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Botswana - Old-age, invalidity and survivors benefit - Law, Act

Retirement Funds Act, 2014 (Act No. 27 of 2014). -

Adoption: 2014-08-27 | Date of entry into force: 2017-04-01 | BWA-2014-L-98258

Part I - Preliminary
Part II - Licensing of Funds
Part III - Governance of Funds
Part IV - Financial Requirements
Part V - Termination and Winding Up
Part VI - Amalgamations and Transfers
Part VII - Provisions Relating to Pension Benefits
Part VIII - Miscellaneous Provisions

Botswana - Old-age, invalidity and survivors benefit - Law, Act

Pension and Provident Funds Act (Cap. 27:03) (Act 18, 1987). -

Adoption: 1987 | Date of entry into force: 1988-09-28 | BWA-1987-L-93020

PART I - Preliminary
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
3. Appointment and functions of Registrar

PART II - Registration and Matters Incidental thereto
4. Funds to be registered
5. Registration or provisional registration of fund
6. Effect of registration of fund
7. Rules of a fund
8. Amendment of rules of a fund
9. Conclusiveness of certificate of registration
10. Dissolution of registered fund
11. Cancellation of registration

PART III - Management and Administration
12. Registered office
13. Principal officer
14. Appointment of auditor and actuary

PART IV - Financial Requirements
15. Accounts and holding of assets
16. Investigations by actuary
17. Investments
18. Minister may regulate investments
19. Fund in unsound financial condition

PART V - Inquiries by and Other Powers of Registrar
20. Inquiries
21. Investigation of affairs of registered fund
22. Registrar may prohibit dealings with assets pending investigation
23. Registrar may require unregistered fund to provide information
24. Minister may grant exemptions
25. Extension of time

PART VI - General
26. Right to obtain copies of or to inspect documents
27. Amalgamation and transfers
28. Effect of certificate of Registrar on documents
29. Service of process
30. Appeals from Registrar's decisions
31. Improper use of certain designations
32. Offences relating to false statements or entries
33. Offences and penalties
34. Power to make regulations
35. Provisional registration of existing funds
36. Saving in respect of existing rights

Botswana - Old-age, invalidity and survivors benefit - Law, Act

Pension and Provident Funds Act (Cap. 27:01) (Act No. 17, 1965). -

Adoption: 1965 | Date of entry into force: 1966-01-14 | BWA-1965-L-93019

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