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than as a widow) by virtue of section nine or section fourteen of the Superannuation Act (No. 2) 1956;

      "notional annual salary", in relation to a prescribed pensioner, means such annual salary as the Treasurer, having regard to general increases in the rates of salaries of contributors that occurred after the prescribed time, determines to be the salary that, as at the twelfth day of July, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-one—
            (a) in the case of a pensioner who is not a non-contributory pensioner, corresponded with the annual salary that was payable to him at the prescribed time; or
            (b) in the case of a pensioner who is a non-contributory pensioner, corresponded with—
                  (i) the annual salary that was payable to him at the prescribed time; or
                  (ii) the minimum annual salary that, at the commencement of the Superannuation Act 1922, entitled an employee to contribute for four units of pension,
whichever is the less;

    "prescribed pensioner" means—
          (a) a person to whom, immediately before the commencing date, a pension was payable by virtue of that person having been a contributor, being a pension that commenced to be payable before the thirteenth day of July, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-one; or
            (b) a non-contributory pensioner;

        "the commencing date" means the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent;

        "the prescribed amount"—

            (a) in relation to a prescribed pensioner, not being a pensioner in relation to whom paragraph (b), (c), (d) or (e) of this definition applies—means the amount of Thirty-two pounds ten shillings;

            (b) in relation to a prescribed pensioner whose actual unit contribution is less than his actual unit entitlement, not being a pensioner in relation to whom section fifty-two of the Superannuation Act 1922 or of that Act as amended applied or in relation to whom paragraph (d) or (e) of this definition applies—means such amount as bears to the amount of Thirty-two pounds ten shillings the same proportion as his actual unit contribution bears to his actual unit entitlement;

            (c) in relation to a prescribed pensioner in relation to whom section fifty-two of the Superannuation Act 1922 or of that Act as amended applied and who had neglected to contribute, or had elected not to contribute, for a unit of pension (including a fraction of a unit of pension) for which he was eligible or required to contribute, not being a pensioner in relation to whom either of the next two succeeding paragraphs applies—means such amount as bears to the amount of Thirty-two pounds ten shillings the same proportion as his actual unit contribution bears to a number of units of pension equal to the difference between—

                  (i) if the pensioner retired before the