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I assent.

��I Governor.

1955.

� February, � BRITISH GUIANA ORDINANCE No.

9 O:F' 1955.

AN ORDINANCE furtiher to amend the Pensions Ordinance, 1933, with r�iect to the gratuities Enacted by the Legislature payable to officers on retirement.

A.D. 1955 of British Guiana:- may be cited as the Pensions (Amend­ Short title.

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This Ordinance ment) Ordinance, 1955, and shall be construed with the Pensions Ordinance, Principal 1933, hereinafter and any Ordinance amending Or<linance, (1) of section ,by section �.

Subsection ance, as substituted ment) Ordinance, 1934, is hereby amended for the words "a gratuity words "a gratuity equal to ten times the amount" of the referred and read as one No.

20 of to as the 1933. the same.


Amend­ twelve of the Principal ment of (Amend­ two of the Pensions section 12 by the substitution (1)of the Principal Ordinance.

No.

12 of 1934.

Ordini­ equal to twelve and one half times the amount".

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9] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE .LAWS .OF BRITISH GUIANA r A.D. 1955 Applica­ tion of Ordinance.

shall apply - this Ordinance (a)to any officer - 3.
(1) The provisdo:ns Orchnance and of of the Principal ' Cap.

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(i)appointed to the ;public service of the Colony after the commencement of this Ordinance; or (ii)in the service of this Ordinance Principal of the Colony at the commencement to whom the provisions of the are applicable; Ordinance (iii)to any other officer transferred before the commencement service ance t,o whom the provisions are applicable who Ordinance at the date of the commencement ance; or shall be still serving of this Ordin'­ .... to.
other public of t.his Ordin­ of the Principal or I'- (b)to any officer in the public service of the Colony to whom the provisionS' applicable Secretary nineteen retiremen�, whichever that the provisions of this Ordinance of the Pensions who gives notice in writing not later than the thirtieth hundred and fifty-five, is the earlier, of the Principal shall apply to him; and Ordinance to the Chief day of June, that he desires Ordinance or the date of his and are (c)to any officer transferred to other public sE:rvi.ce before and who shall of this Ordin­ of the Pensions shall give notice in are applicable, who of this Ordinance at the commencement the commencement still be serving ance, and to whom the provisions Ordinance writing tieth day of June, nineteen the date that he desires Ordinance (2)Where any officer and of this Ordinance required to the Chief Secretary that the provisions to exercise shall apply to him.
his option under o!

his retirement, whichever is the earlier, of the Principal not later than the thir­ hundred and fifty-five, or of this section fails so to do within the specified the provisions time, the Governor to do, permit the officer to exercise time as may be specified.

in Council it just so may, where he considers the option within such further '\ ...

Passed by the Legislative Council this seve,,nteenth day of Feb,uary, nineteen hundred and fifty-fiv� /23) (M.P.

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No.


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