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31 F:ntsr SliESION 1'73 • 1974 RESOLU'I'ION NO.

XXXIII WBmEAS the condj,tibns governin8 the peyment of supermaRJAtic:m. benefits to non-pensionable Legislative Council Reeelutions No.

LVI of the 8th Mey", 1957, provide .j.pter � tha.t, government employees as autbor1.lfl bJ' No.
Lll of the 6th Jul.1'1 �,;:• (i)an employee who a.t the date of his retirement holds "an approved appointment", a1'1d has serre4 in an approved appointment for a.t least twenty (20) oontinuous yea.-rs iumediately preceding the date of his retirement will be eligible for an ammal aJ.lowance; and (ii)an allowance or gratuity will be pa.id only, in respect of service after the age of twenty {20} years ••••I AND WBEBEAS pl.
'Ov1Slon exists in the PensiGM .Act �ter a7t02) that similar provision should pension with a gratuity, and it is coa­ to whom a pension is granted under tha.t Act to ezerois� tor an ot!ioer an option to take a reduced sidel;.

'ed government employee to whom an annual allowance is-granted to be siven the opt$.,on to be paid m lieu of such annual allowance • ammaJ.

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a.nee at the rate 0£ three-fourths gratuity equal to twe!kve am one half times the mount by which such allowance is ::dbd.uoed; of such allowance to.the� wi'tha be made for the non-pena-10n4\ble AND 1'1HmEAS under the Pensions 27 rO� the holder of a·pensionable office from 3rd December, 1971, for the peyment of a pension, gratuity or other allowance 11'1 respect of service from the age of 18 yea.rs instead of 20 years1 is eligible Act ( Chapter with.effect BBSOLVED, That the conditions authorised by the be Coimoil Resolutions aforesaid mentioned Legislative varied to 1973, for {i) allow, with effect from 1st July, an employee to mom an annual allowance is an allow­ granted to be paid!.
a:t his option, ance at the rate o.r three-fourths of the allowance p�ble in terms of the Resolutions together with a. gratuity equal to twelve and one-half times the amount by which such allowance is reduced; and (ii)permit service from the age ot 18 yea.rs instead of 20 yeE.n'S to be counted for t he purpose of p�t or supe�tion benefits to non­ pensionable government emplorees in the employ of the Government on or afte;:.3:z.

'd December, 1971.
'd December, 1971.

Passed by the No.tiona.l..�sembly tbio ·� da.y"ot Jley', 1974.

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