Gratuity to former legislators

(1) Where a person was not a legislator on 21st September, 1981 and did not become a legislator after that date but was a legislator at any time during the period commencing from the 25th March, 1954 to 20th September, 1981 he shall be entitled to receive gratuity as specified in subsection (2) of this section provided the following conditions are satisfied, 13 (a) he is alive at the commencement of this Act; and (b) he submits an application in writing to the Clerk, National Assembly, no later than one year from the commencement of this Act, giving full particulars of his eligibility. (2) The gratuity payable to a person under subsection (1) of this section shall be a sum equal to one-fifth of his total salary earned during his period of service as legislator, Provided that a sum equal to five per centum of the salary paid to the legislator for each year of service shall be deducted as contributions from the gratuity payable under this section, Provided further that the gratuity payable to such a person shall not be less than two thousand four hundred dollars.