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P-32 - Public Protector Act

Section 8
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8. When the Public Protector or a Deputy Public Protector ceases to perform his or her duties after having performed them for not less than five years or upon resignation before the expiration of such period by reason of a permanent disability preventing him or her from usefully performing his or her duties, he or she shall be entitled to an annual pension equal to one-quarter of the salary that he or she was receiving when he or she ceased to perform his or her duties.
If he or she ceases to perform his or her duties after having performed them for not less than 10 years or upon resignation during a second five-year term by reason of such a disability, the pension shall be equal to one-half of the salary.
If he or she ceases to perform his or her duties after having performed them for not less than 15 years or upon resignation during a third five-year term by reason of such a disability, the pension shall be equal to three-quarters of the salary.
If he or she ceases to perform his or her duties before the expiration of his or her term, upon resignation for any other reason than such a disability or upon dismissal, he or she shall be entitled to an annual pension equal to the pension to which he or she would have entitled under the preceding paragraphs if he or she had completed his or her term, reduced in such proportion as the months remaining in his or her term are of the number of months included in the relevant period.
The disability contemplated in the preceding paragraphs must be established, in the case of the Public Protector, to the satisfaction of the President of the National Assembly and, in the case of a Deputy Public Protector, to the satisfaction of the Government.
From the first day of the month following the death of the Public Protector or of a Deputy Public Protector, whether in office or after having ceased to perform his or her duties, there shall be paid to the surviving married or civil union spouse of the Public Protector or of his or her assistant during widowhood, an annual pension equal to one-half the pension which he or she was receiving or to which he or she would have been entitled on ceasing to perform his or her duties.
Subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the pensions contemplated in this section shall be for life; they shall be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund in equal monthly instalments and shall be inalienable and unseizable.
1968, c. 11, s. 8; 1968, c. 9, s. 90; 1982, c. 17, s. 61; 1987, c. 46, s. 2; 2002, c. 6, s. 150; 2005, c. 32, s. 273.
8. When the Public Protector or his or her assistant ceases to perform his or her duties after having performed them for not less than five years or upon resignation before the expiration of such period by reason of a permanent disability preventing him or her from usefully performing his or her duties, he or she shall be entitled to an annual pension equal to one-quarter of the salary that he or she was receiving when he or she ceased to perform his or her duties.
If he or she ceases to perform his or her duties after having performed them for not less than 10 years or upon resignation during a second five-year term by reason of such a disability, the pension shall be equal to one-half of the salary.
If he or she ceases to perform his or her duties after having performed them for not less than 15 years or upon resignation during a third five-year term by reason of such a disability, the pension shall be equal to three-quarters of the salary.
If he or she ceases to perform his or her duties before the expiration of his or her term, upon resignation for any other reason than such a disability or upon dismissal, he or she shall be entitled to an annual pension equal to the pension to which he or she would have entitled under the preceding paragraphs if he or she had completed his or her term, reduced in such proportion as the months remaining in his or her term are of the number of months included in the relevant period.
The disability contemplated in the preceding paragraphs must be established, in the case of the Public Protector, to the satisfaction of the President of the National Assembly and, in the case of his or her assistant, to the satisfaction of the Government.
From the first day of the month following the death of the Public Protector or of his or her assistant, whether in office or after having ceased to perform his or her duties, there shall be paid to the surviving married or civil union spouse of the Public Protector or of his or her assistant during widowhood, an annual pension equal to one-half the pension which he or she was receiving or to which he or she would have been entitled on ceasing to perform his or her duties.
Subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the pensions contemplated in this section shall be for life; they shall be paid out of the consolidated revenue fund in equal monthly instalments and shall be inalienable and unseizable.
1968, c. 11, s. 8; 1968, c. 9, s. 90; 1982, c. 17, s. 61; 1987, c. 46, s. 2; 2002, c. 6, s. 150.
8. When the Public Protector or his assistant ceases to perform his duties after having performed them for not less than five years or upon resignation before the expiration of such period by reason of a permanent disability preventing him from usefully performing his duties, he shall be entitled to an annual pension equal to one-quarter of the salary that he was receiving when he ceased to perform his duties.
