(1) Death benefit shall be payable in respect of an orphan who is a child or step-child of the deceased and in respect of an orphan who was wholly or mainly maintained by the deceased at the date of his death.
(2) In the case of an orphan death benefit shall be a pension at the weekly rate set out in column (2) of Part I of the second Schedule.
(3) Section 109 shall apply to a pension under this section as it applies to an orphan's (contributory) allowance.