46. If the employee dies before becoming eligible for a pension and if he has less than two years of service, his contributions shall, subject to sections 58 and 59, be refunded to his spouse or, if he has no spouse, to his successors, with interest, compounded annually, at the rates determined in Schedule VI until the date of death and at the rate determined in Schedule VII from the day following the date of death until the date the refund is paid.
1973, c. 12, s. 39; 1983, c. 24, s. 1; 1987, c. 107, s. 169; 1990, c. 5, s. 23; 1990, c. 87, s. 39; 1995, c. 46, s. 31; 2004, c. 39, s. 95.