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references in paragraphs (b) and (c) of sub-section (1) of this section to the medical examination referred to in sub-section (1) or (2) of section 5 were references to the medical examination by virtue of the results of which the employee became or last became a contributor to the State Fund. ".

(2) Section 48b of the Principal Act is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-sections: —

"(3) This section does not apply in respect of a contributor who dies or is retired on or after 1 July 1976.

"(4) On and after 1 July 1976, the reference in sub-section (1) of this section to the Board shall be read as including a reference to the Commissioner for Superannuation".

Refund of contributions on death of contributor without dependants.
30. Section 49 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-sections:—

"(2) This section does not apply in respect of a contributor who, on or after 1 July 1976, dies before retirement.

"(3) On and after 1 July 1976, the reference in sub-section (1) of this section to the Board shall be read as including a reference to the Commissioner for Superannuation".

Choice of benefits for contributor who is retrenched
31. Section 50 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:—

"(4) This section does not apply in respect of the retrenchment of a contributor on or after 1 July 1976".

Refund of contributions in event of resignation, dismissal or discharge.
32. Section 51 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:—

"(2) This section does not apply to a contributor who resigns, or is dismissed or discharged, on or after 1 July 1976".

Rights of contributors who resign to contest elections
33. Section 52 of the Principal Act is amended—

    (a) by inserting in sub-section (1), after the word "employment", the words "before 1 July 1976";

    (b) by inserting in sub-sections (4), (5), (6), (8) and (9), after the word "Board" (wherever occurring), the words "(or, on and after 1 July 1976, the Commissioner for Superannuation)";

    (c) by omitting from sub-sections (8) and (9) the word "Fund" (wherever occurring) and substituting the words "Commissioner for Superannuation"; and

    (d) by omitting sub-section (10) and substituting the following sub-section: —

    "(10) The Commissioner for Superannuation shall pay amounts paid to him under sub-sections (8) and (9) of this section into the new Superannuation Fund, and, in the case of an amount or amounts paid to him under sub-section (9) in respect of payments of pension received by a person, that amount, or the sum of those amounts,