Section 7: Liability for pension of certain retired officers.

Where, before the appointed day, any pension, gratuity, or other like benefit was, under any enactment relating to pensions, payable by the Government of a former Region to-
(a) an officer entitled thereto; or
(b) the widow, widower, children, dependants or personal representatives of any such officer,in respect of service of that officer in the public service of the State for any period commencing on or after 1 October, 1954 and ending immediately before the appointed day, then, with effect from the appointed day, the Government of the Federation shall become liable for the payment of any pension properly so payable, and the liability of any other authority shall cease accordingly.