Chapter III — MAINTENANCE

Section 21Dependants defined

Section 21: Dependants defined

21. Dependants defined

For the purposes of this Chapter "dependants" mean the following relatives of the deceased:—

(i)

his or her father;

(ii)

his or her mother;

(iii)

his widow, so long as she does not re-marry;

(iv)

his or her son or the son of his predeceased son or the son of a predeceased son of his pre-deceased son, so long as he is a minor: provided and to the extent that he is unable to obtain maintenance, in the case of a grandson from his fathers or mothers estate, and in the case of a great-grandson, from the estate of his father or mother or fathers father or fathers mother;—

(v)

his or her unmarried daughter, or the unmarried daughter of his predeceased son or the unmarried daughter of a predeceased son of his predeceased son, so long as she remains unmarried:

provided and to the extent that she is unable to obtain maintenance, in the case of a grand-daughter from her fathers or mothers estate and in the case of a great-grand-daughter from the estate of her father or mother or father's father or fathers mother;

(vi)

his widowed daughter: provided and to the extent that she is unable to obtain maintenance—

(a)

from the estate of her husband; or

(b)

from her son or daughter if any, or his or her estate; or

(c)

from her father-in-law or his father or the estate of either of them;

(vii)

any widow of his son or of a son of his predeceased son, so long as she does not re-marry:

provided and to the extent that she is unable to obtain maintenance from her husbands estate, or from her son or daughter, if any, or his or her estate; or in the case of a grandsons widow, also from her father-in-laws estate;

(viii) his or her minor illegitimate son, so long as he remains a minor;

(ix)

his or her illegitimate daughter, so long as she remains unmarried.