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CAP. 89]

50 of 1949

37 of 1950

Short title.

Interpretation.

Pensions.

CHAPTER 89.

PENSIONS.

To consolidate and amend the law regulating the granting oj pensions, gratuities and other allowances in respect of public service.

[9th December, 1949.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Pensions Ordinance.

2. (1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say- "pensionable office" means-

(a) in respect of service in this Colony an office which-

(i) by virtue of provision for the time being in force in an Order made by the Governor in Council and published in the Gazette, is declared to be a pensionable office; and any such Order may specify a date prior to such Order from which the office is deemed to be a pensionable office; and any such Order may from time to time be amended, added to, or revoked by an Order so made and published; but where by virtue of any such amend- ment or revocation any office ceases to be a pensionable office, then so long as any person holding that office at the time of the amendment or revocation continues therein, the office shall, as respects that person, continue to be a pensionable office; or

(ii) immediately preceding the commencement of this Ordinance was pensionable whether to holders of such office generally or to a particular holder; and such office shall continue to be pension- able until declared to be no longer pensionable by an Order made by the Governor in Council and published in the Gazette; and such Order shall have the like effect as an Order made under sub- paragraph (i) hereof revoking an Order made under this Ordinance: Provided that no declaration that any office is a pensionable office shall be deemed

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