4Grant of allowances

4 Grant of allowances

(1)  *[Section 4 Subsection (1) amended by No. 5 of 1990, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]*On the application of a pensioner, the Secretary of the Department, if satisfied that the pensioner is an eligible pensioner, may grant him a heating allowance.

(2)  A heating allowance shall consist of –

(a) thirty dollars; or

(b) such other sum as may be prescribed –

and shall be paid in three equal instalments in the months of March, July, and November.

(3)  A heating allowance shall, in the first instance, be granted for one year only, but it may be continued during subsequent years on a fresh application being made in each year.

(4)  An application under this section shall be in the prescribed form.