According to the Act upon the death of a serving president or of a retired president who is in receipt of or who is entitled to a pension under this Act, his surviving spouse shall be entitled to benefits amounting to 50 per cent of such pension for the rest of her life.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Act, the National Assembly may on a motion supported by the votes of not less than two-thirds of the members' resolve that a retired president or his surviving spouse shall not be entitled to the benefits on several grounds.
"The retired president may not get benefits if he ceased to hold office on account of having acted in willful violation of the Constitution, or was guilty of gross misconduct or has since ceasing to hold office; been convicted of an offence and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of three years or more without the option of a fine," states the Act.
The retired president will not be entitled to benefits if he held office in, or actively engaged in the activities of any political party contrary to the provisions of the Act or where the National Assembly passes a resolution against the retired president or his surviving spouse.
In cases where a retired president entitled to the benefits conferred by this Act holds any appointive or elective post in government to which there is pay, the benefits to which he is entitled shall be reduced by the amount of such pay.