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A.D. 1957) PENSIONS (CONSOLIDATION) [No.

38 187 ...

ORDINANCE No.

38 OF 1957.

PENSIONS (CONSOLIDATION) ORDINANCE, 1957.

( .,. "'

I assent.

P.M. RENISON, Governor.

8th August, 1957.

Arrangement of Sections Section I Short Title.

2 Interpretation.

3 Grant of pensions, tions.

etc., regulated by Ordinance and regula- of the Colony.

rights.

on Revenue to be charged not of right.


of pension not qualifying 4 Pensions 5 Pensions 6 Preservation 7 Service 8 Circumstances 9 Terminating employment ro Age for compulsory u Maximum pension 12 Officers with service as teachers.

13 Option to take reduced 14 Liability in the public retirement.

grantable.

pension to be called in which pensions of pensioners for pension.

may be granted.

interest.

with gratuity.

upon to take further employ- ment, and suspension of pension on re-employment.
ment.

by re-employ 15 Gratuity affected not to be assignable.

16 Pensions, etc., 17 Pensions, to cease on bankruptcy.

etc., to cease on conviction.

etc., 18 Pensions, etc., to cease on accepting 19 Pensions, certain where an officer dies in the service 20 Gratuity to dependants 21 Pensions of officers with service 22 Pensions 23 Certain public 24 Settlement 25 Application Saving.

26 Repeal; service of questions of Pensions arising 1903.

Ordinance, when an officer etc.


in certain Health to be deemed to be continuous.

is killed on duty.

Services, under the Ordinance.

appointments.

or after retirement.

SCHEDULE REGULATIONS GRAT­ UITIES, AND OTHER ALLOWANCES TO PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF THE COLONY.

FOR THE GRANTING OF PENSIONS, Arrangement of Regulations. '

PART I PRELIMINARY Regulation I Short Title.

2 Interpretation.

r8S No.


38] THE LAWS OF BRITISH GUIANA [A.D. 1957 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ L J PART II REGULATIONS DEALING WITH PUBLIC SERVICE ENTIRELY IN THE COLONY.

3 4 5 to whom and at what rates Pensions Gratuities where length in the Colony qualifying Period of service of service does not qualify to be granted.

for pension for pension.

or grat- uity defined.


6 7 8 9 IO II 12 13 14 15(1) 15(2) 16 17 Continuity Computation War service Emoluments Service Acting service.

Abolition Rates of pension Rates of gratuity Officers retiring Pensions to injured Computation Allowance 18 pensionable office.

to female Gratuities of service.

of pensions and gratuities.

Leave of absence.

not to prejudice to be taken for computing pension or gratuity.

rights.

pension in a non-pensionable office.


or reorganisation of office.

when offices are abolished.

on abolition on account officers when service of injuries.

where service Re-employed of pensions.

less than IO years.

pensioners.

less than ten years.

to officers who have served twenty years in a non- officers on marriage.

PART III SPECIAL REGULATIONS Regulation ¥OR OFFICERS WITH OTHER PUBLIC SERVICE.

19 Application 20 Pension 21 Pension 22 Pension in Part II.
of regulations under the scheduled wholly not within scheduled both with and not with scheduled for service where other service where other service Government s. Governments.

Governments.

23 Addition to pension in respect of abolition or re-organisation of office.

24 Addition 25 Gratuities 26 Officers transferred to pension where length retiring to officers of injury.

on account for pension.


does not qualify to other public service and retiring of service after 27 Retirement less than 12 months employment of transferred officers in last service.

on account of marriage.

,.

fi I • t SCHEDULE AN ORDINANCE to amend and consolidate to the the Law relating award of Pensions, in respect of service Gratuities in the Colony.

and other Allowances to Civil Servants [10th August., 1957.)

A.D. 1957.

Short title.


by the Legisla Enacted I.This Ordinanc ture of British Guiana:- e may be cited as the Pensions (Consolidation) ) Ordinance, 1957.

Interpre_ lation.

2.In this Ordinance expressions unless Lhc context have the meanings hereby assigned otherwise to them:­ following requires, the "pensionable office" means- A.D. 1957]PENSIONS (CONSOLlDA'l'ION) [No.

38 189 ----------------------------------- -y.
(u)in respect of service in British been declared Secretary by a notification of State and the approval published by the Governor in the Gazette Guiana an office which has of the with the sanction of the Legislative Council Provided this section with the sanction of the Legislative Gazette to existing rights; that any office declared may be declared to be pensionable at any time by the Governor of State and the approval of the Secretary Council to be no longer pensionable due regard in the by a notification being had published (b)in respect of other public service an office which is a pension­ able office under the law or ·regulations service; in force in such to be pensionable: under in the Colony includes­ emolumenrs''- of service and "pensionable (a)in respect (i) salary, (ii)personal but does not include or any other emoluments allowance, (b)in respect of other public count for pension in force in such service; means the salary allowance" attached means a special "salary" "personal to an office; duty entertainment whatsoever; service whic1, means emoluments or other allowance in accordance with the law or regulations "public addition to such salary granted to the holder for the time being of the office and ex­ in a civil capacity Colony or Pro­ under Mandate and any such of State may determine of this Ordin­ of any provision as a Governor Service to be personally pressed to be pensionable; or "service" service" or a territory means service of the Colony or of a British under a British as the Secretary for the purpose service" the Government tectorate other service "public ance or the regulations or High Commissioner or a territory tectorate in India shall be deemed to be public computation poses of this Ordinance; service" ment of the Colony; made thereunder.
Dominion, of a British Mandate under British service or gratuity means public of pension service public Colony or Pro­ or as a Governor for the pur­ I I of except and of section not under the Govern­ in a civil capacity under the "other "service of the Colony" means service Guiana.

3.
3.

(1) The grant by the Governor Government of British to persons allowances represen personal ance and the regulations (2)In the following tative shall be construed to include to whom this Ordinance of any such person sections the regulations.

set out in the schedule of pensions, applies and other gratuities or of a gratuity to the by this Ordin­ shall be regulated hereto.

Grant of pensions, etc., regu.

lated by Orjinanc,?

and regu.

lations.

Schedule.


the expression "this Ordinance" 4.There shall be charged Pensions to be .

:harged of the Colony all such sums of money as may from time to time be granted on 'R�venue by the Governor of the Colony.

ance with this Ordinance.

on and paid out of the General Revenue or other allowance by way of pension, gratuity in accord­ 5.
(1) No officer shall have an absolute past services or to pension, gratuity or other allowance right to compensation under this Ordinance Pensions nol of rii:h\.

for 190 No.

