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may, in its absolute discretion, approve the payment, in respect of that child, of benefit in accordance with this section but at such rate, not being more than Three pounds per week, as the Trust determines.
"(7.) In this section, 'child', in relation to a person, includes a child adopted by that person.".

Additional benefit to Prime Minister.
10. Section nineteen a of the Principal Act is amended—
       (a) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-section (1.) the words "three years" and inserting in their stead the words "two years";

       (b) by omitting from sub-section (1.) the words "of One thousand two hundred pounds a year" and inserting in their stead the words "ascertained in accordance with the scale set out in sub-section (2a.) of this section"; and

       (c) by omitting sub-section (2.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-sections:—
        "(2.) Where a person who has held office as specified in paragraph (a) of the last preceding subsection has died or dies (either while holding office as Prime Minister or after ceasing so to hold office), and that person is survived by a widow, the widow shall be paid a pension, during her life-time but ceasing upon her re-marriage, at a rate equal to one-half of the rate calculated, in relation to the service of her late husband as Prime Minister, in accordance with the scale set out in the next succeeding sub-section.
        "(2a.) The rate of a pension under sub-section (1.) of this section shall be ascertained in accordance with the following scale:—
Period, or aggregate of periods, of service as Prime Minister.  Annual amounts of pension.
                                                                £
Not less than two years but less than three years........       2,000
Not less than three years but less than four years........      2,250
Not less than four years but less than five years.........      2,500
Not less than five years but less than six years..........      2,750
Not less than six years..........................               3,000".

Re-election.
11. Section twenty of the Principal Act is amended—
       (a) by inserting in sub-section (1.), after the words "payment of", the words "the whole or a part of the"; and
       (b) by omitting from sub-section (4.) the words "or widower".

Government employment or membership of State Parliament.
12. Section twenty-one of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after sub-section (2.) the following sub-section:—

"(2a.) Notwithstanding anything contained in the preceding provisions of this section, the rate of a pension shall not be reduced, or continue to be reduced, under those provisions by reason of the holding of an office (other than the office of Minister

of State), or engagement in employment, referred to in paragraph (a) of sub-section (1.) of this section, or receipt of a pension in