(1) Not later than two weeks after the terminal leave of a retiring officer or man, and subject to verification by the Auditor-General, the Controller and Accountant-General shall compute and pay to such officer or man the appropriate pension or gratuity due to him.

(2) As soon as practicable after the computation and payment of the pension or gratuity in the manner aforesaid, the Controller and Accountant-General shall submit to the National Redemption Council a copy of the Schedule showing the payments so made.

(3) This paragraph shall have effect notwithstanding anything to the contrary. [As inserted by the Armed Forces (Revised Pensions Provisions) (Amendment) Decree, 1973 (NRCD 157)].