38] THE LAWS OF BRITISH GVIAN.t-1 [A.O.

1957 nor shall anything of the Crown to dismiss herein or in such regulations contained limit the righ L any officer without compensation.
(2) Where it is established to the satisfaction has been guilty of negligence, irregularity of the Governor or misconduct or altogether the with­ or other allowance may be reduced that an officer pension, gratuity held Preservation of pension rights.
(3) No officer shall be granted under this Ordinance without or, if he is himself the head of a department, effect that he has discharged justify his office with such diligence gratuity or other allowance from the head of his department to the from the Governor as to a certificate a pension, gratuity the grant to him of such pension, 6.

Where an officer is seconded and fidelity or other allowance.
transferred office, to an office or employ­ for duty or temporarily of the Colony from a pensionable in the service ment which would not entitle the period during which he shall serve in such office or employment as afore­ said shall count for pension or J transferred temporarily decide.

as if the officer had not been seconded unless the Governor him to pension under this Ordinance, shall in any case otherwise Service noL qualifying (o;r pension.

7.
Save as otherw1se or other allowance provided shall be granted in the regulations of any to any officer in respect no pension gratuity service- (a) while on probation he is confirmed office in other public pensionable such service; or unless or agreement office in the Colony or in an in a pensionable without break of service under the pension service which is at the time of confirmation applicable law or regulations to (b) while under the age of twenty years: Provided regulation be disregarded sionable 6 of the regulations in determining office without break that any break in service set out in the schedule whether of serYice.
or other allowance gratuity which may be disregarded under may likewise hereto the officer is confirmed in a pen­ on his retirement from the pullic service shall be granted .. in one of the fol- to any Cireum• 6tances in which pensions n1a:y be granted.

8.

No pension, officer except lowing cases- (a) on or after attaining with the approval case of transfer age at which an otficer the service .
gratuity; or (b) on the abolition ( c) on compulsory of his office; or retirement / the age or fifty-five years or, cases in special of the Secretary to other public service of State, fifty years or in the on or after attaining by the law or regulations is permitted in which he is last employ�d to retire on pension the of or ment in the organisation by which greater efficiency for the purpose of the department of facilitating to which he belongs or economy can be effected; or of the Governor that h e is of mind or body of dis­ impro,·c­ ( d) on medical evidence to the satisfaction incapable by reason of some infirmity charging to be permanent; (e)on termination of employment the duties in the public or of his office and that such infirmity is likely interest as provided in this Ordinance; or 1 & 2 Geo.
5, c.24.

(f)on retirement in circumstances rendering pension under the Pensions Act, 19n, or any Act amending him eligible (Governors etc.)

of Dominions, the same: or replacing for a A.D. 1957] PENSIONS (CONSOLIDATION) [No.
38 I9r ----------------- ------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ---- Provided that where an officer retires ten years' public from the service, pensionable to him shall be computed service pensionable granted twenty years' prior to his service under as though the pension, that a gratuity may be granted I 8 and 27 of the regulations in accordance with set out in the for the reason that she who retires or is about to marry notwithstanding that she i s not other­ for the grant 01· any pension, gratuity or (cl) after completing or other allowance paragraph gratuity such officer had completed retirement : Provided further hereto to a female officer the provisions of regulations schedule has married wise eligible under other allowance.
this section 9.Where an officer's service in the public to the conditions and all the having regard officer thereto is desirable cannot otherwise the Governor allowance which the officer would be eligible in the circumstances be granted may, if he thinks described as he thinks of the public service, is terminated on the ground that, of the the usefulness of the case, such termination rermtnating employment in the publk interest.
other circumstances interest, and a pension, or other allowance gratuity to him under the provisions of this Ordinance, just and proper, not exceeding fit, grant such pension, gratuity in amount that for or other if he had retired from the public in paragraph :� of the preceding �)..-H__e) an officer to retire years or, the age of fifty-five from the service Age for compulsory retirement service section.

IO.
The Governor may require of the Colony on or after attaining £n the case of a fem ale officer, on marriage: Provided that the words printed in italics officer appointed 1930 who marries And provided after the 2nd August, further that in special 1939: to the public service shall apply only to a female on or after the 28th August, of the Secretary the approval service of the Colony at any time on or after attaining granted of State, require an officer to retire to an officer under this Ordinance the age of fifty years.
cases the Governor may, with from the II.

(1) P.. pension not exceed two-thirds him at any time in the course of the highest pensionable emoluments of his service in the Colony.

shal drawn by Maximum pension grantablt>.

(2)Where the officer has been or is granted a pension or pen­ sions in respect of other public for which he is eligible service he of his service in the Colony but no person · may at any time draw from the funds of the Colony an amont of pension � in respect may be granted.
the full pension which when added to the amount of any pension respect exceeds able emoluments drawn by such person at any time in the course of his service in the Colony or in other two-thirds of other public or pensions of the highest pension­ service service: public drawn in Provided that where such a P.erson receives service both a gratuity and a pension of public sion shall be deemed for the purpose of its actual amount.
in respect the amount of such pen­ of some period of this subsection to be four-thirds (3)In a case falling under the limitat be drawn from the funds of the Colony shall ion laid down by subsection (2)the amount of pension to be subject to determined with due regard to the amount of any pension similarly of the Secretary the approval service.
of State in order that it may be to be drawn in respect (4)For the purpose granted of other public of the preceding in respect pension where the officer is granted of injury such an additional but shall not be taken into account the amount of such pension subsections an additional or pensions 192 No.
38] THE LAWS OF --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRITISH GUIANA [A.D. 1957 pension which he may draw shall not exceed one-sixth additional highest pensionable emoluments by more than the sum by which the amount of his pension service sions apart from such additional pension highest of his public or pen­ of such falls short of two-thirds at any time in the course of hiR emoluments.

12.

Where the service Officers with S'.


!rvice as teachers ·;ap.

95. as a teacher service sions Ordinance, in computing Provided pension that such service or gratuity the meaning of a public within as a teacher officer has been preceded of the Teachers shall be taken into accoun, under this Ordinance: in the compu is not reckoned as a teacher b]· Pen such service in a school cation of pension payable Ordinance.

to the officer under the Teachers Pension Option to talce reduced pension with gratuity.

