Malaysia legislation
Section 25
Section 25
Subject to section 16—
(a)
where a temporary officer dies in service and would have become eligible for retiring allowance and gratuity under section 24 had he retired on the date of his death, the
Yang di-Pertuan Agong may grant to the person prescribed in the regulations—
(i)
a derivative gratuity equivalent to the officer’s gratuity; and
(ii)
a derivative retiring allowance equivalent to the officer’s retiring allowance;
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(b)
where a temporary officer who is receiving a retiring allowance dies within or after the period of *twenty years from the date of his retirement, a derivative retiring allowance equivalent to the officer’s retiring allowance may be granted to the person prescribed in the regulations:
Provided that any grant of derivative retiring allowance after the expiration of the period of *twenty years shall only be made where the recipient—
(i)
in the case of a widow or widower, was married to the deceased officer while the officer was still in service;
(ii)
in the case of a child or dependent stepchild, is a child or dependent stepchild of a marriage that had taken place while the officer was still in service;
(iii)
in the case of an adopted child, is a child adopted under any written law relating to adoption or under any custom or usage, while the officer was still in service; or
(iv)
in the case of an illegitimate child, is a child conceived while the officer was still in service.
(c)
(Deleted by Act A1343).