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Members of the Coloured Persons Representative Council Pensions Amendment Act 107 of 1981
GENERAL EXPLANATORY NOTE:
__ Words underlined with solid line indicate insertions in existing enactments.
- to amend the Members of the Coloured Persons Representative Council Pensions Act, 1974, so as to empower the Minister of Internal Affairs to authorize from time to time an increase of pensions payable under the said Act and the payment of certain allowances; and
- to provide for matters connected therewith.
(Afrikaans text signed by the State President.)-
(Assented to 15 October 1981.)
BE IT ENACTED by the State President and the House of Assembly of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:-
Insertion of section 9A in Act 79 of 1974.
1. The following section is he!eby inserted in the Members of the Coloured Persons Representative Council Pensions Act, 1974, after section 9:
"Increase of pensions and payment of allowances.
9A. (1) The Minister may from time to time with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance-
(a) authorize the incre·ase of any pension payable under this Act;
(b) authorize the payment of any allowance to any person who is in receipt of any pension referred to in paragraph (a),
in accordance with such rates or scales, in such circumstances, on· such conditions and with effect from such date, which may be a date in the past, as the Minister may determine with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance.
(2) Any increase of any pension and any allowance payable under subsectio_n (1) shall be paid from revenue.
(3) If the Minister is satisfied that any allowance which is being paid to any person under subsection (1) (b) should be ·discontinued, reduced or increased, he may, with due regard to the circumstances of such person and to the rates, scales, · circumstances and conditions determined in terms of subsection (1), discontinue, reduce or increase such allowance with effect from such date, which may be a date in the past, as he may determine.".
Short title.
2. This Act shall be called the Members of the Coloured Persons Representative Council Pensions Amendment Act, 1981.
Commencement
6 November 1981