13.
(1) An officer to whom a pension is granted under this Ordinance may, at his option such pension with a gratuity such pension exercisable a pension at the rate as hereinafter , 1 r ., togethe of such pension and one half times the amount by which of three-fourths provided, be paid in lieu of equal to twelve is reduced: that in the application Provided limitation operates, which the officer might have drawn from the funds of the Colony if he had not exercised prescribed the words "such pension" (2) of section shall mean the amount of pension to cases where the Ir of this Ordinanc by subsection of this section e his option under this section.
exercisable (2)An option (a)shall be exercised in accordance with this section- to the Chief Secretary either Agents for Overseas by notice in the Colony or to the Crown Governments and Administrations; in writing addressed or revoked (b)shall be deemed to have been exercised on the or revoked date on which such notice ( c)shall be exercisable, the date of the officer's of the Governor, before mission the date of the final this Ordinance.
(3)An option for a gratuity is received; and if exercised, retirement at any time between may be revoked, ·bn 01 or, with the per· that date and to him unde1 award of the pension granted and a reduced exercised, Ordinance any provisions t0 have been exercised accordingly.
or deemed to have been exercised, in force before the enactment of this section in accordance with this section under this pension in accordance shall be deemed and may be revoked with (4)This section shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 15th January, 1956.

14.
14.

(1) Save as otherwise provided in the regulations, every pension • granted to an officer shall be subject Unless or until he has attained to the following the age of fifty years, upon by the Secretary be called ally fit for service, lieu of his pension, service, than the office which he had at the date of the grant of his due regard being had not less in value, an office, whether in the Colony or in other public to circumstances of climate.
he may, if physic­ of State to accept, in condition:- pension.

If a pensioner so called upon declines the office for whicL to accept of his pension may be suspended he may have been selected, until he has attained the age of fifty the payment years.

(2)If an officer to whom a pension Ordinance is appointed to another office in the public has been granted serYice, under this the paymen1 of Liability pensioners to be called upon to take further em­ plo,yment, and suspen.

sl•J:1 of pen.
sl•J:1 of pen.

sion on re­ empl�ment.

A.D. 1957] PENSIONS (CONSOLIDATION) [No.

38 J 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ·­(i�P of his pension may, if the Governor period of his re-employment.
thinks fit, be suspended during the 15.If any officer to whom a gratuity granted of the approval of pension under this Ordinance Colony or in other public of the Secretary if he refunds 16.No pension, is re-appointed his previous without Gratuity affected to any office i.n the service re.empl0y­ ment.

for the purposes ent.


on such re-appointm granted the gratuity gratuity of State be taken into account may with the service service pension under this has been by or other allowance or transferable or liable of any debt or claim whatso­ Pensions.

etc., not to to be attached, be assign_ able.

Ordinance shall be assignable �equestered ever other than a debt due to the Government retirement.
upon for or in respect or levied at the time of the officer's 17.If any officer tO whom a pension has been or other allowance , granted insolvent under this Ordinance then the pension Provided or allowance always that in any case where a pension shall forthwith cease: is adjudicated a bankrupt Pensions, etc.

to c-ease or is declared on bank­ t·uptcy.
or allowance ceases the Secretary then the Governor of the pensioner of the pensioner's either continuous of State in the Colony, or the Governor or Lsolvency is resident by reason of the bankrurtcy of State or, if the pensioner from time to time during the remainder such shorter period or periods 'secretary cause all or any part of the moneys to which the entitled by way of pension insolvent to be or benefit of all or any to the exclusion lowing persons namely, the in such proportions and manner as the Secretary 1'.1e case may be thinks proper.
or allowance for·the paid to or applied pensioner h:.d he not become bankrupt or support and personal maintenance of the other or others of the fol­ of his and any wife, child or children as of State or Governor as the case may be shalt think pensioner would have been or discontinuous fit may life or during as the 18.If any officer to whom a pension under this Ordinance granted any competent Court whether or offence then in every such case the Secretary ·is resident in the Colony the Governor allowance shall not be paid: is sentenced within or without shall forthwith or other allowance has been by to a term of imprisonment the Colony for any crime of State or if the person P.2nsions, etc., to cease on convic_ tion.
cease and after the order the pension or allowance may order that the pension or .Provided retrospe receives always that the pension with ctive effect in the case of a person who after conviction at any time a free pardon: or allowance shall be restored further that where a pension or allowance the Secretary of State or if the person is resident may cause _all or any part of the moneys to which the ceases for the in the would have been entitled by way of pension or allowance to be for the benefit or after the expiration of his sentence of any wife, child or children of the pen­ also for the benefit of the to the same and subject himself ns and restrictions in the same manner precisely as in the case of bankruptcy or insolvency And provided aforesaid reason Colony the Governor pensioner paiq_ to or applied sioner pensioner qualificatio hereinbefore provided.
19.

If any officer to whom a pension or other allowance has been under this Ordinance granted the principal the Colony or an officer or servant company without part of whose business becomes either a director is in any way directly employed with in the Colony by any such of any company concerned in every such case the permission of the Governor in P€nsions, etc,, to cease on accepting certain appoint­ ments.

194 No.
38] THE LAWS OF BRITISH GUIANA [A.D. 1957 r.------·----------------------- ----------------- first had writing the approval ance shall forthwith of the Secretary cease: that the Governor Provided always and obtained then in every such case the Governor with of State may direct that the pension or allow­ with the approval of the Secretary that the person in respect any such direction of State on being satisfied allowance of the com­ tor of the company for the res­ pany in the Colony as the case may be, may give directions if he shall sec or allowance toration fit to such a date as he shall specify.
of whose pension to be a direc­ with retrospective shall have been given has ceased or to be employed as an officer or servant of the pension effect or Gratuity where an officer dies in the 9er_ vice or after retirement.

20.
(1) (a) Where an officer holding or agreement, or a pensionable office who is not a an officer holding office to which he has been transferred office in which he has been con­ dies while in the service on probation non-pensionable from a pensionable firmed, be lawful representative either muted pension (b)For the purposes for the Governor a gratuity his annual pensionable of this section (i)"annual pensionable gratuity if any, whichever - emoluments" means the or his com­ emoluments, of the Colony, it shaq to grant to his legal personal of an amount not exceeding is the greater.
emoluments which of computing any pension the officer if he had retired in the circumstances of section (ii)"commuted 8 of this Ordinance; would be taken for the purpose or gratuity to granted at the date of his death described in paragraph pension (d) gratuity" means the gratuity, to the officer if his public if any, which might have been granted under section 13 of this Ordinance service retired described Ordinance and reduced had been wholly in the Colony and if he had at the date of his death in the circumstances ( d) of section to receive in paragraph and had elected 8 of this a gratuity pension.
Pensions to dependants when an officer Is killed on duty.

