T  W I F E ’ S   P R O S P E C T I V E   P E N S I O N  
E X A M P L E   I .
Application of Rules 1 and 3, and Note 2.
Thus, in Table A, husband’s age 40 and wife’s 50, the value found is.......... .622 
and for husband’s age 40 and wife’s 45, the value found is..........................  .524
Difference..................................................................................................  .098
Therefore, for husband 40 and wife 46,  1/ 5  of this difference (=.020 say), is added
to the lower of the above table values (.524), and the result is .544 (viz: .524+.020);
while for husband 40 and wife 47,  2 / 5  of the difference is added, and so on.
It should be carefully noted that this process is subtractive,  not additive,  in Table
D.
Office (bachelor) paying ordinary contribution under S. 6 (1)  (a) - 
born on ................................................................................. 31st July, 1887
commenced to contribute on ..................................................  1st April, 1928
married on ...........................................................................  30th June, 1932
Annual contribution from lst April, 1928 to 31st December, 1930 .... Lm2.50,0
Annual contribution from lst January, 1931 to date of marriage ........Lm4.00,0
Wife born on ..................................................................... 31st August, 1897
Officer’s age next birthday at date of marriage ........................................... 45
Wife’s age next birthday at date of marriage ................................................35
According to Note 2 - Registered Pension to be recorded on marriage =
(A) Pension in consideration of the contributions paid during bachelorhood,
plus 
(B) Pension in consideration of the current annual contribution.
To determine (A) apply Rule 1, as follows: -
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Quantity found from Table A: -
E X A M P L E  II.
Application of Rules 2 and 4, and Note 2.
Contribution from lst April to 31st December, 1928 =
9 / 12  of Lm2.50,0................................................................... Lm 1.87,5
Contribution during 1929....................................................... Lm 2.50,0
One year’s Interest at 6% on Lm1.87,5................................... Lm 0.11,3
 Lm 4.48,8
Contribution during 1930 ...................................................... Lm 2.50,0
One year’s Interest at 6% on Lm4.48,7 .................................. Lm 0.27,0
Lm 7.25,8
Contribution during 1931 ...................................................... Lm 4.00,0
One year’s Interest at 6% on Lm7.25,8 .................................. Lm 0.43,3
 Lm11.69,1
Contribution from lst January to 30th June, 1932 = 6 / 12  of
Lm4.00,0 ............................................................................... Lm 2.00,0
Half year’s Interest at 6% on Lm11.69,2 ................................ Lm 0.35,0
Accumulation of contributions paid during bachelorhood, at
date of marriage .................................................................... Lm 14.04,1
Husband    45 } .............................. .312
Wife 35
(A) = Lm14.04,2 x .312 x 2 = Lm8.76,2 = Registered Pension in respect of the
contributions paid during bachelorhood.
To determine (B) apply Rule 3, as follows: 
Annual contributions current at date of marriage.................... Lm4.00,0
Quantity found from Table B:  - 
Husband    45
Wife 35 } .............................. 2.862
(B) = Lm4 x 2.862 x 2 =Lm22.89,6 = Registered Pension in respect of annual
contribution current at date of marriage.
 . . . Total Registered Pension to be recorded on the bachelor contributor marrying
(see Note 2)  is
(A)=Lm 8.76,2, plus 
(B)=Lm22.89,6
  Total       Lm31.65,8 ........................... (i). 
Assuming particulars as in Ex. I, but the officer paying double the contributions
therein mentioned, respectively, under S. 6 (1)  (b) , viz: Lm5 and Lm8.
Registered Pension to be recorded on marriage =
(A) Pension in consideration of the contributions paid during bachelorhood, plus 
(B) Pension in consideration of the current annual contribution.
To determine (A) apply Rule 2, as follows: -
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Quantity found from Table A:     
  (B) = Lm8 x 2.862 x  3 / 2  = Lm34.34,4 = Registered Pension in respect of annual
contribution current at date of marriage.
