Government Superannuation Fund Amendment Act 1976

1: Short Title and commencement
1: This Act may be cited as the Government Superannuation Fund Amendment Act 1976, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Act heretofore known as the Superannuation Act 1956
2: Sections 2(1) 5 6 8 9 10 11 20 21 27 31 33 35 37 Schedule 3 sections 12 13
2: Interpretation
1: This subsection inserted definitions of Financial year spouse section 2(1)
2: This subsection substituted the definition of Education service section 2(1)
3: This subsection amended the definition of Government service section 2(1)
4: The following enactments are hereby consequentially repealed:
a: Section 2 of the Act heretofore known as the Superannuation Amendment Act 1959
b: Section 2(1) Superannuation Amendment Act 1962
c: Section 2 of the Act Superannuation Amendment Act 1964
d: Section 83(15) Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975
3: Alteration of Short Titles of Acts
1: The principal Act may hereafter be cited as the Government Superannuation Fund Act 1956
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4: Interest on money held in error
Section 4 repealed 1 October 1995 31 Government Superannuation Fund Amendment Act 1995
5: General provisions as to elections to become contributors
6: Variable percentage scheme
7: Retiring allowance
8: Death of male contributor
Sections 8 9 repealed 29 March 1985 22(3) Government Superannuation Fund Amendment Act 1985
9: Death of female contributor
Sections 8 9 repealed 29 March 1985 22(3) Government Superannuation Fund Amendment Act 1985
10: Reactivation of contributory service
11: Cost of living adjustment
12: Percentage of annual adjustment
1: This subsection substituted section 5(1) Government Superannuation Fund Amendment Act 1969
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3: This subsection added section 5(3) Government Superannuation Fund Amendment Act 1969
4: In any case where this section operates during any period to reduce the amount that would otherwise be payable to any person under the principal Act, the amount payable to that person during that period under that Act shall be calculated as if this section had not been passed. Subsection (2) repealed 25 December 1986 33(7) Government Superannuation Fund Amendment Act 1986
13: Initial adjustments
This section made various amendments to section 7 Government Superannuation Fund Amendment Act 1969
14: Removal of limit to amount of adjustments
This section amended section 8 Government Superannuation Fund Amendment Act 1969
15: Annuity to spouse who remarries
Section 15 repealed 29 March 1985 22(3) Government Superannuation Fund Amendment Act 1985
16: Board may make certain adjustments
17: Adjustments to allowances, etc, payable before commencement of this Act
The adjustments to any retiring allowance, annual allowance, or annuity payable before the commencement of this section shall be made as if this Act had commenced on the 31st day of March 1956: Provided that no increased payment shall be made in respect of any period before the 15th day of April 1976.
18: Interpretation to Part 3
19: Application of Part 2 to permanent members of regular forces and regular servicemen
20: Rates of contribution to Fund of permanent members of regular forces and regular servicemen
21: Flat rate contributions
22: Provisions as to permanent members and regular servicemen becoming contributors
23: Elections to contribute in respect of previous service in Her Majesty's forces
24: Previous contributory service otherwise than in Her Majesty's forces
25: Contributions under special armed forces scheme by member with contributory service otherwise than in armed forces
26: Retiring allowance of permanent members or regular servicemen compulsorily retired
27: Contributors entering Government service after retirement from regular forces
28: Contributor to special armed forces scheme entering Government service
29: Effect of loss of pay through punishment
30: Annuity to spouse or refund of contributions on death of contributor
1: This subsection substituted paragraphs (a) (b) 79(1)
2: The following enactments are hereby consequentially repealed:
a: Subsections (1) (2)
b: Section 2(2) of the Act Superannuation Amendment Act 1965
c: Section 6(7) Superannuation Amendment Act 1970
31: Election to receive refund of contributions
Section 31 repealed 29 March 1985 22(3) Government Superannuation Fund Amendment Act 1985
32: Annuity to spouse and allowance to children or refund of contributions on death of member
Section 32 repealed 1 April 1987 8 Government Superannuation Fund Amendment Act 1987
33: Conflicting claims of spouses
34: Annual subsidies from Government
Section 34 repealed 20 November 1979 20(2) Government Superannuation Fund Amendment Act 1979
35: Employers' contributions in respect of prescribed period to be added to refunds and transfer values
1: Every transfer value that is provided in accordance with the principal Act (as amended by section 37 or that is determined in accordance with regulations made under the principal Act Part 6 regulation 26 of the New Zealand Superannuation Regulations 1974
2: Where an amount in respect of employer's contributions has been included in any transfer value provided, or in any refund of contributions made, to or in respect of a contributor, subsection (1)
3: In this section,â€” Prescribed date Prescribed period
36: Correction of out of date provisions
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2: The following enactments are hereby repealed:
a: Section 3 of the Act heretofore known as the Superannuation Amendment Act 1957
b: Section 2(4) of the Act heretofore known as the Superannuation Amendment Act 1959
37: Temporary amendments to principal Act
The principal Act shall, in relation to the period commencing on the 1st day of April 1975 and ending with the time of the repeal of the New Zealand Superannuation Act 1974 first