1988 Ed.]

Pension Benefits (Judicial Officers)

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"non-established office" means an office in the public service which is not an established office;

"normal retirement age" means the retirement age specified in section 6; "notional highest pensionable emoluments" means the highest pensionable emoluments enjoyed or drawn by an officer during his service which are deemed for the purposes of this Ordinance to be increased in value by the same percentage as the authorized increase since the date when he left the service up to the earlier date he attains his retirement age or the date of his death;

“officer" means an officer holding a judicial office as defined in the Public Service Commission Ordinance (Cap. 93);

"other public service" means public service not under the Government;

"pension" means any pension or deferred pension (other than an additional pension or a dependant pension) granted, payable or paid under this Ordinance;

"pension benefits" means any pension, additional pension, dependant pension, death gratuity, commuted pension gratuity, short service gratuity or other benefits granted, payable or paid under this Ordinance;

"pensionable emoluments" means——

(a) in respect of service of an officer under the Government, the emoluments specified in section 23(a), (b), (c) or (d), and where provided includes pensionable emoluments enjoyed or drawn by him and his notional pensionable emoluments; and

(b) in respect of an officer in other public service, the emoluments referred to in section 23(e);

"pensionable emoluments enjoyed or drawn" includes the pensionable emoluments that an officer on leave without salary would have enjoyed or drawn if he had been on duty on full pensionable emoluments;

"pensionable service" means service which may be taken into account in computing pension benefits;

"pensioner" means a person to whom a pension has been granted, payable or paid;

"personal allowance" means a special addition to a salary granted personally to the holder for the time being of an office if it is granted subject to the condition that it shall be taken into account in computing pension;

“public service” and “service” mean-

(a) service in a civil capacity under the Government or under the government of any other country or territory in the Commonwealth;

(b) service in a civil capacity under the East Africa High Commission, the East African Common Services Organization, the East African Posts and Telecommunications Administration, the East African Railways and Harbours Administration, the East African Community, the East African Harbours Corporation, the East African Posts and Telecommunications Corporation, the East African Railways Corporation or any of their successor authorities;

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