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relating to elections for non-contributory units.
31.—(1.) A person who has not previously made an election under section 22a of the Superannuation Act 1922–1969 is not disqualified from making an election under that section by reason that he has attained the age of sixty-five years if he attained that age after the commencement of this section and the election is made within the prescribed period.
(2.) A person who retires within the prescribed period without making an election under section 22a of the Superannuation Act 1922–1969 is not disqualified from making an election under that section by reason that he has ceased to be an employee if the election is made within the prescribed period and, in that case, that Act has effect as if the election had been, made at a time when he was an employee.

(3.) Where a person who is entitled to make an election under section 22a of the Superannuation Act 1922–1969 dies within the prescribed period without making such an election—
       (a) if the person leaves a widow or widower—the widow or widower may make such an election within that period; or
       (b) if the person does not leave a widow or widower or the widow or widower dies without making such an election but the person leaves an eligible child or eligible children—an election under that section may be made within that period by such person as the Board determines,
and, in that case, that Act has effect as if the election had been made by the deceased person and had been so made at a time when he was an employee.
(4.) Where a person makes an election under section 22a of the Superannuation Act 1922–1969 that he would not have been entitled to make apart from the provisions of sub-section (1.), sub-section (2.) or sub-section (3.) of this section, the person is not entitled by reason of those provisions to make a further election under section 22a of the Superannuation Act 1922–1969.
(5.) Where—
       (a) an election under section 22a of the Superannuation Act 1922–1969 would not, but for this section, have any effect but would have had effect in relation to one or more units of pension if it had been made at an earlier date not being a date earlier than the date of commencement of this section;
       (b) the election is made within the prescribed period; and
       (c) the person making the election has not previously made an election under section 22a of the Superannuation Act 1922–1969,
the election may be expressed to have taken effect as from a date specified in the election being a date earlier than the date of the election but not earlier than