PART
VI
Public
Officers and Employees of Statutory Boards
Regulations for treating public servants as
insured persons
66. The Minister may make Regulations
to provide for -
(a) treating
persons employed by or under the Crown in like manner as if such persons were
insured persons in the employment of a private
person;
(b) classifying
any employment under the Crown as being or not being insurable employment for
the purposes of this Act;
(c) applying
the provisions of this Act relating to contributions and benefits to any
insurable employment classified under
paragraph (b);
(d) matters,
necessary for the effective implementation of section 6 (9) of the Pensions Act
1967, No. 9.
Modification or repeal of Public Service
Pension Scheme
67.- (1) The Minister shall, in
relation to a public service pension scheme, (in this Part called a scheme)
have power to make provisions for the modification or winding up or repeal of
any enactment relating to such a scheme in order to give effect to this Act.
(2)
The powers of the Minister under this section shall be exercisable by means of
an Order -
(a) directly
modifying the scheme (without regard in the case of a scheme contained in, or
made under the powers conferred by an enactment, to the terms of the enactment
or any other of its provisions);
(b) modifying
an enactment under which the scheme was made or by virtue of which it has
effect; or
(c) directing
that the scheme be wound up or the enactment providing for the scheme be
repealed and including directions with respect to the manner and time of the
winding up or repeal;
and any such Order shall
contain such incidental, supplementary and transitional provisions as the
Minister considers to be required for the purpose of the Order, including
provisions adapting, amending and repealing any such enactments as are referred
to in paragraphs (a), (b)
or (c).
(3)
Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), no Order made under this section shall
contain pensions or benefits which are less favourable to any person than those
previously provided under any enactment or scheme.
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