31. The spouse or, where there is no spouse, the successors of a deceased pensioner are entitled to receive, until the first day of the month following the death of the pensioner, the pension, increased in accordance with section 20, and the pension credit pertaining to the month of death that he would have received or that he would otherwise have received.
1986, c. 44, s. 31; 1992, c. 67, s. 8; 1994, c. 20, s. 4; 1995, c. 46, s. 31; 1999, c. 73, s. 1.