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CAP. 991

Pension Benefits

[1988 Ed.

Ordinance, and "pensioner" means a person to whom such pension has been granted, payable or paid;

"pensionable emoluments" means-

(a) in respect of service of an officer under the Government, the emolu- ments specified in section 22(a), (b) or (c), and where provided includes pensionable emoluments enjoyed or drawn by him and his notional pensionable emoluments; and

(b) in respect of an officer in other public service, the emoluments referred

to in section 22(d);

"pensionable emoluments enjoyed or drawn" includes the pensionable emolu- ments that an officer on leave without salary would have enjoyed or drawn if he had been on duty on full pensionable emoluments;

"pensionable service" means service which may be taken into account in

computing pension benefits;

"pension benefits" means any pension, additional pension, dependant pension, death gratuity, commuted pension gratuity, short service gratuity or other benefits granted, payable or paid under this Ordinance;

"personal allowance" means a special addition to a salary granted personally to the holder for the time being of an office if it is granted subject to the condition that it shall be taken into account in computing pension;

"public service” and “service” mean-

(a) service in a civil capacity under the Government or any other country

or territory in the Commonwealth;

(b) service in a civil capacity under the East Africa High Commission, the East African Common Services Organization, the East African Posts and Telecommunications Administration, the East African Railways and Harbours Administration, the East African Community, the East African Harbours Corporation, the East African Posts and Tele- communications Corporation, the East African Railways Corporation or any of their successor authorities;

(c) service which is pensionable-

(i) under the Oversea Superannuation Scheme;

(ii) under any Acts relating to the superannuation of teachers in the United Kingdom;

(iii) under a local authority in the United Kingdom; or

(iv) under the National Health Service of the United Kingdom;

(d) any other service that the Governor has determined to be public

service for the purposes of this Ordinance;

(e) except for the purposes of computation of a pension or gratuity and of section 21, service in respect of which a pension may be granted under the Governor's Pensions Act 1957 (1957 c. 62 U.K.) or the Governors' Pensions Scheme 1979 or any Act or Scheme amending or replacing that Act or Scheme;

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