. . .Total Registered Pension to be recorded on the bachelor contributor marrying (see
 Note 2), is
(A) = Lm 13.14,2, plus 
 (B) = Lm34.34,4
E X A M P L E  III. 
Application of Rule 5 and Note 4.
(C)  Variations of pension consequent on increments to, and decrements from, the
current annual contribution while the contributor is married to his first wife
(ordinary contribution).
Assuming particulars as in Ex. I, and that
Contribution from lst April to 31st December, 1928 =  9 / 12  of Lm5 Lm 3.75,0
Contribution during 1929............................................................  Lm 5.00,0
One year’s Interest at 6% on Lm3.75,0 .......................................  Lm 0.22,5
 Lm 8.97,5
Contribution during 1930............................................................ Lm 5.00,0
One year’ s Interest at 6% on Lm8.97,5 ...................................... Lm 0.54,2
Lm14.51,7
Contribution during 1931 ........................................................... Lm 8.00,0
One year’s Interest at 6% on Lm14.51,7 ..................................... Lm 0.86,7
 Lm23.38,4
Contributions from lst January to 30th June, 1932 =  6 / 12  of Lm8.. Lm 4.00,0
Half year’s Interest at 6% on Lm23.38,4..................................... Lm 0.70,0
Accumulation of contributions paid during bachelorhood at date
of marriage ................................................................................ Lm28.08,4
Husband    45 } .............................. .312
Wife 35
(A) = Lm28.1,8 x .312 x  3 / 2  = Lm13.14,2 = Registered Pension in respect of
contributions paid during bachelorhood.
To determine (B) apply Rule 4, as follows: 
Annual contribution current at date of marriage ..........................  Lm8. 
Quantity found from Table B: -  
Husband    45
Wife 35 } .............................. 2.862
Total  Lm47.48,6  ..............................(i).
 (i) Annual contribution increases on 31st May, 1937 ............. from Lm4 to Lm6 viz:
increment of Lm2
(ii) Annual contribution decreases on 30th April, 1942 ........... from Lm6 to Lm5 viz:
decrement of Lm1
(iii) Annual contribution ceases on 31st March, 1945 ............. from Lm5 to nil viz:
decrement of Lm5
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(i) 1937, May 31st- Increment to current 
         annual contribution......................................................... Lm2. 
Quantity found from Table B:
Lm2 x 1.963 x 2 = Lm7.85,2 =amount to be added to the Registered Pension, in
respect of the increment to the annual contribution.
                                                                                       
E X A M P L E  IV.
A P P L I C A T I O N   O F  R U L E  6  A N D  N O T E  4.
( C)  Variations of pension consequent on increments to, and decrements from, the 
current annual contribution while the contributor is married to his first wife 
(double contribution)
Assuming particulars as in Ex. II, and that
  (i) Annual contribution increases on 31st May, 1937
    ... from Lm8 to Lm12, viz:                                                    increment of Lm4
 (ii) Annual contribution decreases on 30th April, 1942
    ...from Lm12 to Lm10, viz:                                                  decrement of Lm2
Husband    50
Wife  } .............................. 1.963
. . . Registered Pension at marriage [Ex.I (i)] ............................... Lm31.65,8
plus amount as above............................................................. Lm 7.85,2
. . . (c) (i) = Registered Pension on 31st May, 1937 = ................... Lm39.51,0
(ii) 1942, April 30th - Decrement from current
annual contribution ...............................................................  Lm1.
Quantity found from Table B:
Husband    55
Wife 45 } .............................. 1.073
Lml x 1.073 x 2 = Lm2.14,6 = amount to be deducted from Registered Pension
(C) (i), in respect of the said decrement from the current annual contribution. 
. . . Registered Pension (C) (i)............................................................ Lm39.51,0
 less amount as above ................................................................. Lm 2.14,6
. . .(C)(ii) Registered Pension on 30th April, 1942 =........................ Lm37.36,4
(iii) 1945, March 31st - Cessation of contribution, regarded as decrement from
current annual contribution, (Note 4) .........................................................Lm5
Quantity calculated from Table B:-
Husband    58
Wife 48 } .............................. .461
 
(Vide Rule 23).