(2)Where any such officer to whom a pension, gratuity or other of the Colony, of any pension, has been granted allowance from the service on account public service ments enjoyed the Governor to the deficiency.
under this Ordinance and the sums paid or payable or other allowance dies after retirement at his death of any in respect emolu­ it shall be lawful for a gratuity representative are less than the amount of the annual pensionable by him at the date of his retirement, to grant to his legal personal gratuity equal 2r.
(1) Where an officer dies as a result of injuries received­ discharge his own default; and of his duty; and (a) in the actual (b)without ( c)on account to the nature of circumstances of his duty, specifically attributable of the Colony, it shall be lawful for the Governor to the grant, if any, made to his legal personal to represent­ while in the service grant, in addition ative under section 20 of this Ordinance- (i)if the deceased while unmarried exceeding a widow, a pension and of good character, at a rate not ten-sixtieths of his annual le officer leaves to her, pensionab ,,, A.O.
1957] PENSIONS (CONSOLIDATION) rNo.
31:' ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 195 at the date of the injury a year, whichever dollars or two hundred is the greater; emoluments and sixteen (ii)if the deceased sion is granted child or children, until such child attains amount not exceeding scribed officer leaves under the a widow to whom a pen­ and a preceding a pension in respect paragraph of each child years, of an pre­ of the pension the age of eighteen one-eighth paragraph; by the preceding .. --:, � leaves a child or children, (iii)if the deceased officer does not leave a widow or no pension widow, a pension child attains the amount prescribed by the preceding in respect but is granted to the of each child until such double the paragraph; children a child or officer leaves and a (iv)if the deceased age of eighteen years, of under paragraph is granted widow to whom a pension (i) of this subsection, dies, a pension of the death of the widow until such child attains age of eighteen years, by paragraph (v)if the deceased and the widow subsequently of each child as from the date of double the amount prescribed (ii) of this subsection; in respect officer does not leave a widow, or ifno mother was to his widow, and if his the is granted the pension to the mother, adequate pension wholly or mainly dependent pension without exceeding to his widow; ( vi)if the deceased or if no pension if his father were wholly or for his support, character amount not exceeding been granted (vii)if the deceased and without is granted a pension to his widow; officer adequate on him for her support, while of good character a and means of support, of an amount not which might have been granted does not leave a widow or mother.
to his widow or mother, mainly dependent and on him to the father while of good the pension means of support, of an which might have officer does not leave a child or children under the provisions or sister were wholly for a pension and if any brother who is or are eligible of this section, or mainly dependent to any such brother age of eighteen support, of an amount not exceeding might have been granted under of this subsection: years while without a pension the until he or she attains means of adequate which the pension on him for support, paragraphs (ii) and (iii) or sister that Provided ( a_ pension shall not be payable under this subsection at any time in respect of more than six b)in the case of a pension (v) of this if the mother is a widow at the time of the grant granted ch.Jdren; and under paragraph and subsequently subsection, ot" the pension shall cease as from the date of remarriage; to the Governor provided cease as from such date as the Governor remarries such pension and if it appears at any time that the mother is adequately may µetermine; and with other means of support, such pension shall 196 No.
38] THE LAWS OF BRITISH GUL4NA [A.D. 1957 ----------------------- ------------ ( c)a pension granted the marriage shall to a female child under this section of such child under the age of eight­ cease upon een years.

(2)In the case of an officer not holding e office, a pensionabl t.1e expression shall mean the emoluments sionable office.
"pensionable enjoyed emoluments emoluments" in the preceding subsection by him which would have been pen­ if the office held by him had been a pensionable (3)For the purposes of this section the word "child" shall include- ' (a)a posthumous child; (b)a step-child or illegitimate child born before injury officer for support; and wholly or mainly dependent the date of the upon the deceased in a manner recognised as aforesaid.
and dependent • by the Governor by a route approved by law, or termination of his service dies as a result of damage to and child, (c)an adopted or of a period of leave therefrom, adopted before the date of the injury (4) If an officer proceeding to or from the Colony at the commencement therein, the vessel directed or vehicle, such damage or act is attributable in which Her Majesty purposes subsection (1) of this section.
to have died of this section, may be engaged, such vessel or vehicle against (5)An officer who dies as a result in which he is travelling, or of any act of violence and the Governor arising to circumstances that is satisfied out of any war for the in such officer shall be deemed, in the circumstances described by air in pursuance travelling died in the circumst (1)of this section; paragraph paragraphs sixth respectively.
ances detailed provided (b) are also satisfied (i) and (ii) of that subsection of official instructions in paragraphs the rates of pension shall be fifteen-sixtieths and one­ prescribed in sub­ that in such a case and if the provisions of of injuries while received shall be deemed to have (a) and (c) of subsection (6)This section shall not apply in the case of the death of any Cap.

111. officer selected the Ist January, Compensation ance.
for appointment to the service 1936, if his dependants, are entitled as defined to compensation on or after in the \Xlorkmen's under that Ordin­ of the Colony, Ordinance, of Pensions officers with service in certain Health Services.

etc.
etc.

22.In computing for the purposes to his public of this Ordinance service, served in- and Treatn1ent for the Prevention the pension of Tubercu­ of any officer who has, in addition (a)the Society or losis; (b)the Infant Welfare (c)(before the rst January, or 1953) the New Amsterdam and Maternity League; Fire Brigade,- in the said Society his service ary, 1953) in the said Brigade, as if it had been service of the Colony.
or in the said League or (before the rst J anu­ as the case may be, shall be taken into account Certain public ser­ vice to be ieemed to be continuous.

23.For the purposes of this Ordinance, of the Government in the service May, 1948, shall be deemed to continue again appointed he retires pointed, or is removed from office.
of Palestine to hold office in the public service, or, if he is not so ap­ any person holding office the I 5th in his office until either he is immediately before - A.D. 1957] PENSIONS (CONSOLIDATION) [No .. 38 197 ----------------------------------- 24.The Governor shall have full power and authority to decide all that may arise in respect of or in connection with the adminis­ questions tration of this Ordinance.

of Settlement questions arising under the Ordinan�e.
25.Anything where he considers visions visions of the Pensions of this Ordinance to the contrary may, nding, the Governor it just so to do, permit any officer to whom the pro­ to have the pro­ 1903 are applicable, notwithsta Ordinance, apply to him.

