Social Security Act (Cap. 318), article 46

46. When the person applying for a pension under this Part is a widow, she shall be entitled to elect that, in calculating the yearly average of the contributions pai d by or credited to her, there shall be treated as so paid or credited either - (a) for each of her contribution years falling wholly or partly before her hu sband’s death, or (b) for each of her contribution years falling wholly or partly during the period of her marriage, a number of contributions equal to the yearly average of the contributions paid or credited to her husband (being the yearly average which was ascertained in connection with her claim for a pension under Part IV of this Act, or would have been so ascertained if she had made such a claim) instead of the number of contributions actually paid by or credited to her for that year : Provided that paragraph ( a) shall only apply to an actual widow and only with respect to th ose contributions as not alrea dy credited to an y other widow. Entitlement to Retirement Pension and Increased Retirement Pension. Amended by: XX. 1987. 9; XIII.1991.26. Re-numbered by: XXIV . 1993.2. Amended by: XXI.1996.19.