Greenwich Hospital Act 1947

Section 2.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Section 2 of 46 & 47 Vict. c. 32 as amended by section 2 of this Act

2 (1) The Admiralty may out of the funds of Greenwich Hospital from time to time grant pensions to widows and allowances to children of any person deceased, whether before or after the passing of the Greenwich Hospital Act, 1947, while serving, or having served, as a non-commissioned officer, petty officer or man of the Royal Navy or Royal Marines or of any naval reserve force.

(2) The Admiralty may out of the said funds from time to time grant gratuities to parents or other relatives dependent on any such person deceased, as aforesaid, so however that the total expenditure in such gratuities shall not exceed in any one year the sum of five hundred pounds.

(3) Pensions, allowances and gratuities shall not be granted by virtue of this section except in accordance with regulations of the Admiralty made under section four of this Act, so however that nothing' in this subsection shall affect any pension, allowance or gratuity granted before the passing of the Greenwich Hospital Act, 1947.

Section 3.

SECOND SCHEDULE

Enactments Repealed

Session and Chapter.	Short Title.	Extent of Repeal.
32 & 33 Vict. c. 44.	The Greenwich Hospital Act 1869.	In section five, the words from '' but so that " to the end of the section.
35 & 36 Vict. c. 67.	The Greenwich Hospital Act 1872.	In section four, the words from " subject to " to the end of the section ; in section five the words from " subject to " to the end of the section.
61 & 62 Vict. c. 24.	The Greenwich Hospital Act 1898.	Section four.
10 & 11 Geo. 5. c. 36.	The Pensions (Increase) Act, 1920.	Section six.
7 & 8 Geo. 6. c. 21.	The Pensions (Increase) Act, 1944.	In section seven, in subsection (1), the words from the second " and " to the end of the subsection.