14Minimum war gratuity in case of death and total dependency

14 Minimum war gratuity in case of death and total dependency

(1) Where the death of a member due to war service occurred prior to the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and forty‑seven and a prescribed authority determines in accordance with the regulations that the spouse, or a child, parent, step‑parent, foster‑parent or dependant of the member was totally dependent on that member at the date of the member’s death, an amount of war gratuity not less than the amount prescribed in respect of a period of three years service at the rate prescribed for overseas qualifying service (including any sum added under the last preceding section) shall, subject to section six of this Act, be credited and paid in respect of the deceased member’s service, whether or not the member had, at the date of the member’s death, any general qualifying service. (2) The amount by which the war gratuity is increased in consequence of the provisions of this section shall be credited and paid to or for the benefit of the person or persons totally dependent on the member, in such proportions as the regulations prescribe or a prescribed authority directs. (3) Where, at the date of the death of the member, the member had no general qualifying service, the amount of war gratuity to be credited and paid in pursuance of this section shall be credited and paid to or for the benefit of the person or persons totally dependent on the member in such proportions as the regulations prescribe or a prescribed authority directs.