Section 48: Transitional provisions

48. Transitional provisions (1) The Sugar Industry Pension Fund established under the Sugar Industry Pension Fund Act shall, in relation to the category of persons who were members of that Fund and are specified in regulations for the purpose of Part III, pay into the National Pensions Fund— (a) the value of all contributions paid to the Sugar Industry Pension Fund on or after 1 January 1974, in respect of the remuneration as defined in this Act; and (b) such additional sums as the Minister may require in respect of accrued interest or share of bonuses. (2) Subject to subsection (3), any payment made under subsection (1) in respect of an insured person, together with accrued interest on that payment as determined by such actuary as the Minister may appoint, shall be paid as a lump sum from the Fund— (a) to that insured person— (i) on his reaching the age of 60; or (ii) on his retiring from work on the ground of ill health and his receiving— (A) a gratuity under paragraph 20 (1) (b) of the Second Schedule to the Sugar Industry (Agricultural Workers) (Remuneration Order) Regulations or under paragraph 14 (1) (b) of the Second Schedule to the Sugar Industry (Non-Agricultural Workers) (Remuneration Order) Regulations; or (B) a permanent disablement pension under Part V in respect of the disablement that resulted in his retiring from work; (iii) on his voluntary termination of his contract of employment in the context of the Voluntary Retirement Scheme pursuant to section 23, or the Early Retirement Scheme pursuant to section 23A, of the Sugar Industry Efficiency Act or of a factory closure on or after 1 July 2006 pursuant to section 24 of the Cane Planters and Millers Arbitration Control Board Act; (b) where that insured person dies before reaching the age of 60, in accordance with subsection (4) (a); (c) where that insured person is— (i) a male worker who retires on or after reaching the age of 55; or N21 – 33 [Issue 5] National Pensions Act (ii) a female worker who retires on or after reaching the age of 50, and who is in receipt of a gratuity under paragraph 21 of the Second Schedule to the Sugar Industry (Agricultural Workers) (Remuneration Order) Regulations. (3) (a) Where a lump sum is payable under subsection (2) to an insured person on his reaching the age of 60, the insured person may, at any time before the lump sum is paid, elect to receive a pension in lieu of the lump sum. (b) The pension payable under paragraph (a) shall be calculated by— (i) expressing as pension points the payment made in respect of the insured person under subsection (1) by dividing that payment by 10.8 rupees; and (ii) multiplying those pension points by the value in rupees of one pension point, that value being the current value prescribed by the Minister for the purpose of paragraph 1 of the Third Schedule at the time the insured person reaches the age of 60. (c) One twelfth of the pension calculated under paragraph (b) shall be paid each month from and including the month in which the insured person reaches the age of 60. (4) (a) Subject to paragraphs (b), (c), (d) and (e), where an insured person who has not elected under subsection (3) (a) to receive a pension in lieu of a lump sum dies before receiving the lump sum under subsection (2), the lump sum shall be paid, in equal shares, where appropriate— (i) to the surviving spouse or spouses; (ii) in the absence of a surviving spouse, to the children; or (iii) in the absence of a surviving spouse or chil the month in which the insured person reaches the age of 60. (4) (a) Subject to paragraphs (b), (c), (d) and (e), where an insured person who has not elected under subsection (3) (a) to receive a pension in lieu of a lump sum dies before receiving the lump sum under subsection (2), the lump sum shall be paid, in equal shares, where appropriate— (i) to the surviving spouse or spouses; (ii) in the absence of a surviving spouse, to the children; or (iii) in the absence of a surviving spouse or child, to the legal personal representative. (b) Where an insured person who has elected under subsection (3) (a) to receive a pension in lieu of a lump sum dies and the amount received by way of pension is less than the amount of the lump sum which would have been paid under subsection (2), the