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shall be accompanied by the marriage-certificate of the contributor and birth-certificates of the children in respect of whom the claim is made, or, in the absence of such certificates, by such other evidence as the Board may deem satisfactory.
(2) The Board may require a medical certificate to be furnished at such time or times as may be decided in each case.
(3) Application for the appointment of any person to act as an agent for the receipt of allowances due on behalf of any incapacitated beneficiary must be made in the Form No. 8 in the Second Schedule hereto.
(4) The person in whose favour the warrant is to be issued must be a reputable person, and must record his assent to act on the application form.
(5) Every such warrant shall be in the Form No. 9 in the Second Schedule hereto.

Claim for Allowance for Widow and Children on Death of Contributor.

12. (1) Claims for an allowance under section 15 of the said Act for the benefit of the widow and children of a deceased contributor shall be in the Form No. 10 in the Second Schedule hereto, and must be supported by the following documents: Death-certificate of contributor, marriage-certificate of claimant, and birth-certificates of children. Satisfactory evidence of the identity and survival of the widow and children shall be supplied from time to time as required by the Superintendent.
    (2) Where a claim against the Fund is made in respect of a deceased contributor, the identity of the contributor shall, if the Superintendent so requires, be supported by a statutory declaration, in the Form No. 11 in the Second Schedule hereto, made by some person other than the claimant.

Mode of Payment.

13. On receipt of a claim for an allowance or a payment out of the Fund, the Superintendent, after satisfying himself that the claim is in order, shall issue a voucher authorizing payment of the said claim to the person or persons named therein. He shall also at the same time issue a notice of payment to the person entitled to receive the same.

Transfer of Rights.

14. Where any person or association of persons contributing on behalf of another person desires to transfer his or its rights to such last-mentioned person, such transfer shall be made in the Form No. 12 in the Second Schedule hereto.

PART III.—SUPERANNUATION FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER EMPLOYERS.

15. The application of the local authority to become a contributor shall be in Form No. 1 in the Third Schedule hereto.

16. The special resolution to be passed by the local authority shall include any conditions imposed by the Board in terms of section 24 of the said Act.

17. The local authority shall advise the Superintendent, in the Form No. 2 in the Third Schedule hereto, of any increases or reductions in the salaries of persons in respect of whom the local authority is a contributor.

18. The local authority shall notify the Superintendent, in the Form No. 3 in the Third Schedule hereto, when it ceases to be a contributor on behalf of any person who resigns or is dismissed.

19. Any person on behalf of whom a local authority has ceased to be a contributor may apply, in the Form No. 3 in the Third Schedule hereto, to have any refund due credited to him as a contributor on his own behalf.

20. The local authority shall notify the Superintendent of any employee transferred to another local authority, giving name, date of transfer, and pension allowance.

21. Any application to count as continuous service any service other than is specified in the special resolution shall be made through the local authority to the Superintendent.

22. The local authority shall from time to time advise the Superintendent, in the Form No. 4 in the Third Schedule hereto, with respect to persons in its employ who are retiring either from age or medical unfitness.

23. The Superintendent may require the local authority to furnish to the Board such proof of medical unfitness as it deems necessary.

24. The local authority shall also report to the Superintendent all cases of persons totally or partially disabled by accident, and who have in consequence become medically unfit for further duty, and have received compensation under the Workers’ Compensation Act, 1922, stating the amount so paid to each person.

25. If the Board has reason to believe that any person who has been retired medically unfit is fit to resume duty, or should such person decline to go up for medical examination, then and in all such cases the Board shall immediately direct that all payments from the Fund to such person shall cease until such time as he produces satisfactory medical proof of his unfitness for duty, and the Board shall then determine what forfeiture (if any) shall be made from the retiring-allowance.

26. With respect to any male employee who may die from any cause before becoming a claimant on the Fund, leaving widow and children, the local authority shall, in addition to the foregoing particulars, furnish to the Superintendent a statement in the Form No. 5 in the Third Schedule hereto, signed by the widow, setting forth full and correct particulars of the family of the deceased person.

27. Any person in the employ of a local authority who is a member of a registered friendly society may apply in the Form No. 6 in the Third Schedule hereto, requesting that his sick and funeral benefits due by the said society be regarded as part benefits due under the said Act in terms of section 37 thereof.

28. A return of contributions paid to the Fund on behalf of employees shall be made monthly by every contributing local authority to the Superintendent, in the Form No. 7 in the Third Schedule hereto. Once in every three months such return shall be accompanied by a statutory declaration, to be made by the Clerk or other principal officer of the local authority in the Form No. 8 in the Third Schedule hereto.

29. The foregoing regulations contained in this Part shall, with the necessary modifications, and so far as the same are applicable, apply to any employer described as such in section 38 of the said Act.

PART IV.—SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO APPROVED FRIENDLY SOCIETIES’ MEMBERS.

Maternity Allowances.

30. Every claim by a member of an approved friendly society for a maternity allowance under sections 42 to 47 of the said Act shall be made in the Form No. 1 in the Fourth Schedule hereto.
31. The society, on being satisfied that the claim is in order, and that the wife of the member, or the member (being a married woman), is legally entitled thereto, shall forthwith pay the allowance, taking the wife’s receipt therefor, or if the husband has been duly authorized to receive it, his receipt in the space provided on the application.
32. The society shall transmit the received claims to the Superintendent, who shall credit the society accordingly in the accounts of the Fund.

Contributions and Pensions.

33. The society shall require members on behalf of whom the society becomes a contributor to the Fund pursuant to section 39 of the said Act to sign an application in the Form No. 2 in the Fourth Schedule hereto, to be transmitted to the Superintendent by the secretary to the society. The society shall issue to the member a receipt in the Form No. 3 in the Fourth Schedule hereto for contributions received by it on his account.
34. The contributions received on behalf of members shall be accounted for by the society to the Superintendent in the Form No. 4 in the Fourth Schedule hereto.
35. (1) The amount to be paid over by such society under section 49 of the Act in respect of a member becoming entitled to a pension shall be such sum as the Actuary of Friendly Societies reports upon actuarial computation to be the equivalent of a sickness allowance of £1 per week during the first six months’ sickness, 10s. per week during the second six months’ sickness, and 5s. per week during the remainder of his sickness, and which in his opinion could be paid by such society without loss; and, in consideration of such payment, the society shall accordingly be relieved from liability to that extent from the time of such member becoming entitled to the pension.
    (2) Any society or branch which pays higher sickness allowances than herein mentioned may provide in its rules for the payment during sickness of an allowance representing the difference between such higher rates and the values relinquished as provided herein, or provide for the commutation of such difference into an equivalent sickness allowance or a reduction of contributions, or both, as may be certified by the Actuary for Friendly Societies.
36. The society shall each month advise the Superintendent of the death, withdrawal, lapse, or transfer of any of its members on behalf of whom contributions are made to the Fund. On receipt of such notice any return of contributions due from the Fund shall be paid through the society to the member or his representatives.