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PENSIONS ORDINANCE, 1949.

REGULATIONS BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL under section 3-

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Pensions Ordinance, 1949, the Governor in Council, with the sanction of the Secretary of State and the prior approval of Legislative Council makes the following regulations-

REGULATIONS.

1. These regulations may be cited as the Pensions Citation, (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1950, and shall be read as one with the Pensions Regulations, 1949, hereinafter referred to as the principal regulations.

2. Regulation 15 of the principal regulations is hereby Amend amended by the addition of a further paragraph at the end ment of thereof as follows-

regulation 16 of the principal

**(3) (4) A break in the service of an officer occurring regulations. wholly between the 12th day of July, 1946, and the 23rd day of July, 1946, or between the 16th day of August, 1947, and the 23rd day of September, 1947, as a result of the voluntary absence from the place of employment of such officer shall be disregarded for the purpose of computing the length of service qualifying for pension, annual allowance or gratuity: Provided that any such break in service shall not be dis- regarded in computing the length of service for the purpose of determining the amount of such pension, annual allowance or gratuity.

(b) Paragraph (3) of this regulation shall be deemed to have had effect from 1st January, 1947, in relation to officers to whom Part V of these regulations do not apply and from the 9th December, 1949, in relation to officers to whom Part V of these regulations apply."

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

17th October, 1950.

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Clerk of Councils.