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dead.
     "(2.) Where a pensioner (being a person who is a pensioner by reason of having been a contributor) whose wife or husband is dead or divorced deserts, or leaves without means of support, any of the children of the pensioner who are dependent on the pensioner, the guardian of the children or the Board, may, from time to time, apply to a court of summary jurisdiction constituted by a Police, Stipendiary or Special Magistrate, and, on proof that any such child has been deserted or left without means of support, the court may order the payment, during such period as it thinks desirable, of pension in accordance with section forty-eight of this Act as if the pensioner were dead.".

7. Sections 55, 56, 57 and 57a of the Principal Act are repealed and the following sections inserted in their stead:—

Imprisonment of pensioner.
"55. Where a pensioner is sentenced to imprisonment for a period exceeding one month, then, during the period of the pensioner's imprisonment—
      (a) payment of pension to the pensioner under this Act shall be discontinued; and
      (b) section forty-seven of this Act, and section forty-eight of this Act other than sub-section (4.) of that section, have effect as if the pensioner had died on the day on which he was sentenced to imprisonment.

Pensioners detained in hospitals for the insane.
"56. Where a pensioner is detained as a patient in a hospital for the insane, the Board may cause his pension, or a part of his pension, to be paid to a person who is dependent upon him or to another person for the benefit of a person who is dependent upon him.".

8. Section 84 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section inserted in its stead:—

Payment on death of contributor to Provident Account without dependants.
"84. Where—
      (a) a contributor to the Provident Account dies before retirement; and
      (b) an amount is not payable under this Act upon his or her death to the widow or widower of the contributor or to any child,
there shall be paid to the personal representatives of the contributor, or, if there are no such personal representatives, to such persons, if any, as the Board determines, an amount equal to the amount of the contributions paid by the contributor to the Provident Account together with compound interest on the amount of those contributions at the prescribed rate.".

Seventh Schedule.
9. The Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following Schedule:—

SEVENTH SCHEDULE Section 44.
Factors Applicable under Section 44
Table I.
Maximum Age for Retirement of 60 years
Column 1           Column 2  Column 3
Age on retirement  Factor    Factor