Pension, etc., not Payable and to cease on Bankruptcy

(1) No pension or other grant shall be awarded to a person who, having been adjudicated a bankrupt or declared insolvent by a judgement of a court of competent jurisdiction, whether in Belize or elsewhere, has not obtained his discharge from such adjudication or declaration. (2) If any person to whom a pension, gratuity or other grant has been awarded under these Regulations is adjudicated bankrupt or is declared insolvent by a judgement of a court of competent jurisdiction, whether in Belize or elsewhere, such pension or other grant shall forthwith cease. 172 Defence (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2) of this regulation, it shall be lawful for the appropriate authority from time to time during the remainder of the life of such person as is referred to in subsections (1) and (2), or during such shorter period as the said authority shall think fit, to cause all or any part of the monies to which such person would have been entitled by way of a pension or other grant, had he not become bankrupt or insolvent, to be paid to, or applied for, the maintenance and personal support of all or any of the persons mentioned in subregulation (4) of this regulation. (4) The persons referred to in subregulation (3) above are the following– (a) person mentioned in subregulations (1) and (2); (b) wife of such person aforesaid; (c) child or children of such person as aforesaid; (d) any other person for whose maintenance or support the person as aforesaid was responsible. (5) For the purposes of subregulations (3) and (4) of this regulation, it shall be wholly at the discretion of the appropriate authority to determine in what manner and in what proportion the aforesaid monies shall be paid to, or applied for, the maintenance or support of the persons mentioned in subregulation (4), and in exercising their discretion the appropriate authority may exclude any one or more of the persons mentioned in subregulation (4) from the payment or application of the monies as aforesaid. (6) The appropriate authority may in their discretion apply the monies as aforesaid to discharge of debts of such person and all monies so applied shall, for the purposes of this regulation, be regarded as applied for his benefit. Defence 173 (7) Where a person to whom any pension or other grant has not been awarded or whose pension or other grant has ceased under the provisions of this regulation, obtains a discharge from his bankruptcy or insolvency, the appropriate authority may direct that the pension or other grant be awarded or restored to him as the case may be with effect from the date of the discharge.