326 Pensions Increase (1964)

• Author: Ralph Hone
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CHAPTER 326.

PENSIONS INCREASE (1964).

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADDITIONAL INCREASES OF PENSIONS PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF SERVICE IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF THE COLONY AND OF CERTAIN SPECIAL PENSIONS.

[29th December 1964.1

1. This Act may be cited as The Pensions Increase (1964) Act.

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires'pension' means a pension other than a special pension payable to a person in respect of his service in the public service of the Colony under the provisions of any Act relating generally to the pension of members of the public service of the Colony or relating to the pension of particular classes of members of such service;

   'salary' means a salary paid out of the public funds of the Colony;

   'special pension' means either(a) a pension payable to a person in respect of his service in the public service of the Colony under the provisions of any Act relating solely to the pension of such person; or (b) a pension payable under the provisions of section 13 of The Pensions Act; or (c) a pension payable under the provisions of The Widows' and Orohans' Pension Act or of The Public Officers' Widows' and Orphans' Pension Act 1872; or (d) a pension payable under the provisions of The Bahama Islands War Contingent Act 1916.

3. -(1) Every person who was or is entitled or becomes entitled to receive a pension computed on a 49 of 1964.

   18 of 1965.

   Short title.

   Interpretation.

   Ch. 319.

   Ch. 321.

   18 of 1872.

   1 of 1916.

   Additional increase of pensions.

   (2) The increase of pension provided by subsection (1) of this section shall be additional to, and not in lieu of, any increase of pension to which any person may be entitled by virtue of any 'other Act, and where the pension payable to any person has been increased by or under the provisions of any other Act, the increase provided by this section shall be calculated upon such pension as thereby increased.

   (3) Every person who was or is entitled or who becomes entitled to receive a pension, computed on a salary payable to him between the first day of July 1963, and the 30th day of June 1964, inclusive, shall in lieu thereof be entitled to receive and...