• Government Employees Pension Law, 1996
  • Proclamation No. 21 of 1996
  • Annexure 1 : Government Employees Pension Law, 1996
    • Law
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Continued existence, change of name and legal personality of certain fund
    • 3. Object of the Fund
    • 4. Members of Fund
    • 5. Persons excluded from membership of Fund
    • 6. Management of Fund by Board of Trustees
    • 6A. Interim management of the Fund
    • 7. Administration of Fund
    • 8. Board to keep financial and related records
    • 9. Annual financial statements
    • 10. Report by Board on state of affairs, business and financial position of Fund
    • 11. Auditors of Fund: Appointment and discharge of auditors
    • 12. Powers and duties of auditors of Fund
    • 13. Reports of auditors
    • 14. Discontinuance of previous funds: transfer of assets and liabilities
    • 15. Transfer to Fund of members and pensioners of Temporary Employees Pension Fund and Associated Institutions Pension Fund
    • 16. Certain persons to be released from, and to forfeit certain obligations, rights and privileges when becoming members of Fund
    • 17. Funding of Fund
    • 18. Implementation of scheme to restore financial soundness of Fund
    • 19. Age of retirement
    • 20. Benefits may not be granted or varied except in accordance with an Act of Parliament
    • 21. Prohibition on cession and attachment of benefits
    • 22. Payment of gratuity to beneficiaries designated by member
    • 23. Benefit not asset in insolvent estate
    • 24. Application of benefits for payment of certain debts of pensioner
    • 24A. Payment of pension interest upon divorce or dissolution of customary marriage
    • 25. Increase of certain annuities and payment of allowances and bonuses
    • 26. Period within which payment of benefits shall commence
    • 27. Declaration of certain former members as dormant members of the Fund
    • 28. Benefits not property for purposes of estate duty
    • 29. Duty and power of Board to make rules
    • 30. Protection of rights of members of previous funds, Temporary Employees Pension Fund and Associated Institutions Pension Fund
    • 30A. Recognition of pensionable service of former members of non-statutory forces or services
    • 31. Binding of the State
    • 32. Withdrawal from the Fund
    • 33. Dissolution of the Fund
    • 33A. Transitional provision
    • 34. Repeal and amendment of laws
    • 35. Short title and commencement
    • Schedule 1 : Rules of the Government Employees Pension Fund
      • 1. Definitions
      • 2. Nature of the Fund
      • 3. Registered office
      • 4. Management of the fund
        • 4.1 General
        • 4.2 Employer Trustees
        • 4.3 Employee Trustees
        • 4.4 Eligibility requirements to act as a trustee of the Board
        • 4.5 Election of Employee Trustees
        • 4.6 Term of Office of the Board of Trustees
        • 4.7 Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of the Board
        • 4.8 Termination of office
        • 4.9 Meetings of the Board
        • 4.10 Duties of the Board
        • 4.11 Powers of the Board
        • 4.12 Signing authority
        • 4.13 Bank account
        • 4.14 Personal liability
        • 4.15 Fidelity insurance
        • 4.16 Registration and safe keeping of securities
        • 4.17 Actuary
        • 4.18 Actuarial valuations
        • 4.19 Report to or by the Board
      • 5. Membership
      • 6. Furnishing of proof by member, pensioner or beneficiary
      • 7. Contributions
      • 8. Collection of contributions
      • 9. Non-recognition of previous and other periods of services
      • 10. Recognition of previous and other periods of services
      • 11. Payments in respect of pensionable service
      • 12. Transfers between funds
      • 13. Change in working status
      • 14. Benefits payable to members
        • 14.1 Discharge prior to 10 years pensionable service
        • 14.2 Discharge after at least 10 years pensionable service
        • 14.3 Benefits on retirement of members
        • 14.4 Benefits on resignation or discharge
        • 14.5 Benefits on the death of a member
        • 14.6 Benefits on the death of a pensioner
        • 14.7 Protection of the interests of officials who retire, are retired or discharged
        • 14.8 Benefits in terms of a severance package
        • 14.9 Funeral benefits
        • 14.10 Assignment of a share of a member's pension interest to his or her former spouse
      • 15. Compensation of members for injuries on duty
      • 16. Dormant members
      • 17. Accrued pensionable benefits maintained
      • 18. Payment of benefits
      • 19. Access to documents of the fund
      • 20. Compensation to the fund on retirement or discharge of a member prior to attainmen
      • 21. Withdrawal of an institution or body or part or function thereof
      • 22. Communication
      • 23. Annual increases in annuities
      • Annexure : Pension Benefits in terms of Severance Package
        • Part A : Pension Benefits in terms of PSCBC Resolution 3 of 1999
        • Part B : Pension Benefits in terms of PSCBC Resolution 7 of 2002 and any other Resolution, Directive, Determination or the like referring to such Benefits
    • Schedule 2 : Laws Repealed
    • Schedule 3 : Laws Amended
  • Annexure 2 : Government Employees Pension Law Transitional Provisions
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Determination of the transfer date
    • 3. Continuation of the pension fund management and administration
    • 4. Human resources arrangements
    • 5. Responsibility and powers of the Minister of Finance