S.L. 111.1 Art. 15Allowances to widows of deceased persons in respect of dependent minors.

(1) Where a person has died as the direct result of a qualifying injury which may be compensated on the higher scale and there is a dependent minor of that person residing with or in the custody of his widow, being a widow who was on his death eligible for a widow’s pension under article 14 of this Scheme, that widow may be awarded under this article in respect of that injury an allowance in respect of that minor in accordance with the provisions of this article.

(2) Subject to the provisions of article 16(4), an allowance under this article shall be at a weekly rate not exceeding eighty-five cents (0.85) in respect of the first minor, seventy cents (0.70) in respect of the second minor and fifty-two cents (0.52) in respect of each additional minor.

(3) Where the weekly value of the contribution which is being made to the maintenance of a minor by a widow to whom an allowance in respect of that minor has been or may be awarded under this article is less than the amount of that allowance, the amount of that allowance may be reduced to an amount equal to that weekly value.