49Pension payable for life except in certain cases

49 Pension payable for life except in certain cases

(1) Except where otherwise provided in this Act a pension shall be payable during the life of the person entitled thereto.

S. 49(2) substituted by No. 120/1994 s. 50.

(2) A pension in respect of a child is payable until the end of the fortnightly pay period in which—

(a) the child ceases to be a child; or

(b) dies—

whichever is the earlier.

(3) The Board may at any time require such evidence as it thinks fit in order to decide whether or not a child is a full-time student.

S. 49(3A) inserted by No. 40/2010 s. 61(2).

(3A) A pension in respect of an adult child is payable until the end of the fortnightly pay period in which—

(a) the Board ceases to be satisfied that he or she is an adult child; or

(b) he or she dies—

whichever is the earlier.

S. 49(4) amended by No. 40/2010 s. 61(3).

(4) Notwithstanding anything in this Act any money payable out of the Fund in respect of a child or adult child may, at the discretion of the Board, be paid to such person as the Board directs on behalf of and for the benefit of the child or adult child or expended by the Board for the benefit of the child or adult child.