Act No. 70 of 1961
PENSIONS INCREASES (PUBLIC SERVICE) |
An Act to
provide Increases of pensions and special pensions payable in respect of
Service in the Public Service of The Bahamas and to repeal the Pensions (Increases)
Act, 1956. | 70 of 1961
51 of 1962 |
[Commencement 31st
July, 1961] |
1. This Act
may be cited as the Pensions Increases (Public Service) Act. | Short title. |
2. In this
Act, unless the context otherwise requires- | Interpretation. |
"consolidated
pension" means the total amount of a pension and a special pension
consolidated under the provisions of section 12 of this Act; |
"pension"
means a pension other than a special pension payable to a person in respect of
his service in the public service of The Bahamas under the provisions of any
Act relating generally to the pensions of members of the public service of The
Bahamas or relating to the pensions of particular classes of members of the
public service of The Bahamas; |
"police
officer" means a member of the Bahamas Police Force of any rank; |
"salary"
means a salary paid out of the public funds of The Bahamas; |
"special
pension" means- |
(a) a pension
payable to a person in respect of his service in the public service of The
Bahamas under the provisions of an Act relating solely to the pension of such person; |
(b) a pension
payable under the provisions of section 13 of the Pensions Act. |
3. Subject
to the provisions of section 12 of this Act every person, who upon the date of
the coming into operation of this Act, was in receipt of or is entitled to
receive a pension computed upon salary paid to him prior to the first day of
January 1952, shall be entitled to receive and shall be paid, with effect from
the date of the coming into operation of this Act, an increase of such pension
in accordance with the rates specified in the First Schedule to this
Act, which increase shall be in lieu of the increase, if any, of such pension
provided by any other Act. | Increase of pension
computed on salary paid prior to 1st January 1952. |
4. Every
person who, after the date of the coming into operation of this Act becomes
entitled to be paid a pension computed upon a salary paid to him prior to the
first day of January 1952, shall upon so becoming entitled to be paid such
pension, be entitled to receive and shall be paid an increase of such pension
in accordance with the rates specified in the First Schedule to this
Act which increase shall be in lieu of the increase, if any, of such pension
provided by any other Act. | Future increases computed
on pre-1952 salary. |
5. Subject
to the provisions of section 12 of this Act, every person, who upon the date of
the coming into operation of this Act was in receipt of or is entitled to
receive a pension computed upon a salary paid to him after the thirty-first day
of December 1951, and before the first day of January 1956, shall be entitled
to receive and shall be paid, with effect from the date of the coming into
operation of this Act, an increase of such pension in accordance with the rates
specified in the Second Schedule to this Act, which shall be in lieu of
the increase, if any, of such pension provided by any other Act. | Increases where salary paid
1952-1955. |
6. Every
person who, after the date of the coming into operation of this Act, becomes
entitled to be paid a pension computed upon a salary paid to him after the
thirty-first day of December 1951, and before the first day of January 1956, shall
upon so becoming entitled to be paid such pension, be entitled to receive and
shall be paid an increase of such pension in accordance with the rates
specified in the Second Schedule to this Act, which shall be in lieu of
the increase, if any, of such pension provided by any other Act. | Future increases computed
on salary paid 1952-1955. |
7. Subject
to the provisions of section 12 of this Act, every person, other than a police
officer, who upon the date of the coming into operation of this Act was in
receipt of or is entitled to receive a pension computed upon salary paid to him
after the thirty-first day of December 1955, and before the first day of
January 1959, shall be entitled to receive and shall be paid, with effect from
the date of the coming into operation of this Act, an increase of such pension
in accordance with the rates specified in the Third Schedule to this
Act. | Increases where salary paid
1956-1958, except police officers. |
8. Every
person, other than a police officer, who after the date of the coming into
operation of this Act becomes entitled to be paid a pension computed upon a
salary paid to him after thirty-first day of December 1955, and before the
first day of January 1959, shall upon so becoming entitled to be paid such
pension, be entitled to receive and shall be paid an increase of such pension
in accordance with the rates specified in the Third Schedule to this
Act. | Future increases on salary
paid 1956-1958 except police officers. |
9. Subject
to the provisions of section 12 of this Act, every police officer, who upon the
date of the coming into operation of this Act was in receipt of or is entitled
to receive a pension computed upon a rate of salary paid to him after the
