Mental Treatment Act, 1945

Limit on allowances and lump sums.

79.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Part of this Act—

(a) an allowance under this Part of this Act shall not exceed—

(i) in the case of an allowance under section 77 of this Act, one-third of the yearly salary or wages of the officer or servant in question,

(ii) in any other case, one-half of such yearly salary or wages,

(b) a lump sum under this Part of this Act shall not exceed one and one-half times the yearly salary or wages of the officer or servant in question.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (a) of sub-section (1) of this section, two or more allowances under section 78 of this Act related to the same death shall be regarded as one allowance consisting of the aggregate of such allowances.