Retiring Allowances
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Act
44 of 1976
Amended by
17 of 2007
*30 of 2007
*1 of 2009
*13 of 2010
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Note on Adaptation
Under paragraph 6 of the Second Schedule to the Law Revision Act (Ch. 3:03) the
Commission amended certain references to public officers in this Chapter. The Minister’s
approval of the amendments was signified by LN 52/1980, but no marginal reference is made
to this Notice where any such amendment is made in the text.
Note on Act No. 30 of 2007
Amendments made by Act No. 30 of 2007 took effect from 1st October 2007.
Note on Act No. 1 of 2009
Amendments made by Act No. 1 of 2009 took effect from 1st October 2009.
Note on Act No. 13 of 2010
Amendments made by Act No. 13 of 2010 took effect from 1st September 2010. Further,
all payments made between 1st September 2010 and 1st January 2011 have been validated
under section 25.
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(DIPLOMATIC SERVICE) ACT
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
SECTION
1. Short title.
2. Interpretation.
PART I
CIVIL SERVANTS APPOINTED HEADS OF MISSION
3. Civil servants appointed Heads of Mission.
PART II
HEADS OF MISSION—RETIREMENT BENEFITS
4. Application of Part II.
5. Contributors.
6. Contributions.
7. Circumstances in which retiring allowances shall be paid.
8. Rate of retiring allowance.
9. Gratuity.
10. Widow’s allowance.
11. Children’s allowance.
PART III
SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN
HEADS OF MISSION
12. Application of Part III.
13. Right to elect gratuity and retiring allowance under this Part.
14. Deemed election.
15. Gratuity.
16. Retiring allowance.
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS—Continued
SECTION
PART IV
GENERAL PROVISIONS
17. Awards to be charged on Consolidated Fund.
18. Awards not to be assignable.
19. Power to make Regulations.
20. Cessation of retiring allowance if person again becomes a legislator
or Head of Mission.
21. Set-off against sums already paid.
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44 of 1976.
Commencement.
Short title.
Interpretation.
Ch. 2:03.
CHAPTER 17:04
RETIRING ALLOWANCES
(DIPLOMATIC SERVICE) ACT
An Act to provide retiring allowances on a contributory basis
to persons who have served as Ambassadors, High
Commissioners and as Principal Representatives of
Trinidad and Tobago, to provide allowances for the
widow and children of such persons and to provide for
matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
[1ST JANUARY 1976]
1. This Act may be cited as the Retiring Allowances
(Diplomatic Service) Act.
2. (1) In this Act—
“award” means any amount payable out of the Consolidated
Fund to any person pursuant to this Act;
“contributions” means contributions payable pursuant to
section 6;
“Head of Mission” means an Ambassador, High Commissioner
or other principal representative of Trinidad and Tobago
to another country appointed as such under section 135 of
the Constitution;
“legislator” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Retiring
Allowances (Legislative Service) Act;
“salary” means basic salary and for the purposes of this definition
“basic salary” means the emoluments provided in the
Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure of Trinidad and
Tobago exclusive of duty allowance, entertainment
allowance or any other allowance whatever.
(2) A reference in this Act to “widow” includes a
reference to “widower”.
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Civil servants
appointed Heads
of Mission.
Ch. 23:01.
Application of
Part II.
Contributors.
Contributions.
PART I
CIVIL SERVANTS APPOINTED HEADS OF MISSION
3. (1) Nothing in this Act shall apply to a person who at the
time of his appointment as a Head of Mission is a civil servant.
(2) In this section “civil servant” has the same meaning
as in section 3(2) of the Civil Service Act.
PART II
HEADS OF MISSION—RETIREMENT BENEFITS
4. Subject to section 3 and to the option under Part III, this
Part applies to a person appointed as a Head of Mission before,
on or after the commencement of this Act.
5. A person to whom this Part applies other than a person
who ceased to be a Head of Mission before the commencement
of this Act shall, by virtue of being a Head of Mission, become a
contributor under this Act.
