Cap. 36 Art. 47Amount of pension.

(1) The pension payable to the widow of a medical practitioner who dies as aforesaid, shall be of one hundred and seventy-four euros and seventy cents (174.70) per annum, with an increment of twenty-three euros and twenty-nine cents (23.29) for each child left by the deceased.

(2) If such medical practitioner is a widower at the time of his death, but leaves children, or if the wife is alive at the time of his death but dies, leaving children, after becoming entitled to the pension, each of such children shall be granted a pension of an amount, not less than twenty-three euros and twenty-nine cents (23.29) per annum, to be fixed by the Minister responsible for public health.

(3) If the said medical practitioner leaves neither a widow nor children, but ascendants or brothers or sisters, or nephews or nieces in the direct line, who were entirely dependent upon him for their subsistence, the pension mentioned in subarticle (2) shall be granted to such relatives in such proportion and on such conditions as the Minister responsible for public health may direct.

(4) The pension payable to the widow of a health inspector shall be of eighty-one euros and fifty-three cents (81.53) per annum, with an increment of eighteen euros and sixty-three cents (18.63) for each child left by the deceased.

(5) If the health inspector is a widower, at the time of his death, but leaves children, or if the wife is still alive at the time of such death but dies, leaving children, after becoming entitled to the pension, each of the children shall be granted a pension of an amount, not less than eighteen euros and sixty-three cents (18.63) to be fixed by the Minister responsible for public per annum, health.

(6) The provisions of subarticle (3) relating to the pension payable to the relatives of a medical practitioner who dies without leaving a widow or children, shall, in the like circumstances, apply also in the case of the death of a health inspector.