The provisions of section 7 of P.L. 1969, c.169 (C.43:3B-8) shall not apply to section 14 of P.L. 1965, c.89 (C.53:5A-14), as amended by section 1 of this amendatory and supplementary act, and the annual cost of living adjustment received by surviving spouses under P.L. 1958, c.143 (C.43:3B-1 et seq.), as amended and supplemented by P.L. 1969, c.169, shall be calculated as of the date of death of the member of the retirement system.
N.J.S. § 43:3B-8.3