6. (1) Contributions are payable under this Act by every
Head of Mission who becomes a contributor and the
contributions shall—
(a) be at the rate of six per cent of the salary payable
to the contributor;
(b) be payable in respect of the salary of the
contributor from the date of the commencement
of this Act, or from any later date on which the
person concerned becomes a contributor, until
he ceases to be a Head of Mission;
(c) accrue daily and be deducted monthly from the
salary of each contributor and be paid to the
Comptroller of Accounts.
(2) Contributions payable by a Head of Mission in respect
of the period beginning on 1st January 1976 and ending on the last
day of the last month in respect of which salary was paid to such
Head of Mission without deductions of any contributions under
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Circumstances
in which retiring
allowances shall
be paid.
Rate of retiring
allowance.
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subsection (1)(c), may at the option of the Head of Mission, be
payable either in a lump sum or by deductions made monthly
from his salary over a period not exceeding one year.
(3) All contributions made pursuant to this section shall
be paid into the Consolidated Fund.
7. (1) Subject to this Act a retiring allowance shall be paid
to every person who—
(a) has served as a Head of Mission for periods
amounting in the aggregate to not less than
eight years;
(b) has ceased to be a Head of Mission; and
(c) either—
(i) has attained the age of fifty-five years; or
(ii) has not attained the age of fifty-five years,
but medical evidence has been produced
to the satisfaction of the Prime Minister,
that he is incapable by reason of infirmity
of mind or body of discharging the duties
of a Head of Mission and that the
infirmity is likely to be permanent.
(2) In determining for the purposes of this Part the
length of service of any person as a Head of Mission there shall
be taken into account any service as a legislator.
(3) Where a person has ceased to be a Head of Mission
but is not eligible for a retiring allowance under this Act by reason
only of subsection (1)(c)(i), the retiring allowance for which he
would have been eligible at the date when he ceased to be a Head
of Mission shall nevertheless be paid to him with effect from the
date on which he attains the age specified in subsection (1)(c)(i).
8. (1) The retiring allowance payable to a person as a Head of
Mission shall be at an annual rate equal to three per cent of the annual
salary payable to that person before he last ceased to be a Head of
Mission or the sum of three thousand dollars per month, whichever is
the greater for each year of service as a Head of Mission and
proportionately for any part of one year, but subject however, to a
maximum of two-thirds of the annual salary.
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Gratuity.
(2) Where service as a legislator is taken into account in
determining the length of service of a person as a Head of Mission—
(a) the retiring allowance payable to him under
subsection (1) shall not be less than he would
have received had the retiring allowance
payable to him in respect of his service as a
legislator been calculated under the Retiring
Allowances (Legislative Service) Act, but
subject nevertheless to the maximum retiring
allowance payable under subsection (1);
(b) any entitlement to a retiring allowance under the
Retiring Allowances (Legislative Service) Act
shall be extinguished.
(3) The retiring allowance payable to a Head of Mission
under this section—
(a) shall be paid with effect from the date on which
that person becomes entitled thereto pursuant to
section 7 and, subject to this Act, shall continue
to be paid during the lifetime of that person; and
(b) shall be paid monthly in arrear in equal instalments.
9. (1) Where a person—
(a) has ceased to be a Head of Mission but is not
eligible for a retiring allowance under this Act
by reason only of section 7(1)(c)(i);
(b) has ceased to be a Head of Mission but is not
eligible for a retiring allowance under this Act; or
(c) has ceased to be a Head of Mission and is
eligible for a retiring allowance under this Act,
he shall be paid a gratuity equal to one-tenth of the total salary
received by him during his period of service as a Head of
Mission, so however, that in the case of a Head of Mission to
whom paragraph (a) or (c) refers, the gratuity shall not exceed
three years’ salary at the highest annual rate of salary payable at
any time to such person as a Head of Mission.
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Widow’s
allowance.
