Social Security Act (Cap. 318), article 91

91. A person shall be disqualifie d from receiving a pension, benefit, allowance or assistanc e payable under this Act for any period during which he/she is undergoing imprisonment or detention in pursuance of a sentence passed on conviction from an offence: Provided that where such person would have been in receipt of the allowances payable under articles 76, 76A and 79, such allowances shall, during any such period, be paid to the head o f household with whom the child or person, in respect of whom suc h allowance is being paid, is living: Provided further that where such person is a married person who would have been entitled to a pension under this Act, and w ho, immediately prior to being senten ced as above, was not having t he provisions of article 96 applied to him/her, his/her spouse sha ll be entitled to receive five-sixths of the pension which would have been payable to his/her spouse had he/she not been disqualified under the provisions of this article, provided he/she is not al ready entitled to a pension under this Act in his/her own right, or h alf the pension which would have been payable to his/her spouse had he/ SOCIAL SECURITY [CAP. 318. 95 she not been disqualified under the provisions of this article, provided he/she is already entitled to a pension under this Act in his/her own right. Persons abroad. Amended by: XVI. 1989.16. Re-numbered by: XXIV . 1993.2. Amended by: XXI.1996.46; XV . 2016.59.