Lm5 x .461 x 2=Lm4.61,0 = amount to be deducted from the previous Registered
Pension (c) (ii), in respect of the cessation of the current annual contribution.
. . . Registered Pension (c) (ii), as above .................................................. Lm37.36,4
Less amount as above......................................................................... Lm 4.61,0
. . .(c) (iii) Registered Pension on 31st March, 1945 = .............................. Lm32.75,4
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(iii) Annual contribution ceases on 31st March, 1945
       ... Lm10 to nil, viz:                                                           decrement of Lm1
(i) 1937, May 31st - Increment to current annual contribution .......................Lm4.
 Quantity found from Table B:
Quantity found from Table B:
    Quantity calculated from Table B:
Husband    50
Wife 40 } ............................................................................................ 1.963
Lm4 x 1.963 x 3/2 = Lm 11.77,8 = amount to be added to the Registered Pension,
in respect of the increment to the current annual contribution.
. . . Registered Pension at date of marriage [Ex.II(i)]......................... Lm47.48,3
plus amount as above ................................................................ Lm11.77,8
. . .(C) (i) Registered Pension on 31st May, 1937 = ........................... Lm59.26,1
(ii) 1942, April 30th - Decrement from current 
annual contribution .................................................................. Lm2. 
Husband    50
Wife 40 } ................................................................... 1.072
Lm2 x 1.072 x 3/2 = Lm3.21,6 = amount to be deducted from the previous
Registered Pension (c) (i) in respect of the said decrement, from the current
annual contribution.
. . .Registered Pension (c) (i), as above.................................................... Lm59.26,1
Registered Pension (c) (i), as above.................................................... Lm59.26,1
less amount as above .......................................................................... Lm 3.21,6
. . . (c) (ii) = Registered Pension on 30th April, 1942 = ............................. Lm 56.04,5
(iii) 1945, March 31st - Cessation of contribution, regarded as decrement from the
current annual contribution, (Note 4), ................................................ 10.
Husband    58
Wife 48 } .............................. .461 (Vide Rule 23).
Lm10 x .461 x 3/2 = Lm6.91,5 = amount to be deducted from the previous
Registered Pension (c) (ii), in respect of the cessation of the current annual
contribution.
. . . Registered Pension (c) (ii), as above ............................................  Lm56.04,5
less amount as above .................................................................. Lm 6.91,5
. . . (c)(iii)=Registered Pension on 31st March,1945=.........................  Lm49.13,0
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EXAMPLE V. 
Application of Note 5.
Registered Pension to be recorded on marriage =
(A) Pension on consideration of the contributions paid during bachelorhood,  plus 
(B) Pension in consideration of the current annual contribution.
By applying Rules 2 and 4, and proceeding as in Ex. II., (A) will be found to be Lm39.79,6,
and (B), Lm85.94,2.
. . .   Total Registered Pension to be recorded is
This exceeds the maximum of Lm120 p.a. by Lm5.73,7; therefore the extra
contribution should be reduced in terms of Note 5 from the date of marriage.
To determine the amount by which the extra contribution should be reduced,
divide the excess (Lm5.73,7) by the last quantity found from Table B, in calculating
(B), viz: the quantity corresponding to the ages next birthday of the husband and of
the wife respectively at the date of their marriage. The quotient will give the
required reduction from the extra contribution. The process of calculation is as
follows: 
Quantity found from Table B:
   . . .  from the date of marriage
      Extra contribution = Lm8.75, 0-1. 15. 0=Lm7, and
. . .  Total contribution = Lm8.75,0 + Lm7.00,0 = Lm15.75,0 instead of Lm17.50,0 (double
the ordinary contribution).
