No. of 1956. Pensions (.4mendment) 3 Leewanp
IgLANDS8.

(6) inserting next after para- .
graph (c) the following—

“(d) the word ‘father’ in-
cludes, in relation to a person, his
stepfather and a male person by
whom he has been adopted;”’.

President.

Passed the General Legislative Council this
day of 1956.

Clerk of the Council.
OBJECTS AND REASONS.

 

The objects of this Bill are:—

(a) to amend the Principal Act to include in the
definition of “ pensionable emoluments ” a reference to the
charge pay of teachers in charge of Government Element-
ary Schools; and

(b) to remedy a number of lacune which have been
observed in the amending Act of 1955.

29. The amendment relating to ‘‘charge pay” is conse-
quent on a recommendation made by Mr. Hammond. It
seeks in those Presidencies where it has not been found
desirable to amalgamate charge pay with salary to enable the
allowance to count for purposes of pension. It is made
retrospective to the Ist January 1952 in order to accommodate
Head Teachers of Government Elementary Schools in those
Presidencies who have retired since the date when the salary
revision took effect.

3. The amendments mentioned in paragraph 1 (0) above
are the result of recommendations of the Secretary of Svate in
Leeward Islands despatch No. 508 of the 18th September,
195).

RanpaLt H. Locxwarr,
Acting Attorney General.
18th October, 1955.

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