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is not payable to or in respect of the contributor but there is payable to him or to his personal representatives, as the case may be, an amount equal to the amount of the contributions paid by him under this Act.".
(2.) Section 48b of the Superannuation Act 1922-1965 applies only in respect of a medical examination that takes place after the commencement of this Act.

Refund of contributions on death of certain contributors.
23. Section 49 of the Principal Act is amended—
       (a) by omitting from paragraph (a) the words "a widower with children under the age of sixteen years" and inserting in their stead the words "a person with children who are eligible children"; and
       (b) by omitting from paragraph (b) the words "under the age of sixteen years" and inserting in their stead the words "who are eligible children".

Insanity of male pensioner.
24. Section 56 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-sections (1.) and (2.) the words "under the age of sixteen years" and inserting in their stead the words "eligible children".

Payments in respect of children.
25. Section 58 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (2.) the words "under the age of sixteen years".

Period for which pensions payable.
26. Section 59 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-section (2.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-section:—
"(2.) Pension in respect of a child is payable only while the child is an eligible child".

Commencement of pension or benefits.
27. Section 63 of the Principal Act is repealed.

28. Section 64 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section inserted in its stead:—

Break-down pensioners not required to contribute in respect of period of retirement.
"64.—(1.) If a person—
       (a) who has been retired on the ground of invalidity or physical or mental incapacity to perform his duties; and
       (b) to whom a pension is payable under section forty-five of this Act or by virtue of sub-section (1.) of section eight of the Superannuation Act 1948,
again becomes an employee, he shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed not to have ceased by reason of his retirement to be a contributor, but he is not required to contribute to the Fund in respect of the period from the time when he was retired until he again became an employee.
"(2.) While a pension payable to a person is suspended under section sixty-five of this Act, the pension shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to continue to be payable to that person.".

Power of Board to require break-down pensioners to be medically examined and to furnish information as to