Social Welfare Act, 1952

Maximum pension for certain widows.

79.—(1) Where—

(a) a woman is entitled under Part III of this Act to a widow's (contributory) pension immediately before the date on which she attains the age of seventy years, or

(b) a woman, who is over the age of seventy years at the date of the death of her husband, would, if she had been under that age at that date, have become entitled under Part III of this Act to a widow's (contributory) pension,

such woman shall be entitled to a pension at the maximum rate for the time being in force notwithstanding that any of the relevant statutory conditions as to means and residence is not satisfied in her case.

(2) Where, by virtue of this section, a pension would, but for the provisions of section 5 of the Old Age Pensions Act, 1911, as amended by section 4 of the Old Age Pensions Act, 1932 (No. 18 of 1932), be payable to a woman, such pension shall, notwithstanding the said provisions, be payable to such woman if she is resident in any of the countries approved of by the Minister for the purposes of this section.