difference in these amounts shall be paid in accordance with paragraph (a). (c) No payment exceeding 1,000 rupees shall be made under this subsection until the expiry of 3 months from the date on which the insured person died. (d) Where a payment has been made under this subsection, no further liability in respect of the payment under paragraph (a) or (b) shall lie with the Fund or the Minister. (e) This subsection shall not be construed as prejudicing or precluding any claim in relation to the payment under paragraph (a) or (b) which any person may have against the person to whom the payment was made. (5) Any payment required to be made under this section shall be paid out of the Fund. [S. 48 amended by Act 10 of 1986; Act 18 of 1987; s. 35 (8) (h) of Act 20 of 2001 w.e.f. 1 August 2001; s. 22 (k) of Act 18 of 2008 w.e.f. 1 July 2008; s. 17 (i) of Act 26 of 2012 w.e.f. 22 December 2012.] [Issue 5] N21 – 34 Revised Laws of Mauritius N21 – 35 [Issue 9] ELUDEHCS TSRIF ]81 dna ,31 ,2 snoitceS[ fo tcepser ni noitarenumer muminiM elbayap snoitubirtnoC elbayap era snoitubirtnoc hcihw na fo tcepser nI na fo tcepser nI yb yb yb naht rehto eeyolpme ni eeyolpme snosreP derusnI tnemnrevoG reyolpme eeyolpme ecivres citsemod ni ecivres citsemod rof diap sR )a( rof diap sR )a( ni eeyolpme debircserp yrevE )1( .1 ;krow s’yad eno s’yad eno – %½01 %3 yrtsudni ragus eht ;krow debircserp rehto yrevE )2( – %½8 %5 )etar rehgih( eeyolpme rof diap sR )b( diap sR )b( )A2( noitces rednu nosrep A )3( s’keew eno eno rof fo lla morf sgninrae latot esohw ;krow ;krow s’keew deecxe ton od sreyolpme sih %3 %6 – htnom a niseepur000,3 rof diap 011,1 sR )c( diap sR )c( s’thgintrof eno eno rof dradnats( eeyolpme rehto yrevE .2 – %6 %3 ;krow s’thgintrof —naht rehto ,)etar ;krow fo tcepser ni reciffo cilbup a )i( )a( ;hcus sa noitcnuf sih lacol a fo eeyolpme na )ii( sih fo tcepser ni ytirohtua hcihw dna hcus sa noitcnuf ro noisnep a ot mih seltitne ecnawolla etanoissapmoc a ;wal noisnep a rednu tnemyolpme esohw nosrep yna )b( ro noisnep ot mih seltitne rednu ecnawolla etanoissapmoc fo nosaer yb wal noisnep a ;tnemyolpme hcus National Pensions Act [Issue 9] N21 – 36 deunitnoc—ELUDEHCS TSRIF fo tcepser ni noitarenumer muminiM elbayap snoitubirtnoC elbayap era snoitubirtnoc hcihw na fo tcepser nI na fo tcepser nI rehto eeyolpme yb yb yb ni eeyolpme snosreP derusnI citsemod ni naht tnemnrevoG reyolpme eeyolpme ecivres citsemod ecivres diap 302,1 sR )d( diap 857 sR )d( rebmem a si ohw eeyolpme na )c( flah a rof flah a rof fo emehcs ro dnuf noisnep a fo ;krow s’htnom s’htnom taht erehw ydob devorppa na ;krow neeb sah emehcs ro dnuf etatS eht yb deganam diap 504,2 sR )e( 515,1 sR )e( MOCIS( dtL ynapmoC itarenumer muminiM elbayap snoitubirtnoC elbayap era snoitubirtnoc hcihw na fo tcepser nI na fo tcepser nI rehto eeyolpme yb yb yb ni eeyolpme snosreP derusnI citsemod ni naht tnemnrevoG reyolpme eeyolpme ecivres citsemod ecivres diap 302,1 sR )d( diap 857 sR )d( rebmem a si ohw eeyolpme na )c( flah a rof flah a rof fo emehcs ro dnuf noisnep a fo ;krow s’htnom s’htnom taht erehw ydob devorppa na ;krow neeb sah emehcs ro dnuf etatS eht yb deganam diap 504,2 sR )e( 515,1 sR )e( MOCIS( dtL ynapmoC ecnarusnI s’htnom eno rof eno rof diap ni 8791 yluJ erofeb ecnis )dtL krow s’htnom ni tnemyolpme yna fo tcepser krow era stnemyap hcihw ot noitaler ro dnuf noisnep eht ot edam ni ,retsiniM eht sselnu ,emehcs ;esiwrehto sedivorp ,snoitaluger deyolpme si ohw eeyolpme na )d( ,yadrutaS a no ylevisulcxe cilbup rehto yna ro yadnuS yadiloh woleb ton sR fo elpitlum nI deyolpme-non ,deyolpme-fles yrevE .3 sR nosrep debircserp ro .f.e.w fo 49 NG ;2002 yluJ 1 .f.e.w fo NG ;9991 yluJ .f.e.w fo NG yb decalper dna delaeper .hcS tsriF[ fo 381 NG ;7002 yluJ .f.e.w fo NG ;6002 yluJ .f.e.w fo NG ;5002 yluJ .f.e.w fo 501 NG ;3002 yluJ fo )i( .s ;1102 yluJ .f.e.w fo 241 NG ;0102 yluJ .f.e.w fo NG ;9002 yluJ 1 .f.e.w fo 9 NG ;8002 yluJ .f.e.w yraunaJ 1 .f.e.w fo NG ;3102 yraunaJ .f.e.w fo NG yb decalper dna delaeper ;1102 rebmeceD 51 .f.e.w fo tcA ].7102 yraunaJ 1 .f.e.w fo 81 tcA fo )i( .s ;5102 yraunaJ .f.e.w fo NG ;4102 Revised Laws of Mauritius SECOND SCHEDULE [Sections 11 and 20] PRESCRIBED RATES OF BASIC PENSIONS, ALLOWANCES AND MINIMUM CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT PENSION Rate per month (Rs)