Military Pensions Act, 1976 (Act No. 84 of 1976)10. Payment of pensions |
| (1) | A pension shall be payable with effect from the first day of the month in which an application for such pension is received by the Director-General in terms of section 6: Provided that the Director-General may, if there are good reasons for doing so, direct that the pension shall be payable with effect from a date not more than twelve months prior to the date on which such application is so received. |
[Section 10(1) substituted by section 18 of Act No. 96 of 1983 (Notice No. 1523, GG 8809, dated 13 July 1983)]
| (2) | Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), no pension shall be payable— |
| (a) | in the case of a member referred to in section 4(a), with effect from a date prior to the first day of the month during which the period of service of the member in which his pensionable disability manifested itself, was completed; |
[Section 10(2)(a) substituted by section 5 of Act No. 26 of 1977 (Notice No. 444, GG 5463, dated 23 March 1977)]
| (b) | in the case of a spouse referred to in section 4(d), prior to the first day of the month in which the member concerned died; |
[Section 10(2)(b) substituted by section 6(a) of Act No. 18 of 2019 (Notice No. 799, GG 42482, dated 23 May 2019)]
| (c) | in the case of the dependants of a deceased member referred to in section 4(e), prior to the first day of the month following immediately on the month in which the member concerned died or prior to the first day of the month following immediately on the month in which the spouse of that member died; |
[Section 10(2)(c) substituted by section 6(b) of Act No. 18 of 2019 (Notice No. 799, GG 42482, dated 23 May 2019)]
| (d) | in the case of a parent referred to in section 4(f), prior to the first day of the month following immediately on the month in which the member died. |