6. The following new section is hereby inserted immediately after section 156, and shall have effect as section 156A, of the principal Act:-
| 156A. Notwithstanding the repeal of the Defence Force Ordinance, No. 8 of 1910, by Act No. 17 of 1949, section 17 of that Ordinance, as amended by Ordinance No. 5 of 1945, shall be deemed to be in force for the purpose of awarding a pension or gratuity to any person who but for such repeal would have been eligible for a pension or gratuity under that section, and accordingly-
| | (a) a pension or gratuity may be awarded to any such person in accordance with the provisions of that section, and | | |
| | (b) the determination made under that section and published in Gazette No. 9,419 of June 15, 1945, shall continue in force subject to amendment or cancellation by the Minister by notification published in the Gazette.". | | |
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