Grant and withholding of pensions, etc

(1) The power to grant any award under any pensions law for the time being in force in Belize (other than an award to which, under that law, the person to whom it is payable is entitled as of right) and, in accordance with any provisions in that behalf contained in any such law, to withhold, reduce in amount or suspend any award payable under any such law, shall vest in the Governor-General. (2) The power vested in the Governor-General by the preceding subsection shall be exercised by him, 142 (a) in the case of officers to whom section 107 of this applies, in accordance with the advice of the Prime (b) in the case of public officers in the judicial and legal services to whom section 110F(1) of this Constitution applies, acting in accordance with the advice of the Judicial (c) in the case of public officers in the security services to whom section 110D of this Constitution applies, acting in accordance with the advice of the Security Services (d) in the case of all other officers, acting in accordance with the advice of the Public (3) In this section, “pensions law” means any law relating to the grant to any person, or to the widow, children, dependents or personal representatives of that person, of an award in respect of the services of that person in a public office, and includes any instrument made under any such law.