Article 20 Awards on death

An award under this Scheme in respect of the death of a member of the Merchant Navy, where such death occurs more than 7 years after the date of the relevant qualifying injury or end of detention, shall not be made unless at the date of his death he then was, or at any time previously thereto had been, in receipt of a pension awarded by the Minister under this Scheme or any previous Scheme.

For the purposes of this Article, the expression “pension” includes a weekly allowance, a gratuity or an allowance in respect of a period of treatment as defined in Article 21(8) of the Naval Order as applied by this Scheme.