| 1.
| | This Ordinance may be cited as the Widows' and Orphans' Pension Fund Ordinance. |
| 2.
| | Interpretation. [ 2,44 of 1981] |
| 3.
| | Fund how constituted. |
| 4.
| | Money belonging to the fund to be invested with Government. |
| 5.
| | Administration of this Ordinance. [ 3,44 of 1981] |
| 6.
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Section - 6 |
| 7.
| | "Minister to make regulations. [ 2, 8 of 2010] |
| 8.
| | Abatement from salaries ,and pensions. [ 5,44 of 1981] |
| 9.
| | Period for which abatement shall be made.[ 6,44 of 1981] |
| 10.
| | Officer retiring on pension not to be called upon to contribute more than four per centum from such pension. |
| 11.
| | Contributions may continue in full if income reduced. |
| 12.
| | Time within which election under section 11 should be made. [ 3, 1 of 1957] |
| 12A.
| | Computation of contributions in certain cases. [4,1 of 1957] [ 7,44 of 1981] |
| 13.
| | An officer deprived of his office may continue to contribute. [ 8,44 of 1981] [ 3, 8 of 2010] |
| 14.
| | Directors to appoint suitable person to exercise right of election on behalf of insane officer. |
| 15.
| | Provision for case of officers transferred to other employment under the Sovereign of the United Kingdom.[ 9,44 of 1981] |
| 16.
| | Payment of contributions under section 13 or section 15. |
| 17.
| | Resumption of payments by defaulting contributors. |
| 18.
| | Application of this Ordinance to a public officer having more than one wife. |
| 19.
| | Application of section 21 to 25 in the case of a public officer having more than one wife. |
| 20.
| | Effect of a divorce. |
| 21.
| | Officer to finish particulars within three months of his appointment. |
| 22.
| | Officer to notify marriage. |
| 23.
| | Officer to notify birth or adoption of child. [ 10,44 of 1981] |
| 24.
| | Death or divorce of wife, death of child and marriage of female child to be notified. |
| 25.
| | Public officers to furnish supplementary declarations or notifications and proof of statements made therein. |
| 26.
| | Penalty for non-compliance with provisions of this Ordinance. |
| 27.
| | Who shall be entitled to pension. [5, of 1957] |
| 27A.
| | "Payment of pension to public officers &c,. who die due to acts which constitute an offence under the emergency regulations &c,. [ 4, 8 of 2010] |
| 27B.
| | Payment of pension to widow of officer specified in Schedule GQ of Minutes on Pensions. [ 4, 8 of 2010] |
| 28.
| | Exemptions from benefit of fund. |
| 29.
| | When pension to orphans shall cease.[ 2,64 of 1998] [ 5, 8 of 2010] |
| 29A.
| | Life time pensions to orphans permanently incapacitated. [ 11,44 of 1981] |
| 30.
| | Pension how computed. [ 12,44 of 1981] |
| 31.
| | Periodical valuation of fund. |
| 32.
| | Application of surplus at periodical actuarial valuations of assets and liabilities of the fund. [ 12,44 of 1981] |
| 33.
| | Pension to children and adopted children. [ 14,44 of 1981] |
| 34.
| | Provisions in case of widow remarrying. [ 6, 8 of 2010] |
| 35.
| | Provision in case of a widow and children of a previous marriage. |
| 36.
| | Pension to children of a widower. |
| 37.
| | Pension to be paid monthly. [ 15,44 of 1981] |
| 38.
| | Payment of pension due to a widow. |
| 39.
| | Failure to maintain child. |
| 40.
| | Payment of pension due to a minor. |
| 41.
| | Pensions not to be assigned or levied upon. |
| 42.
| | Questions and disputes to be decided by Secretary to the Treasury. |
| 43.
| | Widow not entitled to pension if marriage contracted after officer had ceased to contribute. [ 7, 8 of 2010] |
| 44.
| | Exemption of pensions from estate duty. |
| 45.
| | No increase or decrease of pension if residing in climate less or more healthy than Sri Lanka. |
| 46.
| | Refund of contributions to bachelors. |
| 47.
| | Application of section 46. |
| 48.
| | Special provisions relating to refunds in the case of bachelors. [ 16,44 of 1981] |
| 49.
| | Concessions to widowers without pensionable children. |
| 49A.
| | "Refund of all contribution in certain cases. [ 2,57 of 1998] |
| 50.
| | Application of section 49. |
| 51.
| | Special provisions relating to refunds in case of widowers without pensionable children. [ 17,44 of 1981] |
| 51A.
| | Special provisions applicable to married public officers who become contributors on or after the relevant date and leave the public service without pension.[ 18,44 of 1981] [ 8, 8 of 2010] |
| 52.
| | Calculation of compound interest for the purposes of sections 48 and 51. |
| 53.
| | Provisions to with regard to officers appointed after 14thMarch 1906. |
| 54.
| | Application of this ordinance to such officers. |
| 55.
| | Calculation of pensions Increments of salary of existing public officers. |
| 56.
| | Observance of rules in calculating pensions. |
| 57.
| | Computation of pensions of widows or orphans of officers appointed after 14th March, 1906. [ 19,44 of 1981] |
| 57A.
| | Special provisions applicable to pensions payable in respect of certain public officers who die on or after the relevant date. [ 20,44 of 1981] |
| 57B.
| | Special provisions relating to public officers who have not paid contributions under this Ordinance in respect of a part of their pensionable service. [ 20,44 of 1981] |
| 57C.
| | Special provisions relating to certain teachers. [ 20,44 of 1981] |
| 57D.
| | Special provisions relating to members of Armed Forces. [ 20,44 of 1981] |
| 57E.
| | Pensions payable in respect of officers appointed after 14th March, 1906, to be a charge on the Consolidated Fund. [ 20,44 of 1981] |
| 57F.
| | Pensions payable under the provisions of misordinance other than the provisions of section 57A to be increased by twenty-five per centum. [ 20,44 of 1981] |
| 58.
| | Actuarial investigation of scheme of paying pensions in respect of public officers referred to in section 53. [ 21,44 of 1981] |
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