A pplicatiou of .

?ensions Ordinance, 1903.


26.The Pensions Ordinance, is hereby repealed, whom a pension, said Ordinance, or to any other right or liability curred under without gratuity or other allowance the said Ordinance prejudice, the passing before or in­ accrued granted, of this Ordinance.

1933, as amended from time to time, of anyone to has been granted under the to the rights however, Cap.

72.

Repeal; savi11g.

Cap.

73.

REGULATIONS for the Granting Allowances Sec.


3 and other Gratuities, of Pensions, of the Colony.

who have been in the Public Service to persons SCHEDULE PART I PRELIMINARY r.These Regulations may be cited as the Pensions Regulatio ns, Short ·uuP.. 1957.

2.In these regulations, unless shall have the meanings otherwise hereby assigned the context following ·expressions to them:- requires, J ntcrpre_ tation.
the "scheduled Government" means the Government in the schedule mentioned or any authority and includes the Government appointed February, any officer appointed 1948: to the service 1948, and the Government of Ceylon in respect to that Government prior to the 15th May, of that Government prior to the 4th of any territory, to these regulations of any officer of Palestine in respect of Provided that the Governor may, by order in council, vary the schedule of any Government or any authority.
by the addition thereto or the removal therefrom "Ordinance" means the Pensions 1957 (Consolidation) Ordinance, REGULATIONS DEALING WITH PUBLIC SERVICE ENTIRELY IN THE COLONY.

PART II to the provisions of the Ordinance and of these regula-Pensions 3.Subject every otlicer holding tions, c- of the Colony 1or ten years or upwards rate of one each complete section r r of the Ordinance.
six-hundredth a pensionable of his pensionable office who has been in the service may be granted a at the to be pensrnn emoluments in respect of granted.
to the limit described in • month of such service subject to whom and h t at w a rates 4.Every officer otherwise qualified for a pension, who has not completed the minimum period of service a gratuity on retirement not exceeding " granted qualifying five times the annual Graluit.ies where length for a pension may be of service does no� qualify for pension.

period might have amount of the pension been granted which if there had been no qualifying 3. to him under regulation 198 No.
::381 THE LAWS OF BRITISH GUIA.NA [A.D. 1957 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Period uf service in the Colony qualifying for pension or gratuity defined.

Conti.nui of service, � to the provisions 5.Subject qualifying service these regulations, be, shall be the inclusive between period to draw salary or half salary his leaving of the Colony.

6.
6.

(1) Except as otherwise the service of section for pension 7 of the Ordinance as the case may or gratuity, and of" the date on which an officer begins from the funds of the Colony and the date of provided shall be taken into account in these regulations, as qualifying only or as service continuous pensionable Provided service service: that any interruption in service from misconduct caused by temporary sus­ resig­ or voluntary for the purposes of this paragraph.
of employment pension nation shall be disregarded (2)An otficer- not arising (a)whose pension has been suspended under section or under a corresponding provision 14 of the Ordinance in any law or regulation in respect (b)who has retired of public service; or from the public service relating to the grant of pensions without pension 15 & 16.

Geo.

5. ch.
59. on account of ill-health, isation and has subsequently service; of oftice, efficiency been re-employed or reorgan­ or economy, ' in the public to effect greater abolition designed or service under the Teachers Act, 1925, with a view to entering ( 1.:) who has left pensionable (Superannuation) public service under the pensionable said Act and has, not later than three months after leaving in respect sionable, such first mentioned of employment not being service service, received in public service any salary not so pen­ may, if the Governor which he would have been eligible mediately not occurred, to be in lieu of- for the pension im­ if any break in his pubiic service had or employment or gratuity prior to such suspension, re-empioyment thinks fit, be granted previously gra::ted to him from the fw1ds 1 so granted which is required to be refunded of the application to the offi1.
:er of this - such pension (i)any pension of the Colony, (ii)any gratuity and as a condition regulation, to any gratuity but additional funded as aforesaid.

so granted which is not required to be re­ 7.For the purpose the amount of an officer's pension the following shall be taken into account as pension­ of computing periods Computation of � ns!ons and gratui­ ties.

Leave of absenc('.
or gratuity able service- ( a)any periods (b)any period during which he received during which he has been on duty; half salary from the funds of the Colony while proceeding first appointment; to the Colony on (c)any period during which he has been absent from duty on or on commuted leave or on leave on leave with full salarv half salary : Provided been absent on leave on half salary that any period during which an officer has in the save as provided A.D. 1957] PENSIONS (CONSOLIDATION) [No.38 199 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- next clause one month for every two months of such period; (d)any period during which he has been absent from duty on of rhis regulation shall be counted nt the rare of on half pay or without leave either of public policy and during which he has not qualified in respect of other public service; with the approval granted on grounds salary of the Secretary of Stare or gratuity for pension and any periods those specified above, shall be deducted order to arri\'c at his period of pensionable from the officer's service.
during which he has been absent on leave, other than total service in of computing 8.For the purpose who, during some period War service not to pre_ otnce of an officer judice or , he Secretary in the Colony has served, pension of State, con­ rights.

nected with a state of war, the whole or any part of such perioJ may be taken into account.