Officer (bachelor paying double rate of contribution under S. 6  (1)  (b),born on ............................................................................................... 31st July 1887
commenced to contribute on .............................................................. 1st April 1928
married on.......................................................................................... 30th June 1932
Annual Contribution 1st April, 1928 to 31st December, 1930
 Lm7.50 x 2 = Lm15.00,0
Annual Contribution 1st January, 1931 to date of marriage
Lm8.75 x 2 = Lm17.50,0
Wife born on 31st August 1892
Officer’s age next birthday at date of marriage 45
Wife’s 40
(A) = Lm39.79,6, plus
(B) = Lm85.94,2
Total Lm125.73,8
Husband at date of marriage      45
Wife at date of marriage            40 } .............................. 3.274
Lm5.73,7 
= Lm 1.75,0. 3.274
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II SECOND, AND SUBSEQUENT, WIFE'S PROSPECTIVE PENSION. 
E X A M P L E  VI.
Application of Rules 7 and 8.
In this case the following variations of pension have to be considered, both in the case of
the ordinary and of the double rate of contribution, viz:
(D)  Variations of pension consequent on increments to, and decrements from, the
current annual contribution, while the contributor is a widower; and
(E)  Variations of pensions consequent on the remarriage of the contributor. 
To determine (D), apply Rule 7.
To determine (E), apply Note 6, or Rule 8, according as to whether the second, or subse-
quent, wife’s age next birthday at date of remarriage, is, or is not, the same as the last pre-
ceding wife would have attained had she lived to that date.
(D)  Application of Rule 7.
Assuming particulars as in Ex. IV, except that the first wife who was born on 31st August
1897, died on 30th April 1935, it would be assumed that the contributor was, at the date of
each of the three variations of the contribution, married to a wife who was born on the 31st
August, 1897. The method of calculation will be that set forth in Ex. IV.
(E)  Application of Rule 8.
Assuming particulars as in Ex. II, and that
First wife died on ......................................................................................... 30th April, 1935
Contributor remarried on  .......................................................................... 31st March, 1937
Second, or subsequent wife born on ................................................... 30th September, 1902
Contributor’s age next birthday at date of remarriage ........................................................ 50
Second, or subsequent wife’s age next birthday at date of remarriage ............................... 35
Age next birthday which the first wife would have been, had she lived to the date of remarriage 
40 
1927, March 31st- The second, or subsequent wife being of an age next birthday at the date
of the remarriage less than that which the first wife would have been, had she lived, the
Registered Pension Lm47.48,3 - Ex. II (i) is to be re-calculated by applying Rule 8, as fol-
lows:
Quantity found from Table D: -
Quantity found from Table A:-
(E) = Lm47.48,3 x 3.594 x. 245 = Lm41.81,0 =  Registered Pension on the date of
remarriage (31 st March, 1937).
Husband at date of remarriage,      50
Wife at date of remarriage            40 } ................... 3.594
Husband at date of remarriage,   50
Second, or subsequent wife, at date of remarriage 40 } ................... .245
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N.B: If the Second, or subsequent, wife’s age next birthday at the date of
remarriage, be the same as that which the last preceding wife would have attained
had she lived to that date, no variation in the Registered Pension will be recorded.
Vide Note 6.
(F)   Moreover, should the current annual contribution be increased or decreased
while the contributor is married to his second, or subsequent, wife, apply Rule
9. 
B.  PUBLIC OFFICER WHO COMMENCED TO CONTRIBUTE WHILE MARRIED. 
III. FIRST WIFE'S PROSPECTIVE PENSION.
Application of Rules 10 and 11, and Note 7.
( a ) In the case of new officers entering the service after the commencement of the
Act Sec. 4 (1) apply Note 7, and record only the Registered Pension (G) in
consideration of the annual contribution current at the date of commencement of the
contribution, to be determined as directed in Rule 10, as follows: -
EXAMPLE VII.
Application of Rule 10.
