4(1)The payment of gratuities and annuities pursuant to section 3 shall be made in the following manner:(a)holders of the Victoria Cross or the George Cross shall receive an annuity of $3,000;(b)holders of the Distinguished Service Cross, Military Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Distinguished Conduct Medal, Conspicuous Gallantry Medal, Distinguished Service Medal, Military Medal or Distinguished Flying Medal, who are not in receipt of disability or long service pensions, shall receive on discharge, a gratuity of $100;(c)holders of the Victoria Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, Military Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Distinguished Conduct Medal, Conspicuous Gallantry Medal, Distinguished Service Medal, Military Medal or Distinguished Flying Medal, who have been awarded a disability pension, war veterans allowance or long service pension, shall receive an annuity of $50; and(d)qualified holders of the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal shall continue to receive an annuity of $100.(2)An annuity referred to in paragraph (1)(c) shall be payable from the date of the award of the disability pension, war veterans allowance or long service pension, as the case may be, except that(a)in the case of commissioned officers, the annuity shall not be payable in respect of any period before August 24, 1972; and(b)in the case of a member of the British forces who enlisted before March 31, 1949 while domiciled in Canada or Newfoundland, the annuity shall not be payable(i)while the member is receiving any gallantry award from the British government, or(ii)for any month before January 1, 1990. SI/92-201, s. 1(F); SI/96-97, s. 2