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Widowers' And Orphans' Pension Scheme (Armed Forces) Act (No. 60 of 1998) - Sect 5

Regulations for the pension scheme

5.
(1) Regulations may be made-
(a) providing for the establishment, regulation, administration and management of the pension scheme ;
(b) prescribing the conditions and circumstances in which, and the restrictions subject to which, the widowers and children of deceased contributors will be eligible for the grant of pensions;
(c) providing for the particulars to be furnished by contributors ;
(d) fixing the contributions to be made to the pension scheme by contributors ;
(e) fixing the contributions, if any to be made to the pension scheme by the Government;
(f) authorizing the deduction of contributions from the pay and allowances of, or from other moneys due or in respect of, contributors and prescribing the procedure for making such deductions ;
(g) prescribing the manner in which contributions for periods in respect of which a contributor has not made any contribution, are to be recovered ;
(h) providing for the apportionment of the pension between the widower of a contributor and the children of such contributor in cases where such contributor has contracted more than one marriage-;
(i) authorizing the payment into the Consolidated Fund of contributions made to the pension scheme by contributors ;
(j) prescribing the circumstances in which, and the conditions subject to which, the contributions made to the pension scheme by a contributor may be refunded and providing for the payment of interest on contributions so refunded;
(k) prescribing the mode of calculating the pensions payable to the widowers and children of deceased contributors;
(l) in respect of all matters incidental to or connected with the administration and management of the pension scheme.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of subsection (1), regulations made under that subsection in respect of any matter may make provision similar to that made in respect of the same matter in the Widowers' and Orphans' Pension Act, No. 24 of 1983.


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