If he ceases to perform his duties after having performed them for not less than ten years or upon resignation during a second five-year term by reason of such a disability, the pension shall be equal to one-half of the salary.
If he ceases to perform his duties after having performed them for not less than fifteen years or upon resignation during a third five-year term by reason of such a disability, the pension shall be equal to three-quarters of the salary.
If he ceases to perform his duties before the expiration of his term, upon resignation for any other reason than such a disability or upon dismissal, he shall be entitled to an annual pension equal to the pension to which he would have entitled under the preceding paragraphs if he had completed his term, reduced in such proportion as the months remaining in his term are of the number of months included in the relevant period.
The disability contemplated in the preceding paragraphs must be established, in the case of the Public Protector, to the satisfaction of the President of the National Assembly and, in the case of his assistant, to the satisfaction of the Government.
From the first day of the month following the death of the Public Protector or of his assistant, whether in office or after having ceased to perform his duties, there shall be paid to the surviving spouse of the Public Protector or of his assistant, as the case may be, during widowhood, an annual pension equal to one-half the pension which he was receiving or to which he would have been entitled on ceasing to perform his duties.
Subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the pensions contemplated in this section shall be for life; they shall be paid out of the consolidated revenue fund in equal monthly instalments and shall be inalienable and unseizable.
1968, c. 11, s. 8; 1968, c. 9, s. 90; 1982, c. 17, s. 61; 1987, c. 46, s. 2.
8. When the Public Protector or his assistant ceases to perform his duties after having performed them for not less than five years or upon resignation before the expiration of such period by reason of a permanent disability preventing him from usefully performing his duties, he shall be entitled to an annual pension equal to one-quarter of the salary that he was receiving when he ceased to perform his duties.
If he ceases to perform his duties after having performed them for not less than ten years or upon resignation during a second five-year term by reason of such a disability, the pension shall be equal to one-half of the salary.
If he ceases to perform his duties after having performed them for not less than fifteen years or upon resignation during a third five-year term by reason of such a disability, the pension shall be equal to three-quarters of the salary.
The disability contemplated in the preceding paragraphs must be established, in the case of the Public Protector, to the satisfaction of the President of the National Assembly and, in the case of his assistant, to the satisfaction of the Government.
From the first day of the month following the death of the Public Protector or of his assistant, whether in office or retired, there shall be paid to the surviving spouse of the Public Protector or of his assistant, as the case may be, during widowhood, an annual pension equal to one-half the pension which he was receiving or to which he would have been entitled had he been retired.
Subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the pensions contemplated in this section shall be for life; they shall be paid out of the consolidated revenue fund in equal monthly instalments and shall be inalienable and unseizable.
1968, c. 11, s. 8; 1968, c. 9, s. 90; 1982, c. 17, s. 61.
8. When the Public Protector or his assistant ceases to perform his duties after having performed them for not less than five years or upon resignation before the expiration of such period by reason of a permanent disability preventing him from usefully performing his duties, he shall be entitled to an annual pension equal to one-quarter of the salary that he was receiving when he ceased to perform his duties.
If he ceases to perform his duties after having performed them for not less than ten years or upon resignation during a second five-year term by reason of such a disability, the pension shall be equal to one-half of the salary.
If he ceases to perform his duties after having performed them for not less than fifteen years or upon resignation during a third five-year term by reason of such a disability, the pension shall be equal to three-quarters of the salary.
The disability contemplated in the preceding paragraphs must be established, in the case of the Public Protector, to the satisfaction of the President of the National Assembly and, in the case of his assistant, to the satisfaction of the Government.
From the first day of the month following the death of the Public Protector or of his assistant, whether in office or retired, there shall be paid to the widow of the Public Protector or of his assistant, as the case may be, during widowhood, an annual pension equal to one-half the pension which he was receiving or to which he would have been entitled had he been retired.
Subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the pensions contemplated in this section shall be for life; they shall be paid out of the consolidated revenue fund in equal monthly instalments and shall be inalienable and unseizable.
1968, c. 11, s. 8; 1968, c. 9, s. 90.
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