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1 of 2009
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(2) Where a person dies while he is a Head of Mission,
any gratuity that would have been payable to him under
subsection (1) shall be paid to his legal personal representative.
10. (1) Subject to this Act, where a person who—
(a) is in receipt of a retiring allowance under this
Act; or
(b) has served as a Head of Mission for periods
amounting in the aggregate to not less than
eight years,
dies leaving a widow, there shall be paid to the widow during
her lifetime and while unmarried, a widow’s allowance at an
annual rate equivalent to one-half of the retiring allowance or
the sum of three thousand dollars per month, whichever is the
greater, which—
(c) in the case of a person mentioned in paragraph
(a), was being paid to him;
(d) in the case of a person mentioned in paragraph
(b), would have been payable to him with effect
from the date of his death if he had not died but
had satisfied the requirements of section 7 for
the award of a retiring allowance calculated in
accordance with section 8.
(2) A widow’s allowance under this section—
(a) shall be paid monthly in arrear in equal
instalments as far as possible;
(b) shall, subject to subsection (3), if the widow is
in receipt of a retiring allowance by virtue of
having been herself a contributor under this Act
or the Retiring Allowances (Legislative Service)
Act, cease to be payable;
(c) shall, subject to subsection (3), if the widow is
in receipt of salary as a Head of Mission or a
legislator cease to be payable during the period
in which the widow is in receipt of such salary.
(3) Where the rate of the widow’s allowance exceeds the
rate of the retiring allowance or the rate of salary, as the case may
be, nothing in subsection (2)(b) shall prevent the payment of the
widow’s allowance to the extent of such excess.
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Children’s
allowance.
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11. (1) Subject to this Act, where a person who comes
within section 10(1)(a) or (b) (hereinafter in this section referred
to as “the deceased Head of Mission”) dies leaving one or more
children, a children’s allowance shall be payable in respect of
such child or children while under the age of eighteen years.
(2) Only one children’s allowance is payable in respect
of the service of any one person as a Head of Mission, but—
(a) the rate thereof may vary according to the
number of children entitled thereto, so however,
that the aggregate rate of pension payable shall
not exceed the rate specified in subsection (3)(a)
or subsection (4)(a), as the case may be;
(b) it shall be paid to such person or persons as the
Minister may from time to time direct, and
different parts thereof may be directed to be paid
to different persons;
(c) the person to whom all or any part thereof is
paid shall apply the sum paid to him without
distinction, for the benefit of all the children
for the time being entitled thereto or for the
benefit of such of them as the Minister may
from time to time direct;
(d) the allowance shall be paid monthly in arrear in
equal instalments as far as possible.
(3) Where the deceased Head of Mission leaves a
widow the annual rate of the children’s allowance during her
lifetime shall be—
(a) one-third of the rate of the retiring allowance or
the sum of three thousand dollars per month,
whichever is the greater, where there are two or
more children entitled to the children’s
allowance; and
(b) one-sixth of the rate of the retiring allowance or
the sum of three thousand dollars per month,
whichever is the greater, where there is only one
child entitled to the children’s allowance.
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Application of
Part III.
Right to elect
gratuity and
retiring
allowance under
this Part.
Deemed
election.
(4) Where the deceased Head of Mission leaves no
widow, or where he leaves a widow, then after her death or after
any allowance payable to her ceases to be paid before her death,
the annual rate of the children’s allowance shall be—
(a) one-half of the rate of the retiring allowance
or the sum of three thousand dollars per
month, whichever is the greater, where there
are two or more children entitled to the
children’s allowance;
(b) one-quarter of the rate of the retiring
allowance or the sum of three thousand
dollars per month, whichever is the greater,
where there is only one child entitled to the
children’s allowance.
(5) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a female child who
marries while under the age of eighteen years shall cease to be
entitled to a children’s allowance.