Officer  entering  the service  after   commencement  of  this  Act,  viz:  after 1st July, 1927: 
born on .................................................................................................... 30th June, 1903
married on .......................................................................................... 31st October, 1925
and commenced to contribute date of entry on ............................. 30th September, 1927
Salary  .......................................................................................................... Lm25 0.00,0
Annual contribution (ordinary) current on date of entry .................................. Lm 6.25,0 
Wife born on .......................................................................................... 30th April, 1908 
Officer’s age next birthday on date of entry ................................................................  25
Wife’s age next birthday on date of entry of husband  ................................................. 20
1927, September 30th-Current annual contribution  ......................................... Lm6.25,0 
Quantity found from Table B:
(G) Lm6.25,0 x 6.952 x 2 = Lm86.90,0 =  Registered Pension in respect of the
annual contribution current at the commencement of contribution.
(b)  In the case of officers serving on the date of the promulgation of the Act, who
are, on that date, married or widowers with children of pensionable age
[s.15(a)], the initial Registered Pension to be recorded is
(G) Pension under Rule 10, as in case (a) above, plus
(H) 7/49ths of the salary on date of promulgation of the Act, provided, however,
that in no case shall the maximum of Lm60 and Lm120 p.a. respectively, fixed
in s. 15, be exceeded.
Husband    25
Wife        20 } .............................. 6.952
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EXAMPLE VIII.
Application of Rule 11.
Officer serving on the date of the commencement of the Act.
Assume particulars as in the next preceding example, except that the officer
entered the service before the date of the commencement of the Act, and that,
therefore, his case falls under s 15(a).
Registered Pension to be recorded is
As this Registered Pension exceeds Lm 120, it should be reduced to Lm 120 p.a.;
but as only ordinary contribution is involved in this case, the current annual
contribution is not to be reduced. Vide para. 2 of Note 5.
(I)  Variations of pension consequent on increment to, and decrement from, the
current annual contributor is married to his first wife.
Apply Rule 12.
IV. SECOND, AND SUBSEQUENT, WIFE'S PROSPECTIVE PENSION.
(J)  Variations of pension consequent on increments to, and decrements from, the
current annual contribution while the contributor is a widower.
Apply Rule 13.
(K)   Variations of pension consequent on the re-marriage of the contributor. 
Apply Rule 14.
(L)  Variations of pension consequent on increments to, and decrements from, the
current annual contribution while the contributor is married to his second, or
subsequent, wife.
Apply Rule 15.
C.  PUBLIC OFFICER WHO COMMENCED TO CONTRIBUTE WHILE A 
WIDOWER.
V. SECOND, AND SUBSEQUENT, WIFE'S PROSPECTIVE PENSION. 
Apply Rule 16.
D.  PENSIONS TO ORPHAN CHILDREN.
VI. ORPHANS’ PENSIONS AT DEATH OF WIDOWER CONTRIBUTOR.
(M)  Case where the Orphans are the issue of the same wife.
 
  (G) =  Pension under Rule 10, as in Ex: VII, ............................ Lm 86.90,0   plus
  (H) =  7/40ths of Lm250, as per S. 15 (a)  ................................ Lm 43.75,0
. . . Total initial Registered Pension = ..........................................   Lm130.65,0
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EXAMPLE IX.
Application of Rule 17.
Registered Pension of widower contributor at his death is  ................................. Lm45 p.a. 
Children entitled to pension at contributor’s death:
Spinster daughter aged ............................................................................................... 19 
Son aged ..................................................................................................................... 14 
Son aged ....................................................................................................................  12 
Each of the three children will receive a pension of Lm45/3=Lm15 p.a.
If the spinster daughter marry at the age of 20, the two sons will each receive a
pension of Lm45/2 = Lm22.50,0 p.a.
If subsequently one of the sons dies, whilst the other is still of pensionable age,
the latter will receive the full pension of Lm45 p.a.
(N) Case where the Orphans are the issue of different wives. 
Apply Rule 18.
N.B.  - This Rule provides for the case of two wives only, but the principle holds good for
any number of wives.
VII. ORPHANS’ PENSIONS AT DEATH OR RE-MARRIAGE OF WIDOW. 
Apply Rule 19.
EXAMPLE X.
Application of Rule 19.
Amount of widow’s pension at her death or remarriage . .................................... Lm45 p.a. 
