Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act, 1973 (Act No. 78 of 1973)

Chapter VI : Compensation Generally

95. Gratuity payable on remarriage of widow entitled to pension
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If a widow who is entitled to a pension under this Act, remarries, her pension shall lapse and the commissioner shall pay to her an amount equal—

(a)in the case of a widow who received a pension for a period of at least six years, to thirty times the amount of her monthly pension;
(b)in the case of a widow who received a pension for a period of less than six years but more than three years, to forty times the amount of her monthly pension; and
(c)in the case of a widow who received a pension for a period not exceeding three years, to fifty times the amount of her monthly pension.

 

[Section 95 substituted by section 7 of the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Amendment Act, No. 45 of 1975]