Social Security Act (Cap. 318), article 96

96. (1) Subject to the provisions o f sub-article (2), a married person who is in receipt of a pension payable at the married ra te under the provisions of articles 27 and 66 shall have such pens ion and any Bonus and, or, Additional Bonus payable to him/her unde r article 85 apportioned equa lly between both spouses - (a) where either one of the spouses requests the Director that such half pension and/or half Bonus and, or, half Additional Bonus be paid direct to the other spouse; or (b) where the spouses are de jure separated and no m e n t i o n i s m a d e i n t h e j u d g m e n t o r c o n t r a c t o f separation with regard to the apportionment or otherwise of such pension and, or, Bonus and, or, Additional Bonus: Provided that such apportionment shall only take effect from the date when the next payment of such pension and, or, Bonus and, or, Additional Bonus is due following a written request to this effect from any one of the two parties concerned. (2) The provisions of sub-article (1) shall not apply where either one of the spouses is alr eady in receipt of any pension and, or, Bonus and, or, Additional Bonus under this Act in his/her o wn right or where such pension as i s referred to in the said sub-a rticle (1) is being paid in addition to any other pension payable unde r this Act. (3) Where by any court judgment or as a result of any lawful agreement between a married coup le any pension payable under th e provisions of this Act is being paid wholly or partly to the sp ouse of the pensioner, the Bonus and the Additional Bonus payable under article 85 shall be paid wholly to the pensioner unless t here is a court judgment to the contrary or unless the married couple otherwise agree. Time and manner of making claims. Amended by: XIV . 1988.11; XVI. 1990.40; XIII. 1991.38; VIII. 1992.35. Re-numbered by: XXIV . 1993.2. Amended by: XXV . 1994.2; XXI. 1996.47; II. 1999.15; II. 2002.29; XXXII. 2007.64; XVI. 2017. 35.