SUPERANNUATION ACT, 1892

SUPERANNUATION ACT, 1892

8.-THE SUPERANNUATION ACT, 1892.

Treasury Minute, 1895.

THE REVEYUES OF HONGKONG, NOVERMBER, 1895, NO 436,
In virtue of the powes given to us by section 4 of the Act 55&56
Vict. c. 40, we, being two of the Loards Commissioners of Her Majesty's
Treasury, determine the Revenues of the Cjolony of Hongkong to be a
Public fund wthin the Maning of that section

W. H. Fisher.

Treasury Clutinbers,
November 1895.

ACT OF 1892-55 & 56 VICT. c. 40.

An Act to amend the Acts relating to Superannuation Allowances
and Gratuities to Persons in the Public Service so far m
respects the computation of successive Service in different
Offices where not all subject to the Superannuation Acts, 1834
to 1887. [27th June, 1892.1

1.--(1) The Treasury may, within one montb after the passitit, of
this Act, frame rules reggulating the supcraunuation allowance or
gratuity which may be granted to persons wlio have served continuously
and successively in two or niore public offices as defined by this Act,
btit are not entitled to reckon for such grant service in all those offices.
(2) The said rules shall provide for reckoning service according to
the rules under the Superannuation Acts, 1834 to 1887, and subject to
such reekotiing of service, for granting the same superannuation allow-
ance or gratuity to any person as might have been lgrauted to bill, if
his whole service had been in the public office from whicb lie ultimately
retires.
(3) The Treasury may determine in each ease the funds or account.,,
out of which the superannuation allowance or gratuity is to be 1)nid,
and where it is to be paid out of inore than one fund or account, illay
apportion the amounts to be paid out of each fund or account: ............

3. A copy of any rules made under this Act shall forthwith be laid
before Parliament, and the rules shall not come into operation until
three rriontlis after such copy is so laid, nor if within those three months
either Flouse passes a resolution objecting but if SuCh re
solutioin is pased the Treasurymay fram enew rules, and dthis section
shall apply as if the passing of the said resolution were, Substituted for
the passing of this Act, and so on is often as occasion may require.

4. In this Act, unless the context otberwiso requires:-
the expression 'public office*' means any offee or employment
(other than any office or employment in His Majesty's naval or land
forces) service in which qualifies for the grant of a superaunuation
allowance or gratuity and the remuneration of which is paid out of-

(e) any f-and which, from its being administered by a public depart-
ment, the Treasury may determine to be a public fund

The expression 'superannuation allowance' hicludes an.y pelision (r
superannuation or other retiriug allowance.

5. This Act shall take effect as from 1st January,1891.
6, This Act may be cited as the Superannuatiou Act, 1892.
This Act shall be read as one with the Act. 1834 to
1887, and those Acts and this Act may be cited together as the,
Superannuation Acts, 1834 to 1892.
Reckoning of service in one or more public offices. Act of 1892. Rules to be laid before Parliament. Definitions. Commencement of Act. Short title and construction.

Reckoning of service in one or more public offices. Act of 1892. Rules to be laid before Parliament. Definitions. Commencement of Act. Short title and construction.

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