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| Name: | Pension and Provident Funds Act (Cap. 27:01) (Act No. 17, 1965). |
| Country: | Botswana |
| Subject(s): | Old-age, invalidity and survivors benefit; Public and civil servants |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 1965 |
| Entry into force: | |
| ISN: | BWA-1965-L-93019 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=93019&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Legislation on-line  Laws of Botswana, http://www.elaws.gov.bw/, Botswana PDF of Act as amended to Act 11, 2008 (consulted on 2013-05-10) |
| Abstract/Citation: | This Act provides a pension scheme for public servants. 1. Short title 2. Interpretation 3. Pensions Regulations 4. Amendments to Schedule 5. Pensions, etc., to be charged on revenues of Botswana 6. When pensions will not be granted 7. Pensions, etc., not to be assignable 8. Botswana Public Officers' Pension Fund 9. Pensions, etc., to cease on bankruptcy 10. Withholding of benefits 11. Gratuity where officer dies in the service or after retirement 12. Gratuities to dependants when a non-pensionable officer dies in service 13. Pensions to dependants when an officer dies as a result of injuries received or disease contracted in the discharge of his duties 14. War service to count for pension purposes 15. Contributions to certain pensions, etc., payable by the Government of Lesotho and Swaziland 16. Application 17. Designation of public service 18. Gratuity of contract officers to be free of tax |