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| (1) A Pradeshiya Sabha may, with the approval of the Minister given after Consultation with the Minister in charge of the subject of Finance, grant, out of the Pradeshiya Sabha Fund. of that Pradeshiya Sabha to any person
| | (a) who retires or has retired. from service as an officer or servant of that Pradeshiya Sabha, or | | |
| | (b) who is or was transferred from such Service to, and retires or has retired from, the service of the Government, | | |
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| (2) Where no pension, annuity, or gratuity, or no adequate pension, annuity, of gratuity is payable to the widow, children, next of kin or dependants of any deceased officer or servant of a Pradeshiya Sabha under any by-laws or rules of that Pradeshiya Sabha or under any scheme of fund established under the local Government Service Law, No. 16 of 1974, that Pradeshiya Sabha may, with the approval of the Minister give after consultation with the Minister in charge of the Subject of Finance, grant to such widow, children, next of kind or dependents n pension, an annuity or a gratuity out of be Pradeshiya Sabha Fund of the Sabha. |
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| (3) Nothing in subsection (1) or subsection (2) of this section shall be construed to confer on any person right to any pension, annuity, gratuity or retiring allowance under either of those subsections. |
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