State Act
Section 21
Art. 21 – The right to zonn, of the members to which the clause No.1 of the preceding article refers, is personal, inalienable and imprescriptible and it shall only commence from the date of the primary enrolment, save in case when the registration is effected through an appeal, in which case, the right shall be effective from the retrospective date of refusal by the clerk of comunidade. § 1. For receiving the proceeds of zonn, it is necessary, besides the primary enrolment, the annual enrolment of members by birth – zonnkars. § 2. The right to the proceeds of zonn, stands suspended or lost in the case mentioned in clause (b) of article 379 and stands extinguished on the death of the zonnkar but only after the expiry of the year for which he has been registered. § 3. The proceeds of zonns, the allowances or periodical pensions, prior to the last ten years, stand prescribed in favour of the comunidade, from the 1st March immediately following the period fixed for its payment.