Widows And Orphans Pension Scheme (Armed Forces)(Amendment)

(1) Any person who became a member of the Armed Forces on or before September 30th 1968 and who-

may, before such date as the Minister may appoint by Order published in the Gazette,elect to be a contributor to the Pension Scheme :

Provided however, that where a member of the armed forces referred to in this subsection has died prior to the coming into force of this section or dies before the date appointed under this subsection without making an election under this subsection, .such person shall, if he leaves a wife or child or a wife and child or a wife and children, be deemed to have elected to be a contributor to the Pension Scheme.

(2) Every person who effects under subsection (1) to become a contributor to the Pension Scheme or in the case of a person who is deemed under that subsection to have elected to have become a contributor to the Pension Scheme, the person administering the affairs of such deceased person, shall pay to the Pension Scheme, all arrears of contributions for the period commencing on October 1, 1968 and ending on the date of retirement or death, as the case may be, with interest thereon at the rate of four per centum per annum.

(3) An election made under the provisions of subsection (1) shall be final.

(4) The provisions of this section shall have effect, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 3 or 3A.”