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Pensions (Amendinent) No. 4 of 1955,

Colony, or from one Tsland in the Colony to
another, at tie commencement or termination
of his service in the Colony, or of a period of
leave therefrom, dies as the result of damage
to the vessel, aircraft or vebicle tn which he is
travelling, or of any act of violence directed
against such vessel, aircraft or vehicle, and the
Governor is satisfied that such damage or act
is attributable to circunistances arising out of
war in which Her Majesty may be engaged,
such officer shall be deemed, for the purposes
of this section, to have died in the cireum-
stances described in paragraph (a) of sub-
section (1) of this section,

(4) An officer who dies as a result of an

dnjury received while travelling by air in pur-

suance of official instructions, which injury is
not wholly or mainly due to, or seriously
aggravated by, his own serious and culpable
negligence or misconduct, shall be deemed for
the purposes of this section to have died in
the circumstances described in paragraph (a)
of subsection (1) of this section:

Provided that in such a case the rates of
pension prescribed in paragraphs (i) and (ii)
of subsection (L) of this section shall be
fifteen-sixtieths and one-sixth respectively.

(5) (a) Where the Governor is satisfied
that damages have been or will be recovered
in respect of the death for which an additional
pension or pension may be granted under
subsection (1) of this section, the Governor
may take those damaves into account against
such additional pension or pension in. such
manner and to such extent as he may think
fit and may withhold or reduce the additional
pension or pension accordingly,

(4) For the purposes of this subsection
an officer shall be deemed to recover damages
whether they are paid in pursuance of a
Judgment or order of a court or by way of
settlement or compromise of his claim and
whether or not procecdings are instituted to
enforce that claim,