§ Mr. Skeffingtonasked the Paymaster-General why he insists on receipted warrants when payments are made direct to banks, in view of the provisions of the Cheques Act; and why he insists upon a signed receipt where payment is made in favour of the account to which it is being credited.
§ Mr. BrookeWarrants issued by the Paymaster-General's Office are not cheques and are not subject to the provisions of Section 3 of the Cheques Act, 1957. Because pension payments are dependent on evidence of life, pensions are not normally paid direct to banks. A pensioner's signature on a pension warrant provides evidence of his life and thus makes it unnecessary to trouble him with the completion of separate life certificates.