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to increases in pensions payable by virtue of section twenty-six of this Act and a reference to pensions payable by virtue of section twenty-seven of this Act.

(2.) The Commonwealth shall pay to the Superannuation Fund amounts equal to the amounts by which payments of pensions (including pensions that become payable to widows of prescribed pensioners who die on or after the commencing date) are increased by virtue of section twenty-six of this Act, and the Consolidated Revenue Fund is, to the necessary extent, appropriated accordingly.

(3.) The reference in sub-section (1.) of section one hundred and forty-five of the Superannuation Act 1922–1963 to the amount paid by the Commonwealth to the Superannuation Fund under that Act in respect of a person shall be read as including a reference to an amount paid by the Commonwealth to the Superannuation Fund under the last preceding sub-section in respect of that person.

(4.) The Commonwealth shall pay to the Superannuation Fund—
        (a) in respect of each payment of pension made from that Fund to a person whose name is specified in the first column of the Schedule to this Act—an amount at the rate specified in the third column of that Schedule opposite to the name of that person; and
        (b) in respect of each payment of pension made from that Fund to the widow of a male person whose name is so specified—an amount at a rate equal to five-eighths of the rate specified in the third column of that Schedule opposite to the name of that person,
and the Consolidated Revenue Fund is, to the necessary extent, appropriated accordingly.

Application.
29.—(1.) Increases in pensions payable by virtue of section twenty-six of this Act have effect from and including the first fortnightly payment of pensions made after the commencing date.

(2.) Pensions payable by virtue of section twenty-seven of this Act are payable from and including the first fortnightly payment of pensions made after the commencing date.

Part IV.—Miscellaneous.

Interpretation.
30. Expressions used in this Part that are also used in the Superannuation Act 1922–1963 have in this Part, unless the contrary intention appears, the same respective meanings as they have in that Act.

Date from which increased contributions payable.
31. Any increased contribution payable by a contributor who, upon the commencement of this section, is required by reason of the operation of sub-section (2.) of section twenty of the Principal Act as amended by this Act to contribute for one or more additional units of pension is payable as from the fourteenth day of November, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-three.

Transitional provisions.
32.—(1.) Subject to this section, the number of units of pension for which a contributor would, upon