Children entitled to pension at her death or remarriage: 
Assuming the particulars as in Ex. IX. proceed as therein indicated. 
VIII. ORPHANS’ PENSIONS AT DEATH OF MARRIED CONTRIBUTOR. 
Apply Rule 20 and Note 9.
E.  PUBLIC OFFICER WHO COMMENCED TO CONTRIBUTE AT THE AGE OF 
60 YEARS OR OVER, UNDER SEC. 5 (2).
Apply Rule 21.
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F.  PUBLIC OFFICER MARRIED OR WIDOWER WITH CHILDREN OF A 
PENSIONABLE AGE TRANSFERRED TO THE SERVICE OF ANOTHER 
BRITISH COLONY.
Apply Rule 22 and Note 11.
EXAMPLE XI. 
Application of Rule 22 and Note 11. 
Officer entering the service after the commencement of this Act,
born on .................................................................................................. 30th June, 1903 
married on ........................................................................................ 31st October, 1925
Commenced to contribute on date of entry ................................. 30th September, 1927 
Salary ........................................................................................................... Lm250.00,0 
Annual contribution (ordinary) current on date of 
entry  ...................................................................................................................... Lm6.25,0 
Wife born on  ....................................................................................... 30th April, 1908 
Officer transferred on  ..................................................................... 31 st October, 1932 
Officer’s age next birthday on date of entry .............................................................. 25
Wife’s age next birthday on date of entry of husband  .............................................. 20 
Officer’s age next birthday on date of transfer .......................................................... 30 
Wife’s age next birthday on date of transfer of husband ........................................... 25
Annual contribution after the transfer, same as before,  .................................. Lm6.25,0
Annual contribution current on entry  .............................................................. Lm6.25,0
According to Note 11, case (i) - Registered Pension to be recorded on the date of transfer = 
(O) Pension in consideration of the contributions paid during the period of service under
the Government, plus
(P) Pension in consideration of the contributions paid after the transfer. 
To determine (O) apply Rule 22, as follows: 
Quantity found from Table B:
. . .Lm6.25,0 x 6.952 x 2 = Lm86.90,0 = Registered Pension in respect of the annual
contribution current on date of entry (i).
N.B: - Although the current annual contribution before and after the transfer, in
this particular case, is the same, yet for the purpose of facilitating the calculation of
the two partial pensions, the contribution should be regarded as ceasing at the end of
the period of service under the Government - viz., on the date of the transfer - and to
start again on the same date as the commencement of the period of contribution after
the transfer.
Regarding, therefore, the cessation of the current annual contribution, on the date
of the transfer, as a decrement of Lm6.25,0 from the same contribution,
Quantity found from Table B: 
Husband, on date of entry,              25
Wife, on date of entry of husband,   20 } .............................. 6.952
Husband, on date of transfer               30
Wife, on date of transfer of husband,   25 } .............................. 5.998
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. . . Lm6.25,0 x 5.998 x 2=Lm74.97,5=amount to be deducted from the previous Registered 
Pension (i) in respect of the cessation of the contribution. . . (ii)
Pension in respect of the contributions paid during the period of service under the
Government..................................(iii)
Again, regarding the same annual contribution of Lm6.25,0 as the first
contribution of the period after the transfer, and the quantity found from Table B
being obviously the same as the above (viz: 5.998),
(P) = Lm6.25,0 x 5.998 x 1 = Lm37.48,7 = Registered Pension in respect of the
contribution after the transfer (iv),
. . . Total Registered Pension to be recorded is 
In the case in which the contribution (Lm6.25,0 p.a.) ceases definitely on the date
of the transfer, the Registered Pension will be limited to the first partial Registered
Pension (iii), that is, to Lm11.92,5 p.a.
. . . (O)=Registered Pension (i), as above .......................  Lm86.90,0
           less amount (ii), as above ................................  Lm74.97,5
Lm 11.92,5. ..........Registered
(iii) = Lm 11.92,5,  plus
(iv) = Lm 37.48,7 
Total Lm 49.41,2