(6) For the purposes of this section, the expression
“child” includes—
(a) a posthumous child;
(b) an adopted child, adopted in a manner
recognised by law, and in the case of a person
referred to in section 10(1)(a), before such
person last ceased to be a Head of Mission.
PART III
SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN
HEADS OF MISSION
12. Subject to section 3, this Part applies to a person appointed
as a Head of Mission before the commencement of this Act.
13. Notwithstanding anything in Part II, a Head of Mission
or a former Head of Mission may, by notice in writing to the
Minister within twelve months after the enactment of this Act or
such longer period as the Minister may in any case allow, elect to
receive a gratuity and a retiring allowance in accordance with the
provisions of this Part instead of under Part II.
14. (1) Where a Head of Mission or a former Head of Mission
omits to make an election within the time specified in section 13, he
shall be deemed to have elected not to receive a gratuity and a
retiring allowance in accordance with the provisions of this Part.
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Gratuity.
Retiring
allowance.
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13 of 2010].
Awards to be
charged on
Consolidated
Fund.
(2) Where a Head of Mission or a former Head of Mission
makes an election under section 13 the provisions of this Part shall
apply in respect of such Head of Mission or former Head of Mission
as if he were a Head of Mission to whom Part II did not apply.
(3) In this section and in section 13, “former Head of
Mission” means a person who ceased to be a Head of Mission
before the commencement of this Act.
15. (1) Where a person has ceased to be a Head of Mission
he shall be paid a gratuity equal to twenty-five per cent of the
total salary received by him during his period of service as a
Head of Mission.
(2) Where a person dies while he is a Head of Mission,
any gratuity that would have been payable to him under
subsection (1) shall be paid to his legal personal representative.
16. (1) Where a person has ceased to be a Head of Mission
and the period of his service as a Head of Mission is four years
or more, he shall, in addition to the gratuity payable under
section 15, be paid a retiring allowance at an annual rate equal
to twenty per cent of his annual salary before he ceased to be a
Head of Mission or the sum of three thousand dollars per
month, whichever is the greater.
(2) The retiring allowance payable under subsection (1)—
(a) shall be paid with effect from the date on which
that person ceased to be a Head of Mission, and
shall continue to be paid during the lifetime of
that person; and
(b) shall be paid monthly in arrear in equal
instalments.
PART IV
GENERAL PROVISIONS
17. All awards payable under this Act shall be charged on
and paid out of the Consolidated Fund.
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Awards not to
be assignable.
Power to make
Regulations.
Cessation of
retiring
allowance if
person again
becomes a
legislator or
Head of
Mission.
18. An award payable under this Act shall not be assignable
or transferable except for the purpose of satisfying—
(a) a debt to the State; or
(b) an order of any Court for the payment of
periodical sums of money towards maintenance of
the spouse, former spouse or child being a minor
of the person to whom the award is payable,
and shall not be liable to be attached, sequestered or levied upon, for or in
respect of any debt or claim whatever except a debt due to the State or
any sum recoverable pursuant to any such order of a Court as aforesaid.
19. (1) The Minister may make Regulations—
(a) prescribing in the case of an allowance payable
under this Act, the days on which the payments
of allowance shall be made;
(b) prescribing where a recipient of an allowance under
this Act is incapable of managing his affairs, that the
allowance may be paid to another person on his behalf;
(c) prescribing anything which may be required by this
Act to be prescribed including any forms he considers
necessary for the administration of this Act;
(d) prescribing the manner in which, and the person
by whom, accounts of contribution and awards
under this Act shall be kept and recorded; and
(e) for any other purposes, whether similar to the above
or not, deemed necessary to give effect to this Act.
(2) Regulations made under this section shall be subject
to affirmative resolution of Parliament.
20. (1) A retiring allowance payable under this Act shall, if
the person in receipt thereof becomes a legislator or again
becomes a Head of Mission, cease to be payable during the period
in which that person is in receipt of salary as a legislator or a Head
of Mission but where the rate of the retiring allowance exceeds the
rate of such salary, nothing in this subsection shall prevent the
payment of retiring allowance to the extent of such excess.
