Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1935
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Disqualification for widows' pensions on miscellaneous grounds. |
30.—(1) A widow shall not be entitled to and shall be disqualified from receiving payment of a widow's pension if and so long as— | |
(a) she is undergoing a sentence of imprisonment, in pursuance of an order of a court directing her to be imprisoned without the option of a fine, or a sentence of penal servitude, or | ||
(b) she is maintained in any place as a criminal lunatic or as a non-paying patient in any district or auxiliary mental hospital, within the meaning of section 9 of the Local Government (Ireland) Act, 1898 , as amended by section 79 of the Local Government Act, 1925 (No. 5 of 1925). | ||
(2) A widow shall not, if and so long as she and any person are cohabiting as man and wife, be entitled to and shall be disqualified from receiving payment of— | ||
(a) so much of a widow's (contributory) pension as consists of the widow's (contributory) allowance, or | ||
(b) a widow's (non-contributory) pension. |