Pension Laws Amendment Act 56 of 1956

The Pension Laws Amendment Act 56 of 1956 intends:

• to amend
  • the Civil Service and Pension' Funds Act, 1895 (Cape),
  • the Old Age Pensions Act, 1928 [repealed in 1962],
  • the War Pensions Act, 1941 [repealed in 1979], 
  • the War Pensions Act, 1942 [repealed in 1979],
  • the Disability Grant Act, 1946 [repealed in 1962], 
  • the Pension Laws Amendment Act, 1955 [repealed in 1979],
  • the Government Service Pensions Act, 1955 [repealed in 1966], and
  • the Vocational Education Act, 1955 [repealed in 1967], and
• to provide for the payment of bonuses to persons in receipt of certain pensions and allowances,
• to give a further option to certain persons to contribute in respect of certain periods of service to pension funds and
• to provide for other incidental matters.

Commencement

15 June 1956

Amendments

• Amended by General Pensions Act 29 of 1979
• Amended by Pension Laws Amendment Act 84 of 1964