ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Asian Officers’ Family Pensions Act
31. Death or remarriage of widow
Edition: 1971-06-04 · In force
31. Death or remarriage of widow
(1)Where a beneficiary is the widow of a member, the pension shall cease to be payable to her on her remarriage.(2)When such pension ceases as aforesaid or by reason of the death of the widow or is forfeited under subsection (2) of section 8 of this Act, if there are no children of the marriage of the widow with the member living and of pensionable age, the pension shall lapse; and if there are such children the pension shall be paid to such children in accordance with the provisions of this Act.(3)A widow whose pension has on her remarriage lapsed or become payable to the children of her marriage with the member who are living and of pensionable age—(a)may, if her husband dies in her lifetime, be paid the pension which was payable to her before her remarriage—(i)as from the date of the death of her husband; or(ii)as from the date when such children cease to be of pensionable age;whichever is the later; and(b)may, if she becomes entitled on the death of her husband, being a member, to be paid a pension, be paid such pension till such children cease to be of pensionable age; and may then, without prejudice to any rights under this Act of the children of her marriage with her husband, be paid in lieu the pension which was payable to her before her remarriage, if that would be to her advantage.(4)In subsection (3) of this section, references to the husband of a widow are references to her husband by any remarriage.