1967-HKRS30-8-57_Part01 — Page 20

Amendment of regulation 8.

Amendment of regulation 9.

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of any peasion or otherwise eligible for a gratuity under this Part, she may be granted, on production within six months after her retirement, or within such longer period as the Governor may in any particular case allow, of satisfactory evidence of her marriage. a gratuity of an amount not exceeding-

(a) one year's pensionable emoluments; or (b) four and one-sixth times the annual amount of the pension which might have been grant- ed to her under regulation 4 had there been no qualifying period and had regulation 4 been applicable to her,

whichever is the less.".

Regulation 8 of the principal regulations is amended by adding the following new paragraph after paragraph (1)—–

1A) For the purpose of this Part and Part IV- (4) any officer in public service under the Government of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland immediately before the 1st day of January 1964 who was, inmediately before that date, employed on secondment to service under the Government of Southern Rhodesia, the Govern- ment of Northern Rhodesia or the Government of Nyasă- land, or was as from that date so employed, shall be deemed to continue in public service under the Govern- ment of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland until his employment on secondment is terminated;

(b) any pension awarded on or after the 1st day of January 1964 in respect of service under the Government of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland shall be deemed to have been granted by that Government notwithstanding the provisions of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasa- land (Dissolution) Order in Council 1963.”.

4. Regulation 9 of the principal regulations is amended by deleting sub-paragraphs (2) and (b) in the proviso to paragraph (3) and substituting the following-

"(a) in calculating the aggregate amount of his pensionable emoluments, no account shall be taken of any service under the Government of this Colony or under a Scheduled Government in respect of which no pension or gratuity is granted to him by the Government of this Colony or such Scheduled Government, as the case may be;

(b) where any service in a civil capacity otherwise than in a pensionable office is taken into account as pensionable service, the officer's aggregate pensionable emoluments during that service shall be taken into account to the same extent as that service is taken into account as pen- sionable service:",

5. Regulation 13 of the principal regulations is revoked and replaced by the following-

"Marriage gratuities,

13. Where a female officer to whom this Part applies retires or is required to retire from the public service for the reason that she is about to marry or has married, and-

(a) would have been eligible for a gratuity under regulation 6 if ber public service had been wholly under the Government of this Colony; and

(6) is not eligible for the grant of any pension or otherwise eligible for a gratuity under this Part

sho may be granted in respect of her public service under the Government of this Colony a gratuity of an amount not exceeding four and one-sixth times the annual amount of the pension for which she would bave been eligible under regulation 9, 10 or 11 had there been no qualifying period and had regulation 9. 10 or 11, as the case may be, been applicable to her; Provided that, for the purpose of computing the amount of such a gratuity-

(a) in relation to a pension under regulation 9 or 11. sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (2) of regulation shall have effect as if the refer- ence therein to two-thirds of her highest pensionable emoluments were a reference to six twenty-fifths of her annual pensionable emoluments; and

(8) in relation to a pension under regulation 9. 10 or 11, the annual amount of that pension shall not exceed six twenty-fifths of her annual pensionable emoluments.".

6. Regulation 25 is amended by deleting the proviso to the definition of "salary" and "pay" and substituting the following-

"Provided that in the case of an officer who has elected "salary" means ninety per cent of such salary as hereinbefore defined:".

Revocation and replacement of regulation 13.

Amendment of regulation 25,