Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00997:reg:63
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00997
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 63
Character Range: 91806–92657

63  Insanity of pensioner
 (1) Where a male pensioner is detained as a patient in a hospital for the insane, the Board may cause his pension, or any part thereof, to be paid, during the period of detention, to his wife if alive, or if his wife is dead or divorced, to some person for the benefit of such of the children of the pensioner or of his late wife as are under the age of sixteen years, or are student children in such proportion as the Board thinks fit.
 (2) Where a female pensioner is detained as a patient in a hospital for the insane, the Board may cause her pension, or any part thereof, to be paid, during the period of detention, to some person, in such proportion as the Board thinks fit, for the benefit of such of the children of the pensioner or of her late husband as are under the age of sixteen years or are student children.