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Set-off against
sums already
paid.
(2) At the expiration of the period referred to in
subsection (1)—
(a) during which a person has service as a legislator,
the rate of retiring allowance shall be recalculated
in accordance with section 6 of the Retiring
Allowances (Legislative Service) Act; and
(b) during which a person has further service as a
Head of Mission the rate of retiring allowance
shall be recalculated in accordance with
section 8, but in the case of a person whose
retiring allowance under section 16 had ceased
to be payable by virtue of subsection (1) he
shall receive a retiring allowance that is not
less than he would have received if his retiring
allowance under section 16 had not been
recalculated under section 8.
(3) A retiring allowance recalculated in accordance with
subsection (2)(b) shall be paid at the recalculated rate with effect
from the date of cessation of the period of service as a Head of
Mission which gave rise to the recalculation.
21. Any sums paid by way of gratuity or retiring allowance
to a person who ceased to be a Head of Mission before the
enactment of this Act shall be set off against the sums to which
he is entitled under this Act.
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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
RETIRING ALLOWANCES (DIPLOMATIC SERVICE)
REGULATIONS
ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS
REGULATION
1. Citation.
2. Interpretation.
3. Contributions.
4. Keeping and recording of accounts.
5. Awards.
6. Date of payment.
7. Allowance may be collected by nominee.
8. Life Certificate.
SCHEDULE.
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RETIRING ALLOWANCES (DIPLOMATIC SERVICE)
REGULATIONS
made under section 19
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Retiring
Allowances (Diplomatic Service) Regulations.
PRELIMINARY
2. In these Regulations, “allowance” means retiring
allowance awarded under section 7 of the Act and includes a
widow’s allowance and a children’s allowance under sections 10
and 11 of the Act respectively.
3. Separate ledger accounts shall be kept in the name of each
contributor for recording contributions and special contributions.
4. The Minister may designate a person or persons to be
responsible for the keeping and recording of accounts of
contributions, special contributions and awards.
5. A record of awards made to each Head of Mission shall
be kept and allowances paid monthly to the recipient.
6. Payment of allowances shall be made on the last full
working day of the month.
7. The recipient of an allowance may, if incapacitated,
authorise another person in writing in the form set out as Form 1
in the Schedule to receive the allowance on his behalf.
8. The Life Certificate in respect of—
(a) retiring allowance and children’s allowance; and
(b) widow’s allowance,
of a former Head of Mission shall be in the form set out as
Forms 2 and 3, respectively, in the Schedule.
103/1976.
104/1976.
Citation.
Interpretation.
Contributions.
Keeping and
recording of
accounts.
Awards.
Date of
payment.
Allowance may
be collected by
nominee.
Form 1.
Schedule.
Life Certificate.
Form 2.
Form 3.
Schedule.
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Retiring Allowances (Diplomatic Service) Regulations [Subsidiary]
Regulation 7.
SCHEDULE
FORM 1
FORM OF AUTHORISATION
For use by persons other than Civil Servants
50¢. Stamp to be The Treasury,
affixed here Trinidad
.................................................... 20.........
The
You are hereby notified that, until further notice Mr. ....................................
whose signature is affixed hereto, is authorised to receive all moneys due and
owing to me or my firm and to give effectual receipts for same.
.................................................. ...........................................
Name (in Block Letters) of Signature of
Person Authorising Agent Person Authorising Agent
.................................................. ...........................................
Name, Occupation, Address of Signature of Witness
Witness (in Block Letters) *
.................................................. ...........................................
Name (in Block Letters) of Signature of
Authorised Agent Authorised Agent
.................................................. ...........................................
Name, Occupation, Address of Signature of Witness
Witness (in Block Letters) *
*To be witnessed by a Justice of the Peace, Notary Public, Commissioner of Oaths, Minister of
Religion, Medical Practitioner, Superintendent of Police, Non-Commissioned Officer, Head or
Deputy Head of Department or Clerk of the Peace, a Manager of a Bank or Branch Bank.
