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Members of the South African Indian Council Pensions Amendment Act, 1981 (No. 108 of 1981)
GENERAL EXPLANATORY NOTE:
__ Words underlined with solid line indicate insertions in existing enactments.
- to amend the Members of the South African Indian 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.
(English 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 86 of 1974.
1. The following section is hereby inserted in the Members of the South African Indian Council Pensions Act, 1974, after section 9
"Increase of pensions payable under this Act, and payment of allowances to certain pensioners.
9A. 1 The Minister may from time to time with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance-
(a) authorize the increase of any pension payable under this Act;
(b) authorize the payment of an allowance to any person who is in re ceipt of a. 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 subsection (1) shall be paid from revenue.
(3) . If the Minister is satisfi_ed 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 South African Indian Council Pensions Amendment Act, 1981.
Commencement
6 November 1981
