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Composition and rates of widows' (contributory) pensions.
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41.—The following section shall be inserted in the Principal Act in lieu of section 10—
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“10.—(1) In this section the expression ‘qualified child’ means, in relation to an insured person, a child of that person who is alive and is for the time being under the appointed age.
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(2) A widow's (contributory) pension payable to the widow of an insured person (being a widow of the class mentioned in column (2) of the Table to this section at any reference number) shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be as follows—
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(a) if and so long as there is or are any qualified child or children of such person, such pension shall consist of—
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(i) an allowance (in this Act referred to as a widow's (contributory) allowance) in respect of the widow at the rate set out in column (3) of the said Table at that reference number, and
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(ii) an allowance (in this Act referred to as a child's (contributory) allowance) in respect of each qualified child at the rate set out in column (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) or (9) (whichever is applicable) of the said Table at that reference number,
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(b) if there is no qualified child of such person, such pension shall consist of an allowance in respect of the widow at the rate set out in column (3) of the said Table at that reference number.
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Table to Section 10.
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Weekly Rates of Widows' (Contributory) Pensions.
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Ref. No.
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Class
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Widow's (Contributory) Allowance Rate per week
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Child's (Contributory) Allowance Rate per week
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First or only qualified child
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Second qualified child
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Third qualified child
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Fourth qualified child
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Fifth or sixth qualified child
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Each other qualified child
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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(5)
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(6)
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(7)
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(8)
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(9)
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s.
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d.
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s.
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d.
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s.
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d.
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s.
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d.
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s.
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d.
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d.
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d.
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1
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Widow resident in an urban area where the person, in respect of whose insurance the pension is payable, was not an agricultural worker.
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16
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0
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6
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6
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5
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6
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3
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6
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5
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0
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5
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6
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5
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6
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so long as the widow's (contributory) allowance is payable. 7s. 6d. on cesser of said allowance.
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so long as the widow's (contributory) allowance is payable. 5s. 6d. on cesser of said allowance.
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so long as the widow's (contributory) allowance is payable. 5s. 6d. on cesser of said allowance.
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2
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Widow resident in an urban area where the person, in respect of whose insurance the pension is payable, was an agricultural worker.
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14
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0
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6
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0
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6
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0
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4
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0
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4
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0
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4
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0
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5
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0
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3
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Widow resident in a rural area where the person, in respect of whose insurance the pension is payable, was not an agricultural worker.
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16
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0
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6
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6
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4
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6
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4
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6
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4
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6
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4
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6
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4
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6
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4
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Widow resident in a rural area where the person, in respect of whose insurance the pension is payable, was an agricultural worker.
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12
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6
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5
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6
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4
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0
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4
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0
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4
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0
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4
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0
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4
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0
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