Jersey Law 29/1995

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES (RETIREMENT) (AMENDMENT No. 5) (JERSEY) LAW 1995

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A LAW     to amend further the Public Employees (Retirement) (Jersey) Law 1967 sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council of the

26th day of JULY 1995

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(Registered on the 20th day of October 1995)

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STATES OF JERSEY

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The 28th day of March 1995

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THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law –

ARTICLE 1

In Article 2 of the Public Employees (Retirement) (Jersey) Law 1967,1 as amended2 –

(a)     in paragraph (1) for the words “and other dependants” there shall be substituted the words “, widowers, children and dependants”; and

(b)     in paragraph (2) after sub-paragraph (da) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph –

“(db) may prescribe that if a lump sum becomes payable from the scheme on the death of a contributory member, the Committee of Management shall in its discretion determine –

(i)      the recipients (whether individuals or persons);

(ii)     whether the lump sum is paid wholly to one recipient or in parts to more than one recipient; and

(iii)    whether the lump sum is paid in full or only partially or not at all;”.

ARTICLE 2

(1)           This Law may be cited as the Public Employees (Retirement) (Amendment No. 5) (Jersey) Law 1995 and, with the exception of paragraph (a) of Article 1, shall come into force on the day of its registration.

(2)           Paragraph (a) of Article 1 of this Law shall be deemed to have come into force on the first day of January 1993.

C.M. NEWCOMBE

Deputy Greffier of the States.