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[(1) Pension shall be granted to the family of an employee who dies, (a) while in service; or (b) after his retirement where he was in receipt of a superannuation pension.] (2) [xxx] (3) 'Family' for the purpose of family pension shall be in the following order of preference, namely:- (a) wife or husband as the case may be, of the deceased employee; (b) minor sons and unmarried/divorced/widowed daughters; (c) brothers below the age of 18 years and unmarried/widowed/divorced sisters; (d) father; (e) mother, (4) Family Pension shall not be granted to a widow or widower who has another living husband or wife. (5) Family Pension shall, subject to the other conditions of this scheme, be granted- (i) in the case of widow/widower, till death or remarriage whichever is earlier; (ii) in the case of minor son until he attains the age of eighteen years; (iii) in the case of unmarried daughter/sister until she attains the age of twenty-one years or marries whichever is earlier; and (iv) in the case of divorced or widowed daughter/sister until death or remarriage, whichever is earlier Omitted by SRO 271/2000.