Pension Scheme (Corporate Bodies) Act, 1979

Act 6 of 1979

This legislation was digitised using the Laws of Lesotho Volumes I – XLVII, which were produced by the Attorney General of Lesotho, as reference. As the volumes do not include precise publication dates, the last day of the year of publication has been used as the date of publication.
Citation
Act 6 of 1979
Date
31 December 1979
Language
English
Type
Act
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Lesotho

Pension Scheme (Corporate Bodies) Act, 1979

Act 6 of 1979

  • Published in Government Gazette on 31 December 1979
  • Assented to on 9 August 1979
  • Commenced
  • [This is the version of this document from 31 December 1979.]
  • [This legislation was digitised using the Laws of Lesotho Volumes I – XLVII, which were produced by the Attorney General of Lesotho, as reference. As the volumes do not include precise publication dates, the last day of the year of publication has been used as the date of publication.]
ACTTo provide for the transfer of the Statutory Bodies Pensions Fund to the Lesotho National Insurance Company and for the re­gulation of the operation by that company of a pensions scheme for employees of corporate bodies.Enacted by the Assembly—

1. Short title and commencement

This Act may be cited as the Pensions Scheme (Corporate Bodies) Act 1979 and shall come into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notice in the Gazette.

2. Interpretation

In this Act"company" means the Lesotho National Insurance Company;"Fund" means the Statutory Bodies Pensions Fund established under regulation 3 of the Statutory Bodies Pensions Fund Regulations 1976.[ L.N. 12 of 76]

3. Transfer of Fund and of rights and obligations

(1)The assets and liabilities of the Fund as at the commencement of this Act are transferred to the Company.
(2)All rights and obligations which contributors, their obligations legal representatives, widowers and orphans may have had against or to the Fund under the Statutory Bodies Pensions Fund Regulations 1976 shall be rights and obligations held as against or to the company.[ L.N. 12 of 76]

4. Company to operate scheme

(1)The company shall operate a pensions scheme which shall apply to employees of corporate bodies.
(2)A pensions scheme operated by the company under subsection (1) shall comply with regulations made under section 5.

5. Regulations

(1)The Minister may, after consultation with the company, make regulations—
(a)with respect to the persons eligible to contribute to a pensions scheme under section 4(1), amounts to be contributed, the payments, and the withdrawal of contributions;
(b)providing for the payment of pensions, gratuities, allowances or benefits to contributors, their legal representatives, widowers or orphans, and the eligibility and qualification for such payment;
(c)providing for the production of returns and audited accounts by the company.
(2)Until such time as regulations are made under sub­section (1), the rules contained in the Schedule to the Statutory Bodies Pension Fund Regulations 1976 shall continue in force save that references to the company
(a)to the Accountant-General and to the Board shall be construed as references to the company;
(b)to a statutory body shall be construed as references to a body corporate.

6. Repeal

Save as provided in regulation 5(2) the Statutory Bodies Pensions Fund Regulations 1976 are repealed.
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