(1) Where any member of the Special Reserve through no fault of his or her own, contracts any illness, or and sustains bodily injury while in the actual discharge of the duties as such, he or she shall be provided with hospital treatment and medical, surgical and dental attention at the public expense on the written authority of the Commissioner of Police.
(2) Where any member of the Special Reserve sustains bodily injury in the circumstances specified in the preceding subsection, and is permanently disabled (either totally or partially) as a result thereof the Governor General in his or her discretion may grant him or her a pension or gratuity the amount of which shall be subject to the approval of the House of Assembly.
(3) Where the aforesaid bodily injury results in death, the Governor General in his or her discretion may award to the dependants (including any illegitimate children to whose support the deceased was contributing) a pension or gratuity, the amount which shall be subject to the approval of the House of Assembly.
(4) Members of the Special Reserve during any period when called out to service shall not be regarded as workmen for the purposes of the National Insurance Corporation Act, or any Act amending or replacing the same.