Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts

Widowers And Orphans Pension Act (No. 24 of 1983)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.	   Short title and date of operation  
   2.	   Establishment of the pension scheme for the widowers and orphans of female public officers and the Director of Pensions to be in charge of the administration of the scheme  
   3.	   Deduction from salaries  
   4.	   Period for which deduction shall be made  
   5.	   Contributor to furnish particulars within three months of the date of her becoming a contributor  
   6.	   Death or divorce of husband, death of child, marriage of female child to be notified  
   7.	   Contributor to notify birth or adoption of child  
   8.	   Contributor to make supplementary declaration with proof of matters stated therein  
   9.	   Who shall be entitled to the pension  
   10.	   Contributor deemed to be a widow on divorce  
   11.	   Contributor dying within one year of marriage  
   12.	   When pension to orphans shall cease  
   13.	   Life time pension to orphans permanently incapacitated  
   14.	   Computation of pension  
   15.	   Special provisions relating to pensionable service  
   16.	   Pension payable to be a charge on the consolidated Fund  
   17.	   Pension to orphans  
   18.	   Provision in case of widower marrying  
   19.	   Provision in case of a widower and children of a previous marriage  
   20.	   Pension to be paid monthly  
   21.	   Payment of pension due to a widower  
   22.	   Failure to maintain child  
   23.	   Payment of pension due to a minor  
   24.	   Pension not to foe assigned or levied upon  
   25.	   Widower not entitled to pension if marriage contracted after contributor ceased to contribute  
   26.	   Contribution in respect of pensionable service  
   27.	   Refund of contribution to spinster  
   28.	   Refund of contributions to widows without pensionable children  
   29.	   Refund of contribution to contributor leaving public service without pension  
   30.	   Exemption from estate duty  
   31.	   Certain questions to be decided by the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister  
   32.	   Interpretation