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CAP. 89]

Pensions

[1988 Ed.

CHAPTER 89

PENSIONS

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

[9 December 1949]

Originally 50 of 1949 (Cap. 89, 1950 Ed.) 37 of 1950, 17 of 1952, 27 of 1952, 29 of 1953, 22 of 1954, 35 of 1954, 31 of 1955, 21 of 1956, 8 of 1957, 2 of 1959, 37 of 1960, 13 of 1962, 13 of 1966, 5 of 1967, L.N. 22/69, 29 of 1969, 19 of 1970, 34 of 1970, 78 of 1970, 98 of 1970, 38 of 1972, 55 of 1972, 72 of 1973, 2 of 1976, 82 of 1978, 15 of 1979, 73 of 1979, 30 of 1980, 51 of 1980, 74 of 1980, 26 of 1982, L.N. 346/82, L.N. 262/85, 36 of 1987, R. Ed. 1987, 61 of 1988, 85 of 1988, 86 of 1988

Short title

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

Interpretation

2. (1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-- "authorized increase" has the same meaning as in the Pensions (Increase) Ordinance (Cap. 305); (Added 36 of 1987 s. 36)

"compensation scheme" means a compensation scheme approved under section 6A; (Added 36 of 1987 s. 36)

"established office" means

(a) in respect of service under the Government an office which-

(i) by virtue of provision for the time being in force in an Order made by the Governor and published in the Gazette, is declared to be an established office; and any such Order may specify a date prior to such Order from which the office is deemed to be an established 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 amendment or revocation any office ceases to be an established 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 an established 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 be an established office until it is no longer an established office by virtue of an Order made by the Governor and published in the Gazette; and such Order shall have the like effect as an Order made under subparagraph (i) hereof revoking an Order made under this Ordinance: Provided that no declaration that any office is an established office shall be deemed to imply that any holder thereof who is not on the permanent establishment under the Government at the date of his retirement shall be the holder of an established office; or