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(21 of 1932).
(Cap. 86.)
Pensions.
(2) Any pension, gratuity or other allowance granted under the provisions of an Ordinance or regulation repealed by this Ordinance other than Pension Regulations C made under the Pensions Ordinance, 1932, in respect of service in this Colony by an officer who was in receipt of salary according to a scale of pay operative in this Colony in consequence of the Salaries Revision, 1947, shall be recomputed according to the provisions of this Ordinance. Such recomputed pension, gratuity or other allowance shall be granted in substitution of the former award except that where it is to the advantage of the recipient such former award shall be deemed to have been validly made under this Ordinance.
(3) A pension, gratuity or other allowance in respect of service of an officer who is not or has not been in receipt of salary based upon a scale of pay operative in this Colony in consequence of the Salaries Revision, 1947, shall be grantable hereunder according to the provisions relating to the grant of pension, gratuity or other allowance in respect of such officer's service applicable prior to the 1st day of January, 1947, except in respect of service which would necessitate the application thereto of the provisions of Pension Regulations C made under the Pensions Ordinance, 1932, in which case the provisions of Part V of the regulations hereunder shall be applied in respect of the service to which the said Pension Regulations C would have been applicable. Provided that if such an officer rejoins or an officer is appointed to the service of this Colony after the enactment of this Ordinance the provisions of this Ordinance other than this subsection shall apply in respect of the grant of any pension, gratuity or other allowance granted after so rejoining or being so appointed.
(4) "Salaries Revision 1947" shall mean, for the purpose of this section, the revision of salaries initiated by the report of the Commissioners appointed on the 20th day of March, 1947, by virtue of section 2 of the Commissioners Powers Ordinance.
(5) If any question arises as to whether any salary is according to a scale of pay operative in the Colony in consequence of the Salaries Revision, 1947, the decision thereon of the Governor in Council shall be final.
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