Singapore legislation

Section 33

of Widows’ and Orphans’ Pension Act 1904

Section 33

Where contributor dies leaving a widow and a child or children by a previous marriage

If a contributor dies leaving a widow and also a child or children of a pensionable age by one previous marriage —

(a)

the widow shall be entitled to receive one-half of the pension which she would have been entitled to receive, if there had been no such child or children; and

(b)

such child or children shall be entitled to receive one‑half of the pension which his or their mother would have been entitled to, if she had survived the contributor.