Section 18

Director-General of Medical Services or any Government Medical Officer or

Government Medical Practitioner concerning the age of any person claiming or in receipt of any pension or allowance payable in pursuance of this Act shall, for the purposes of this Act and of any proceedings hereunder, be prima facie evidence in all courts and before all tribunals of the age of such person.

Recovery of pensions etc. incorrectly paid 19.

If it is found at any time that any person has been in receipt of a pension or allowance granted in pursuance of this Act to or in respect of any person while the statutory conditions in relation to such pension or allowance were not fulfilled in the case of such person, or while such person was disqualified from receiving the pension or allowance, he, or in event of his death his personal representative, is liable, if the Controller so orders, to repay to the Government any sums granted in respect of such period, and the amount of such sums may be recovered as a debt due to the Government:

Provided that in the case of a personal representative such repayment shall only be made from any sums to which that person becomes entitled as a personal representative.

Old Age Pensions and Disability Allowances

CAP. 18 14

Double benefit payable [S 29/2021]