Social Security Act (Cap. 318), article 34

34. Subject to the provisions of this Part, a widow whose husband at the time of his death was or would have been entitle d to a Two-Thirds Pension under this Act, shall, if it is to her adv antage, be entitled to a Survivor’s Pension in lieu of any other pensio n payable under the foregoing provisions of this Part: Provided that with effect from the 6th January, 1990, the foregoing provisions of this article shall also apply in the ca se of a widow whose husband has not ye t reached his retirement at the time of his death but who before such death had been an employe d person or a self-employed person or a self-occupied person for not less than ten years in the aggregate and had paid the proper ra te of contributions under this Act at any time after the 21st day of January, 1979. Full rate of Survivor’s Pension. Amended by: XX.1987.8; XVI.1990.16; VIII.1992.14. Re-numbered by: XXIV . 1993.2. Amended by: XV . 2016.53.