of the Governor Armed Forces or in any other capacity with Her J\llajesty's or gratuity in a pensionable the amount of pension with the consent of his service 9.
(1) For the purpose of an officer service or gratuity pensionable of computing the amount of the pension who has had a period of not less than three years' before his retirement- Emoluments to be tal<e\l for comput­ ing pension or gratuity.
(a) in the case of an oflicer period of three years immediately retirement, by him at that date in respect enjoyed of that office shall be taken; (b)in the case of an olricer who at any time during such period has been transferred who has held the same office the date of his emoluments the full annual pensionable preceding for a from one office co another, ha\'e not been changed of three years but whose pensionable emoluments hy reason of such transfer grant of any scale increment, emoluments enjoyed in respect of the office then held by him shall be taken; by him at the date of his retiremem or transfers, by the orhcr\\'ise than the full annual pensionable (c) in other cases one third 0f the aggregate ments enjoyed the three years or his service date of his retirement by the otncer in respect shall be taken: pensionable of his service the emolu­ clut'ing preceding immediately that- Provided (i)if such one third is less than the highest annual pen­ by him at the elate of an\' emoluments within sucl1 period of' three years those annual enjoyed sionable transfer pensionable emoluments shallf be taken; and (ii)if such one third is less than the annual pensionable by him which would have been enjoyed co hold if he had continued at any emoluments at the date of his retirement, any office from which he has been transferred time during such period or three years, all scale increments which, or, would have been granted to him, the annual sionable joyed shall be taken.
pen­ so en­ which would have been emoluments in the opinion of the Govern­ and had received (2)F0r the purpose regulation would have enjoyed, the pensionable as the case may be, he shall be deemed- that an officer has enjoyed of determining emoluments under paragraph (r) of this or 200 No.
381 THE LAWS OF BRITISH GUIANA [A.D. 1957 (a)to have been on duty on full pensionable emoluments the period of three years immediately preceding his retirement; through­out the date 0f (b)to have enjoyed of salaries by him as if such increase period of three years; ( ��� and in the pensionable emoluments had been payable throughout ... _ of any office held such the benefit of any increase due to a revision (3)For the purpose of computing the amount of the pension or pen­ a period of less than three years' gratuity sicmable of an officer who has had service (a)the average before his retirement- annual pensionable by him emoluments enjoyed during such period shall be taken; (b)he shall be deemed to have been on duty on full pensionable emoluments and ( c)he shall be deemed to have enjoyed throughout such period; the benefit of any increase Jue to a revision of any office held by him as if such increas throughout such period.
of salaries in the pensionable emoluments e had been payable (4)This regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation r95+ nn the rst January, Servic-e in a non .. pensi-on_ able otJke.

10.
(r) Only service service: as pensionable that- Provided office in a pensionable shall be taken into accoun in a pensionable (a)where the service by an unbroken ately preceded ment other than a pensionab out of an open vote, or of both such services, or any part of such period, computing pension in an appoint­ paid for or of service such period, oflice has been immedi­ of service may be taken into account period le office, or gratuity; in (b)of the period of service paid for out of an open vote, only two-thirds shall be counted.
(2) Any break in service which may be disregarded of regulation visions in determining period of service for the purposes immediately follows another 6 of these regulations of the preceding under the pro­ be disregarded one ,, whether may likewise proviso period of service.

Cap, 95.
Cap, 95.

(3) For the purpose of this regulation- (a)where the name of a person, office, with the Teachers to a pensionable in accordance who shall be or has been ap­ is on the Teachers Pensions Ordi­ Pensions pointed Register nance, the period of service be taken into (b)a period of service account in computing pension or gratuity; in an appointment other than a pension­ of such person as a teacher shall able office, or of service paid for out of an open vote.
or of both such services, some period of such service Majesty's with a state of war.

shall be deemed to be unbroken an officer has served with Her Armed Forces or in any other capacity if during connected 11.

Where an officer has performed acting service in a pensionable the period of such sen·ice may be taken into account Actin� service.

1>ffice Colony, in the us pensionable service; A.D. 1957] PENSIONS (CONSOLIDATION) [No.
38 201 --------------------------------- that- Provided ( a)the period of such acting was not part of the pension­ of the previous of the office and does not as part of the officer's own pensionable service holder and service; in a substantative is immediately capacity preceded or followed by in a pensionable office in able service fall to be reckoned in other public service (b)this period of service service the Colony.

12.
12.

If an officer holding of the abolition vice in consequence improvements facilitating by which greater he belongs, be granted a pension calculated that he shall be liable to the condition that- Provided efficiency of the in the organisation a pensionable office is retired from of his office, or for the purpose department to which he may can be effected with regulation or economy in accordance the ser­ of to be recalled to service 13 subject in the Colony: A boll tlon or reorga!1isa_ :tion of office.
(a)if such person is not qualified in the opinion if there is no reason, that he can be shortly to him free from the abovementioned re-employed, for other employment or of the Governor, to expect a pension may be granted (b)such person shall not b e liable the Colony after his retirement.

the expiration to be recalled of one year from condition; to service in the date of 13.
(1) In the case of an officer retired ten years or upwards the age of fifty-five who has served officer has attained at the rate of the number of six-hundredths set out in regulation 3 hereof pension not exceeding based on the number of sixtieths the following and there may be granted in regulatio as provided n r2 such in the Colony, may be years or not, his pension s of his pensionable emolument also an additional Rates of pension when of:!ices ar€ abolished.
and whether of his pensionable emoluments : (a)in the case of an officer who has served not less than twenty years (b)in the case of an officer who has served ( c)in the case of an officer who has served ( d)in the case of an officer wh0 has served has served ( e)in the case of an officer who shall be granted pension pension to a higher total at the date he ceased emoluments 8 seventeen years7 years6 fifteen twelve years 5 ten years .

.
.

4 so than the maximum of to be in an officer (2)No additional of his pensionable of the Colony or than the pension as to entitle two-thirds the service qualified quired to retire without all increments received the approval on reaching of service by length for which he would have been eligible for which he would have 14.
In the case of an officer retired of service whose length gratuity for each complete not exceeding is not such as to entitle one-eighth month of service the age at which he may be re­ of the Secretary of State having by that date.

as provided in regulation 12 and Rates ot gratuity on a special him to a pension, abolition of a month's pensionable emoluments when se1·vice may be granted.

less than ten years.

under this regulation 15.


(1) Where an officer has been permanently (i) in the actual discharge (ii)without his own default; of his duty; and injured­ and Officers re­ tiring on account o!

injuries.

202 No.
3&] THE LAWS OF BRITISH GUIANA [A.D. 1957 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (iii)by some injury specifically attributable to the nature of his duty; is thereby necessitated or materially accelerated, and his retirement may, if he is qualified addition pension at the date of his injury table:- to the pension at the rate of the proportion for a pension granted appropriate under regulation 3, be granted, to him under that regulation, of his actual to his case as shown in the following pensionable an additioml emoluments he in When his capacity to contribute is:- to his own support impaired slightly impaired materially totally impaired fifteen-sixtieths; destroyed twenty-sixtieths: five-sixtieths; ten-sixtieths; Provided the approval Governor that the amount of the additional of State, pension to such an extent subject to as the of the Secretary shall, the following shall think reasonable in (a)where the injured officer has continued than one year after the injury in respect to serve for not less of which he retires; (b)where the injured officer is fifty years of age or upwards at be reduced cases:- the date of his injury; (c)where the injury or is not the sole cause but the not due to is caused partly by age or infirmity of retirement, retirement the injury: Provided also that the total amount of the additional (4) of section pension I I of the in subsection shall not exceed the amount prescribed Ordinance.
Pensions to Injured officers where ser.