thirty-first day of December 1955, and before the first day of July 1958, shall
be entitled to receive and shall be paid, with effect from the date of the
coming into operation of this Act, an increase of such pension in accordance
with the rates specified in the Third Schedule to this
Act. | Increase for police
officers on salary paid between 1st January 1956 and 1st July 1958. |
10. Every
police officer who, after the date of the coming into operation of this Act
becomes entitled to be paid a pension computed upon a salary paid to him after
the thirty-first day of December 1955, and before the first day of July 1958, shall
upon so becoming entitled to be paid such pension, be entitled to receive and
shall be paid an increase of such pension in accordance with the rates
specified in the Third Schedule to this Act. | Future increase for police
officers on salary paid between 1st January 1956 and 1st July 1958. |
11. (1) Subject
to the provisions of section 12 of this Act every person, other than a police
officer, entitled to a special pension granted to him prior to the first day of
January 1952, or between the thirty-first day of December 1951, and the first
day of January 1956, or between the thirty-first day of December 1955, and the
first day of January 1959, shall be entitled to receive, in lieu of the
increase, if any, under the provisions of any other Act, an increase of such
special pension as follows: | Increase of special
pensions. |
(a) a special
pension granted prior to the first day of January 1952 - an increase prescribed
by the First
Schedule to this Act; |
(b) a special
pension granted between the thirty-first day of December 1951, and the first
day of January 1956 - an increase prescribed by the Second Schedule to this Act; |
(c) a special
pension granted between the thirty-first day of December 1955, and the first
day of January 1959 - an increase prescribed by the Third Schedule to this Act. |
(2) Subject to the
provisions of section 12 of this Act, every police officer entitled to a
special pension granted to him prior to the first day of January 1952, or
between the thirty-first day of December 1951, and the first day of January 1956,
or between the thirty-first day of December 1955, and the first day of July 1958,
shall be entitled to receive, in lieu of the increase, if any, under the
provisions of any other Act, an increase of such special pension as follows: |
(a) a special
pension granted prior to the first day of January 1952 - an increase prescribed
by the First
Schedule to this Act; |
(b) a special
pension granted between the thirty-first day of December 1951, and the first
day of January 1956 - an increase prescribed by the Second Schedule to this Act; |
(c) a special
pension granted between the thirty-first day of December 1955, and the first
day of July 1958 - an increase prescribed by the Third Schedule to this Act. |
12. If any
person receives a pension and a special pension eligible for increases under
the provisions of this Act he shall be paid the appropriate increases in
respect of each such pension and each such special pension under the provisions
of this Act, unless such pension and special pension each qualify for increases
under the same Schedule to this Act, in which case such pension and special
pension shall be consolidated and be regarded as one sum for the purpose of
assessing the amount of the increase under the particular Schedule. | Increase for persons in
receipt of pension and special pension. |
13. Any
person who on the thirtieth day of July 1961, was in receipt of increases in
pension or special pension of a total amount greater than the total amount of
increases provided by this Act shall continue to be paid with the
effect from the thirty-first day of July 1961, such greater amount instead of
the total amount of increases to which he would otherwise be entitled under the
provisions of this Act. | Savings in respect of
certain existing increases of pension. |
14. All
sums payable under the provisions of this Act shall be paid out of the Treasury
by warrant in the usual manner. | Mode of payment of
increases of pension and special pension. |
FIRST SCHEDULE (Sections 3, 4, 11) |
|
Amount of Pension,
Special Pension or
Consolidated Pension.
|
Rate of Increase.
|
|
on the first £100 or
part thereof
|
153%
|
|
on the second £100
or part thereof
|
135%
|
|
on the third £100 or
part thereof
|
100%
|
|
on the fourth £100
or part thereof
|
70%
|
|
SECOND SCHEDULE (Sections 5, 6,11) |
|
Amount of Pension,
Special Pension or
Consolidated Pension.
|
Rate of Increase.
|
|
on the first £100 or
part thereof
|
32%
|
|
on the second £100
or part thereof
|
31%
|
|
on the third £100 or
part thereof
|
30%
|
|
on the fourth £100
or part thereof
|
26%
|
|
on the fifth £100 or
part thereof
|
19%
|
|
on the amounts in
excess of £500.
|
12½%
|
|
THIRD SCHEDULE(Sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) |
|
Amount of Pension,
Special Pension or
Consolidated Pension.
|
Rate of Increase.
|
|
on the first £100 or
part thereof
|
15%
|
|
on the second £100
or part thereof
|
14%
|
|
on the third £100 or
part thereof
|
12%
|
|
on the fourth £100
or part thereof
|
10%
|
|
on the fifth £100 or
part thereof
|
5%
|
|
on the amounts in
excess of £500
|
2½%
|
|