Section 8: Pension of gratuity to be paid to dependant, etc. where a pensioner dies in service.

(1) Where a personnel dies in the course of official duty, there shall be paid to his next of kin or designated survivor a gratuity to which the personnel would have been entitled at the date of his death.
(2) Where personnel dies before completing the minimum period of qualifying service, his designated survivor shall be paid a death gratutity of one year's salary only.
(3)
Any pension payable under subsection (1) shall be paid to any person entitled thereto for a period expiring at the end of five years after the death of the personnel however, a lump sum representing five years pensions may be paid immediately to the person entitled to it.