Children’s allowance

(1) Subject to this Act, where a person who comes within paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1) of section 14 of this Act (hereinafter in this section referred to as “the deceased legislator”) 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 legislator, but, (a) the rate thereof may vary according to the number of children entitled thereto; (b) it shall be paid to such person or persons as the Minister may on the recommendation of the House Committee 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 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 on the recommendation of the House Committee from time to time direct; (d) the allowance shall be paid monthly in arrears in equal instalments as far as possible. (3) Where the deceased legislator leaves a widow, the annual rate of the children’s allowance during her lifetime shall be, (a) one-third of the rate of the widow’s allowance payable under section 14 where there are two or more children entitled to the children’s allowance; and 17 (b) one-half of the rate payable under paragraph (4) Where the deceased legislator 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) the same as that which would have been payable to a widow under section 14 where there are two or more children entitled to the children’s allowance; and (b) one-half of the rate payable under paragraph (a) where there is only one child entitled to the children’s allowance. (5) For the purposes of this section, the expression “child” includes, (a) a posthumous child; and (b) a step-child.