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ch he had an entitlement to a free passage for the purpose of leave absence upon the completion of a tour of duty as may from time to time be requested by him in writing.
(2) In the case of a person who is resident in Zambia an option exercised under paragraph (1) of this Article to have his pension paid outside Zambia shall be accepted only if it is made in coníurmity with any law in force governing the remittance of moneys from Zambia.
(3) An option exercised under paragraph (1) of this Article-
(a) may be revoked at any time and a fresh option be exercised: (b) shall be exercised or revoked by notice în writing.
(c) shall take effect on the first day of the next succeeding month, or at the person's election on the first day of any subsequent month after the date on which the notier is received by the Permanent Secretary to the Zambia Ministry of Finance.
(4) Pensions payable outside Zambia after the appointed day shall be paid in the currency of the country in which payment is to be made, and the amount of the payment shail be such as would produce, at the official rate of exchange prevailing at the date of the payment, the ameunt in sterling of the pension calculated as at the official rate of exchange prevail- ing on the appointed day:
Provided that if there is a general revision of salaries consequent upon the revaluation of the currency in use in Zambia as a result of which the pensionable emoluments of an officer may be increased the Government of Zambia may require that officer to agree that any pension that may be granted to him shall be calculated at the rate of exchange prevailing at the date of the revision of salaries before granting him the benefit of the increase of pensionable emoluments.
(5) Where the person to whom a pension is payable is a minor, his or her lawful guardian may exercise the option conferred by this paragraph.
Increase of Pensions
6. The Government of Zambia underukes iheit in any future schemes to increase pensions payable to any class or description of pensioner, there shall be no discrimination against officers or re-employed officers or the widows or children of such officers.
Options
7. For the purposes of this Agreement in so far as the law, regulations or administrative directions applicable to the grant of a pension or to other conditions of service depends on the option of the person 10 or in respect of whom the pension is granted or is to be granted, or of the officer to whom the comiitions of service apply, the laws, regulations or administrative direc- tions for which such person or officer opis shall be taken to be more favourable to him than any other law, regulation or administrative direction for which he might have opted.
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