Bill 89 (Legislature 14, Session 5)

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Alberta — Bills

No. 89 5th Session, 14th Legislature, Alberta 11 Elizabeth II BILL 89 A Bill to amend The Public Service Pension Act HON. MR. HOOKE Printed by L. S. WALL, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, Edmonton, Alberta, 1963

Explanatory Note 2. Clause (

d) of subsection (1) of

section 14 is amended to allow military service in the Korean War to be deemed pensionable service under the provisions of the section. Clause (d!) of subsectilon (1) of

section 14 is amended to clarify pensionable service in the case of war veterans. ,The proposed new sUbsection (1a) gives the Board a discretion to extend the time from when a veteran is discharged to when he is employed by the Government, the Legislative Assembly or a party to a reciprocal agreement under

section 3'2 to aHow the veteran to apply his military service to pensionable service. ISubsection (3) is amended and a new subsection (4) is added to clarify the maximum number of pensionable years of service under the Act and to relieve agalinlSt a hardShip impOseid by the present subsection (3). Clause (d!) of subsectilon (1), and sub section (3) of

section 14 presently read: "14.

(1) Fror the purposes this ~~ct, pensionabl,e Is,erVlice shall be deemed rtJo indlude (d1) in the C'a;se of a person who was not in the ellliProy of iNte GOVe'l'nment or the Legislative Alssembly rut rbhe !time 'Of ihis enlistme'nt, a·ny per.iod of servd~e in the BI"iltish or AllUed F,orces during World War II (1) if the date Df Ithe ClDmmencemnt of his empilioyment by the Governme,nt Dr the Legislaltive .AJssemhly W1aJs within th~ee months of ,the d'ate 'Of h1ils (Lisc'oo<rge from mUHlaTY service, a.nd Oi) if he pays ~llItio tihe Generrul Revenue Fund, in such manner and on sucb. terms a·s the Board may direct, an amoont equal to ten per cent 'Of Ithe annual slaJ.ary ,pruld ro him by ,the GDvernment rut the (lDmmenCeme,IlIt of hilS emplOlym,ent muU1pUedby the number of yea,!'s Df his mHi1ary servlice, ClomP'Ulied to the nearest Ciomplete month the'roof, tDgether W11th intere,Slt 'On ISUClh amount fI"om the date of hi-s enlistment 1,0 the d~te of C'Dm~letion of sUCih payment in fuLl, and" "

(3) NOItwHhstandiing subsection (1), n'O pDrtLon of any empLoyee's service pI1ior Ito. his ruttaini'ng the age of thirty years ,shall be deemed to be pensionrublle 'service, except in ilie Ciase of retirement of an employee under the oon(]l~tion ,specdt1ied in subsectiOlIl (

l) of s,ec1lion 11 in whioh Ciase ru'll CDll'trnhUitory 'servlice and OIIle-half Qf any 'll'on-con~ trnbutJoryseTVice P'l'oortJo theemp,lIOyee a'tltruining the age of tihi,l'Ity yeal1s 'shall be deemed to be pensionable serv:ice.".

BILL No. 89 of 19-63

An Act to amend The Public Service Pension Act (Assented to , 1963) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Public Service Pension Act, being

chapter 264 of the Revised Statutes is hereby amended. 2.

(1) Section 14, sulbsection (1) is amended (

a) as to clause (

d) by adding immediately after the words "World War II" the words "'or the Korean War", (h) !by striking out clause (dl) and by substituting the following: (d1) in the case of a person who at the time of his enlistment was not employed by the Govern ment, the Legislative Assembly or a party to a reciprocal agreement pursuant to

section 32, any period of service in the British or Allied Forces during World War II or the Korean War, (

i) if the date he was employed by the Gov ernment, the Legislative Assembly or a party to a reciprocal agreement pursuant to

section 32 with within three months of the date of his discharge from military service, and (

H) if he p'ays into the General Revenue Fund, in such manner and on such terms as the Board may direct, a sum equal to ten per cent of the amount of his annual salary when such employment commenced fol lowing discharge, calculated as if he had received the salary during his military service, together with interest thereon from the date of his enlistment to the date that payment of the amount is com pleted, and

(2) Section 14 is further amended (

a) by adding the following subsection after subsec tion (1):

Section 37, subsection (1) reads: "37.

(1) Each member of tile Exooutive Council may ooIlitrJJbute to ,the General Revenue Fund at the rate of fiiv,e p.er ceDlt of the a.nnual compenS>a!tion paYBIbile to bJim under subsection (5) of

section 52 of the Legi,siaJtive Assembly Act.". 4. Commencement of Act.

2 (1a) The Bo.ard may increase the perio.d o.f time referred to. in subclause (

i) o.f clause (d1) o.f sub sectio.n (1) when in its o.pinio.n circumstances war rant the increase. (Ib) !by striking o.ut subsectio.n (3) and by substituting the following: (3 ) Notwithstanding subsectio.n (1), pensio.n aJble service shall no.t include mo.re than thirty-five years o.f service.

(4) Fo.r the purpo.ses o.f a retirement pursuant to. sectio.n 10, pensio.nable service shall no.t include mo.re than thirty years o.f service served befo.re the age o.f sixty. 3. Sectio.n 37 is amended (

a) by adding the fo.llowing subsectio.n after subsectio.n (1) : (1a) Each member o.f the Executive Council who. is a Minister without Po.rtfo.lio. may co.ntribute to. the General Revenue Fund at the same rate as a member o.f the Executive Co.uncil under subsectio.n (1). (

b) by adding the fo.llo.wing sOOsectio.n after subsec tio.n (2) : (2a) Each member o.f the Executive Co.uncil who. served as a Minister witho.ut Po.rtfo.lio. prio.r to. the co.mmencement o.f subsectio.n (1a) may co.ntribute to. the General Revenue Fund in respect o.f such service as if subsectio.n (1a) had always been in fo.rce, in such manner and o.n such terms and co.n di tio.ns as the Bo.ard may prescdbe. 4. This Act comes into. fo.rce o.n the day upon which it is assented to..

No. 89 FIFT'H SESSION FOURTEENTH LEGISLATUH 11 ELIZABETH II 1963 BILL

An Act to amend The Public Service Pension Act Received and read the First time ..... Second time .... Third time ....... . RON. MR. HOOKE Title: 1963 (14th, 5th) Bill 89,

An Act to amend The Public Service Pension Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L14 S5 1828
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Language	en
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