s 19 Calculation of future and existing pensions
(1) The prospective pensions of the widows and orphans of public officers contributing under any former Widows and Orphans Pension Enactment on the day previous to the commencement of this Act and the existing pensions of the widows and orphans of any former public officers who died previous to that date shall be payable on the basis of the Rules and Tables contained in the First Schedule: Provided that in any case in which the pension already guaranteed under the Rules and Tables previously in force would be in excess of the amount to be calculated under the Rules and Tables contained in the First Schedule the higher amount shall be allowed and guaranteed. (2) All pensions accruing after the commencement of this Act in respect of increments of salary of existing public officers and in respect of original salary and increments of salary of future public officers shall be calculated according to the Rules and Tables contained in the First Schedule. (3) In the case of contributions made in the manner provided in section 4 for officers holding or having held posts the salary of which is on a sterling basis, such contributions shall for the purpose of calculating pensions be deemed to be fixed sterling contributions and the pensions shall accordingly be fixed and payable in sterling or if paid in the Federation shall be converted into ringgit at the rate annually or periodically fixed by the Federal Government for the payment in the Federation of officers salaries or pensions.