vice less than 10 years.
whose length of service is not such as to for a under regulation 3, but who is qualified (2) An officer so injured, him for a pension under regulation a pension qualify gratuity gratuity emoluments such additional part of this regulation for each complete pension -h may nevertheless at the rate of one six-hundredth be granted in lieu of such of his pensionable month of pensionable as might be awarded as if he were qualified service together with to him under the preceding for a pension.
(3) An officer so injured who is not qualified for either under regulation granted pension 3 or a gratuity an allowance payable which he might have been granted monthly under regulation 4 may nevertheless at the same rate as the additional a pension be if he had been so qualified.
by the Governor to or termination (4)If an officer proceeding by a route approved directed or vehicle or of a period of leave therefrom is permanently or from the Colony at the commencement therein, of damage to the vessel violence or vehicle, fied that such damage or act is attributable any war for the purposes stances of this regulation in paragraph (5)An officer who is permanently to have been injured (I) of this regulation.
injured in which Her Majesty and the Governor is satis­ arising out of to circwnstances shall be deemed, in the circum in which he is travelling, or of any act of of his service as the result while travelling may be engaged, described such vessel such officer against injured by air in pursuance in the circumstances tion: of official instructions in (i) and (iii) detailed shall be deemed to have been injured of paragraph (1) of this regula­ A.D. 1957] PENSIONS (CONSOLIDATION) 1No.38 203 Provided that in such a case and if (ii) is also satisfied the rates of prescribed pension fifteen-sixtieths, respectively.
in that paragraph shall be seven and a half-sixtieths, twenty-one and a half-sixtieths and thirty-sixtieths (6)This regulation for appointment who, in consequence Workmen's to service Compensation Ordinance.

selected shall not apply in the case of any officer of the Colony on or after the rst January, 1936, the is entitled to compensation under of his injury, Cap_ 111. r6.
If any officer to whom a pension to another has been granted office in the service from the of the service or in other public funds of the Colony is appointed Colony, in which he may be granted previous been continuous, ments on his previous whichever may be the greater: pension and subsequently retires a pension, he may be granted in circumstances in lieu of his of his service had emolu­ a pension and such pension may as if the periods be based on his pensionable computed or final retirement from the service of the Colony, Computation of pensions.
Re-employed pensioners.

Provided that if on his previous retirement he was paid a gratuity and a reduced pension, total service, as his previous service.

calculated pension he may be granted for the first period on the same reduced and as a full pension a pension for the next period of such computed on his principle 17.
(1) In special commencement cases any person holding he might have been granted a non-pensionable Allowance to officers who in circumstances who after the have served pensionable in which twenty years office may if he has not Jess than 20 years continuous service in the Colony in a non_ pensionable of the pension be granted office.

that he might have been granted office.
not exceeding had he been employed of the Ordinance retires an annual allowance in a pensionable two-thirds if he had held a a pension office (2)Where an officer has been transferred from a pensionable to a non-pensionable office, he shall be entitled either- (a)to count his service it were service received immediately in the non-pensionable which he office at the salary in a pensionable office as though prior to such transfer; in the pensionable office as though it office, and to take the benefit of or (b)to count his service were in the non-pensionable this regulation accordingly.
18.
(r) Where a female officer having held a pensionable office or in the Colony for not less than five years and having been confirmed from the service or is about to marry, she may, if she is of the Colony for the reason office, retires not otherwise for the grant of any pension, gratuity on production from the within six months after or other allowance be granted, or such longer period as the Governor of satisfactory evidence pensionable of her marriage, emoluments may in any particu­ a gratuity not exceed­ for each completed oHices in a pensionable that she has married, eligible funds of the Colony, her retirement, lar case allow, ing one-twelfth of a month's nionth of pensionable emoluments whichever service shall be the less.
in the Colony or one year's pensionable Gratuities lo female officers on marriage.

(2)The provisions (i)to a female officer appointed to of this regulation the 2nd August, date and who did not resign or 1939, who was already shall not apply - the public service before on that 1940; before the 3rd August, married (ii)to a female officer who was appointed to the public service 204 No.

38] THE LAWS OF BRITISH GUL:1-NA [AD.


1957 1930, and who does not resign within six months after the date of her is or in any case where the officer's on of the Governor at the time of her marriage, retirement of the territory of marriage before the 28th August, account marriage, postponed at the request in which she is employed such further period allow.

within that reason as the Governor may for PART III.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS 19.Subject Application ad: regula• tions in Part n. to the succeeding regulations, the provisions of regula­ to or from the service tions 10 and 16 shall apply to the case of an officer who has been trans­ ferred and the provisions an officer 5 to IO and 17, shall apply to the case of of the Colony from or to other public service, had been in the Colony.

as if his whole service of regulations so transferred FOR OFFICERS WITH OTHER PUBLIC SERVICE.
Pension for service wholJy under the scnecluled Govern­ ments.

20.
(1) Where the other public service of an officer has been wholly he may, on his retirement from the public by the law or regulations Governments, him, had it been wholly in the Colony, and his aggregate for of the scheduled in circumstances would have qualified in which he is last employed under the Ordinance, in which he is permitted to retire under one or more service a pension service of the service be granted same proporti eligible had his service of his pensionable emoluments bear to the total amount made up of such aggregate the aggregate Governments.
amount of his pensionable on to the amount of pension during his service a pension from the Colony of such an amount as shall bear the for which he would have been been wholly in the Colony as the aggregate amounts in the Colony shall with amount together emoluments from the scheduled on pension or gratuity, (2)In determining for the purposes would have been eligible of this regulation serivce if his the pension had been wholly for which an officer in the Colony- ( a)the final pensionable emoluments taken shall be those of his last period of service under the scheduled Governments; 13 and I 5; (b)no regard shall be had to regulations that pension ( c)regard shall be had to the condition may not exceed two-thirds of the final pensionable (d)no period of other public service emoluments; under any scheduled or gratuity Government to the officer shall which does not grant a pension be taken into account.
(3)For the pw-pose of this regulati shall be taken as the total amount of salary on the aggregate amount of his emoluments pensionable which the officer would have drawn and the total amount of the other pensionable emoluments duty on full pay in his substantive of service quent to the attainment office or offices in the Colony and under the scheduled his period subse­ Governments had he been on throughout which he would have enjoyed : of the age of twenty years the aggregate that in calculating no account shall be taken Provided emoluments Goverm11ent which any period of leave without salary was granted either to effect greater to him in order to make continuous of office or in consequence under any scheduled or gratuity, rate which interrupted designed of a reorganisation does not grant the officer a pension at a special service amount of his pensionable by abolition of any service or with salary and economy efficiency or of : A.D.1957]PENSIONS (CONSOLIDATION) LNo.
38 205 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ also that where an officer entered Provided to the 1st January, may be calculated he has served had not been included if this should be to his advantage.
1930, his pension in respect as though any scheduled the public service of his service Government prior in the Colony under which in the schedule to these regulations, Governments, of an officer has not included had it been wholly in the Colony, he may, on his ultimate Pension where oth�r service net and his aggregate within scheduled retirement Gov�rn­ n1ents.
him eligible, under these regulations, 21.Where the other public service under any of the scheduled service service would have rendered for a pension from the public service in circumstances law or regulations or gratuity, pension the rate of one six-hundredth at the date of his transfer for each calendar of the service be granted or retirement in which he is permitted by the to retire in which he is last employed on at a pension emoluments from the funds of the Colony of the amount of his pensionable from the service of the Colony 22.Where a part only of the other public service month of his pensionable service in the Colony.
has the provisions Governments, been under one or more of the scheduled •of regulation 20 shall apply; but in calculating regard shall be had only to service in the scheduled of an ofiicer the amount of pension Governments.

