The constitution and laws of Barbados
PART 3
PENSIONS
Protection of pension rights
103. 1. Subject to the provisions of section 104, the law applicable to
the grant and payment to any officer , or to his window, children, dependants
or personal representatives, of any pension, compensation, gratuity or other
like allowance (in this section and section 104 referred to as an "award") in
respect of the service of that officer in a public office shall be that in
force on the relevant date or any later law that is not less favorable to that
person.
2. In subsection (1) "the relevant date" means -
a. in relation to an award granted before 30th November 1966, the date on which
the award was granted;
b. in relation to an award granted or to be granted on or after 30th November
1966 to or in respect of any person who was a public officer before that date,
29th November 1966;
c. in relation to an award granted or to be granted to or in respect of any
person who becomes a public officer on or after 30th November 1966, the date on
which he becomes a public officer.
3. Where a person is entitled to exercise an option as to which of two or more
laws shall apply in his case, the law specified by him in exercising the option
shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be more favorable to him
than the other law or laws.
4. Awards granted under any law in respect of service in a public office (not
being awards that are a charge upon some other public fund of Barbados) are
hereby charged on the Consolidated Fund.
5. For the purposes of this section and of section 104, service as a Judge
shall be deemed to be service in the public service.
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