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Rate of Governor-General’s pension

Cap. 7, s. 8 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) Subject to subsection (3), of this section, the rate of the Governor- General’s pension payable under this Act is two- thirds of the highest rate of salary paid to that person at any time as Governor-General. (2) Where the person to whom the Governor-General’s pension is payable is appointed Prime Minister, the pension payable to him when he ceases to be Prime Minister shall be the pension specified in subsection(1) or, if any pension payable to him or her as Prime Minister is higher, that pension shall be payable and he or she shall be entitled to no other pension in respect of service in the two offices. (3) Where a person to whom Governor-General’s pension is payable is in receipt of a pension payable under any Act for the time being in force in Belize, only so much of the Governor-General’s pension shall be paid to him or her as will, when added to his or her other pension, amount to two-thirds of the highest annual rate of salary paid to him or her at any time as Governor-General. Governor-General (Conditions of Service) [CAP. 7 9
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