Section 63: Compassionate allowance

63. Compassionate allowance (1) The amount of any compassionate allowance payable to a person who has suffered hardship by reason of any other order made under this Part shall, subject to the approval of the Minister, be determined by the Permanent Secretary. (2) Where a person to whom a compassionate allowance has been granted is dissatisfied with the amount of his allowance, or where his claim to a compassionate allowance has been rejected, he may appeal to the Magistrate of the district where the house, building, premises or hut is situate, and the Magistrate may vary the allowance. (3) (a) The Minister may order the payment of such compassionate allowance into the hands of an officer whom he may appoint to receive the money with instructions that the amount is to be spent in effecting sanitary improvements in the dwelling or premises of the person to whom the compassionate allowance has been awarded. (b) The expenditure incurred under paragraph (a) shall be considered a full acquittance for the compassionate allowance awarded provided the conditions are fulfilled.