Section 9 Duty of Minister to provide for care of neglected children of men dead or on service.C1

It shall be the duty of the Minister to make provision for the care of any children (including illegitimate children), being the children of officers or men in the naval, military, or air service of His Majesty who have died from causes arising out of their service during the present war or who are on active service, who by reason of their mothers being dead or for any other reason are suffering from neglect or want of proper care, and the Minister may out of any funds at his disposal for the purpose make grants for the purpose of making such provision as aforesaid.

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For the purposes of this section a child means any child to, or in respect of, whom a pension, allowance, or separation allowance is payable.

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