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supplement under Part IIIA of the Veterans' Entitlements Act;".

Qualification for carer pension

42. Section 198 of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a) by omitting from subparagraph (l)(d)(i) "or a service pension" and substituting ", a service pension or income support supplement";

    (b) by inserting in paragraph (lA)(b) "or income support supplement" after "pension".

Continuation of carer pension for bereavement period where person cared for dies

43. Section 235 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in paragraph (4)(a) "or IIIA" after "Part III".

Lump sum payable in some circumstances

44. Section 236A of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end of sub-subparagraph (1)(d)(ii)(C) "or income support supplement".

Qualification for payments under this Subdivision

45. Section 237 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting  in subparagraph (1)(d)(viii) "or income support              supplement" after "pension".

Continued payment of partner's pension or allowance

46. Section 238 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in paragraph (1)(b) "or income support supplement" and "or IIIA (as the case may be)" after "pension" (first occurring) and "Part III" respectively.

Benefits under this Subdivision

47. Section 242 of the Principal Act is amended:

(a) by inserting in paragraph (l)(b) "or IIIA" after "Part III";

(b) by inserting in paragraph (2)(b) "or IIIA" after "Part III".

Death of recipient

48. Section 246 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in sub-subparagraph (1)(b)(ii)(C) "or income support supplement" after "pension".

Division 19—Further amendments

Further amendments

49. The Principal Act is amended:

(a) as set out in Part 1 of the Schedule; and

(b) as set out in Part 2 of the Schedule; and

(c) as set out in Part 3 of the Schedule; and

(d) as set out in Part 4 of the Schedule; and

(e) as set out in Part 5 of the Schedule; and

(f) as set out in Part 6 of the Schedule; and

(g) as set out in Part 7 of the Schedule.

PART 3—AMENDMENTS OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH ACT 1953

Principal Act

50. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the National Health Act 19532.

Interpretation

51. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (c) of the definition of "pensioner" in subsection (1) and substituting:

    "(c) a person to whom or in respect of whom there is being paid an allowance under the Tuberculosis Act 1948;

and includes a person who is a pensioner because of section 4AAA or 4AAAB;".

Insertion of section

52. After section 4AAA of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Former recipient of mature age allowance etc.

"4AAAB. If:

   (a) a person has been receiving a mature age allowance or a mature age partner allowance (within the meaning of