Persons resident in a Foreign Country to be attested by a Consular Officer of Trinidad and
Tobago.
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*Delete where not applicable.
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Regulation 8.
This form must be
left one day for
examination if
presented through
a Bank.
This allowance
cannot be assigned
as a security for a
loan of money.
Pensioners
resident in a
Commonwealth
territory.
Pensioners
resident in a
foreign country.
Claim in respect of retiring allowance as:
*(a) a former Head of Mission; or
*(b) children’s allowance in respect of former
Head of Mission ............................................
for the period ended ......................................
.......................................................... 20 .........
Net Sum Payable
........................................................................................
Signature of former Head of Mission
........................................................................................
Signature of Child of former Head of Mission
CERTIFICATE
I hereby certify that M ........................................................................................, whose signature
is affixed above, is living, and to the best of my knowledge and belief is the person entitled to the
payment.
To be signed by a Justice of the Peace,
Notary Public, Commissioner for Oaths,
Minister of Religion, Medical Practitioner or
by a Superintendent of Police, Non-
Commissioned Officer, Head or Deputy Head
of Department, or Clerk of the Peace, before
being presented for payment or by a Manager
of a Bank or Branch Bank when presenting
for payment.
Signature of Justice of the
Peace, Notary Public, etc.
To be attested by a Consular Officer of
Trinidad and Tobago.
Signature of Consular Officer
Address ..........................................................................................
Qualification ..................................................................................
Date ................................................................................................
Full sum
$ ..........................................
$ ..........................................
$ ..........................................
$ ..........................................
FORM 2
LIFE CERTIFICATE
Date ............................................
RETIRING ALLOWANCE/ CHILDREN’S ALLOWANCE PAYABLE TO
FORMER HEAD OF MISSION OR THEIR CHILDREN
Retiring Allowances
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LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
[Subsidiary] Retiring Allowances (Diplomatic Service) Regulations
UNOFFICIAL VERSION
UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2014
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LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
L.R.O.
Retiring Allowances (Diplomatic Service) Regulations [Subsidiary]
Signature and date (across
a five cents stamp when
the payment amounts to
$5.00 and upwards)
Net sum payable
Examined ...........................................................................
I solemnly declare that during this period I have not
remarried.
Accountant .........................................................................
CERTIFICATE
I hereby certify that M...........................................................................................................
whose signature is affixed above, is living, and to the best of my knowledge and belief is the person
entitled to the payment.
To be signed by a Justice of the Peace,
Notary Public, Commissioner for Oaths,
Minister of Religion, Medical Practitioner
or by a Superintendent of Police, Non-
Commissioned Officer, Clerk of the Peace
before being passed for payment or by a
Manager of a Bank or Branch Bank when
passing on for payment.
.........................................................................
Signature of Justice of the Peace,
Notary Public, etc.
To be attested by a Consular Officer of
Trinidad and Tobago.
.........................................................................
Signature of Consular Officer
Address ...............................................................................................................
Qualification ......................................................................................................
Date ....................................................................................................................
Claim in respect of widow’s allowance payable
to me as widow of the late
....................................................................... for
the period ended ..................................................
$ ...............................
$ .................................
$ .................................
Full sum
.............................
.............................
Regulation 8.
This form must be
left one hour for
examination if
presented in
person and one
day if presented
through a Bank.
This allowance
cannot be assigned
as a security for a
loan of money.
If presented in
person this form
must be signed in
the presence of the
Paying Cashier.
Widow resident in
a Commonwealth
territory.
Widow resident in
a foreign country.
FORM 3
LIFE CERTIFICATE
Date ........................................
WIDOW’S ALLOWANCE PAYABLE TO THE WIDOW OF A
FORMER HEAD OF MISSION
UNOFFICIAL VERSION
UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2014
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