Pension where of'l1er service both with am!

not with sehedul2ct Govern_ ments.

Addition ta pension in respect of him eligible abolition or under these regulations is reorganisa­ tion of office.
mentioned from other public 23.Where an officer who has been transferred would have rendered and whose aggregate service .
service from the public service 12 he may if at the time he is in the service had it been wholly in the Colony for a pension compulsorily retired in regulation to the pension granted be granted from to him under regulation 20, 21 or 22, as the case may be, an addition his pension granted to his pension service the funds of the Colony in addition to him if his total pensionable in circumstances equal to the addition of the Colony which might have been to had been in the Colony.
from other public and whose aggregate 24.Where an officer who has been transferred service service it been wholly in the Colony for a pension from the public service pulsorily -regulation him eligible under these regulations is com­ mentioned in in circumstances of the Colony be 15 he may if at the time he is in the service would have rendered retired had granted by that regulation or 22, as the case may be.
from the funds of the Colony an addition as well as the pension allowed under regulation to his pension 20, 21 granted AddHion to pension to officers retiring account of injury.

Gil 25.
Gil 25.

(1) Where an officer who has been transferred service in which he is permitted to retire vice of the Colony from or to other public service in circumstances of the service in which he is last employed in the aggregate but has not completed qualifying not exceeding Colony a gratuity sion which, if there had been no qualifying granted to him under regulation he may be granted him for a pension five times the annual amount of the pen­ period, might have been 20, 21 or 22, as the case may be.
retires to or from the ser­ Gratuities where kingth of service from the public does not by the law or regulations qualify for pension.
on pension the minimum period of service or gratuity from the funds of the (2)Where such an officer is compulsorily mentioned retired in regulation 12 he may if at the tin1e in circumstances from the public service he is in the service one-third total pensionable if any which may be granted of the gratuity service of the Colony be granted a special which might have been granted in the Colony together had been gratuity equal to to him if his v,ith ,he gratuity (1) of this regulation .
to him under paragraph 206 No.

38] THE LAWS OF BRITISH GUI.4NA [AD.

1957 Injur�.


------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ retired 15 he may if at the time (3)Where such an officer is compulsorily mentioned he is in the service of the Colony be treated in circumstances in regulation from the public as if he had service of such retirement no other public service for which he is eligible but he shall not be granted under paragraph (1) of this regulation.
in addition the gratuity 26.Where an officer who is transferred or gratuity in respect a pension to other public service is in the service of his employment by reason of the fact that he has not not granted in which he is last employed completed disqualified Colony if otherwise from receiving eligible solely service a pension therefor.
twelve months' therein or gratuity from the funds of the he shall not on that account be 01-Jicers transferred to other public ser_ vice and retiring after less than 12 months :employment in last service.

Retirement of trans­ ferred officers on account of mardage.

27.
(r) A female officer who has been transferred to or from the ser­ vice of the Colony and who retires or is about to marry, and in consequence- for the reason that she has married, (i)is, or, if the whole of her public service service of the Colony, under regulation 18 (1) of these regulations; and would have been eligible for a gratuity (ii)if she is, at the date of her resignation in other or retirement had been in the • for a gratuity under provisions in the law or regulations to that regulation of in which she is last employed, may if she for the grant of any pension, from the funds of the Colony, be gratui­ which bears to the gratuity if her public service had been wholly in for which she eligible eligible public service, corresponding the public service is not otherwise ty or other allowance granted a gratuity would be eligible the service which her service service: that, for the purpose under this regulation, in which she is last employed the proportion in the Colony bears to her total public of computing no regard shall be had to any service such an officer's total which does not grant a gratuity to her in consequence Provided public service under a Government of her retirement.
(2)The provisions (i) to a female officer of this regulation appointed 1939, who was already to the public service on that date married 1940; or before the 3rd August, 2nd August, and who did not resign shall not apply - before (ii)to a female officer ,vithin of marriage to the public service who was appointed before 28th August, 1930, and who does not resign on account or in any case where the officer's retirement marriage, postponed at the request in which she is employed such further period as the Governor allow.
of the Governor at the time of marriage, may for that reason six months after the date of her is of the territory with.in SCHEDULE Reg.

2 Scheduled Government Aden Antigua Bahamas Barbados Basutoland A.D. 1957] PENSIONS (CONSOLIDATION) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [No.
38 207 and Harbours Administration of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland Protectorate High Commission Railways Region of Nigeria Islands of Malaya of Nigeria of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Honduras Bechuanaland Bermuda British Cyprus Dominica East Africa East African Eastern Falkland Federation Federation Federation Fiji Gambia Ghana Gibraltar Gold Coast Government •Hong-Kong (before rst July, 1956) Islands Union Jamaica Kenya Leeward :\'lalayan Malta Mauritius Montserrat Nigeria North Borneo Northern Region Northern Rhodesia Nyasaland Overseas of Nigeria , St. Helena Sarawak Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Somaliland St. Christopher, Swaziland Tanganyika Trinidad Turks and Caicos Islands Uganda Virgin Western Territory Islands Pacific:- Ellice Gilbert and Solomon Islands.
Region of Nigeria Islands Western Windward :­ Islands Grenada St. Lucia St. Vincent Zanzibar, Nevis and Angui,la Audit Department (Home Establishment) X