211 tal-2004 - Ordni tal-2004 dwar l-Unjoni Ewropea (Emenda fil-Liġijiet tal-Pensjonijiet)

L.N. 211 of 2004

EUROPEAN UNION ACT, 2003

(ACT NO. V OF 2003)

European Union (Amendment of Pension Laws) Order, 2004

IN virtue of the powers conferred by article 4 of the European

Union Act, 2003, the Prime Minister has made the following Order>

This Order may be cited as the European Union

(Amendment of Pension Laws) Order, 2004, and shall come into

force on the 1 st May, 2004.

(1) This article amends the Pension Regulations, included

in the Schedule to the Pensions Ordinance, hereinafter in this article

93. referred to as the principal regulations.

(2) Immediately after regulations 21 of the principal

regulations there shall be added the following new regulations>

Pensions, gratuities and allowances payable

under the Pensions Ordinance shall also be payable to the

person entitled thereto in other Member States of the

European Community net of any taxes and transaction

charges in accordance with Article 5 of Council Directive

98#49#EC of the 29 th June, 1998 on safeguarding the

supplementary pension rights of employed and self-

employed persons moving within the Community.

Where any public officer to whom the Ordinance

applies is posted in another Member State of the European

Community, such public officer shall be entitled to receive

adequate information as to his rights under regulation 22

hereof.”.

3. (1) This Article amends the Police Pensions Regulations,

included in the Fifth Schedule to the Police Act, hereinafter in this

article referred to as the principal regulations.

(2) Immediately after regulation 11 of the principal

regulations there shall be added the following new regulations>

12. Pensions, gratuities and allowances payable

under these regulations shall also be payable to the person

entitled thereto in other Member States of the European

Community net of any taxes and transaction charges in

accordance with Article 5 of Council Directive 98#49#EC

of the 29 th June, 1998 on safeguarding the supplementary

pension rights of employed and self-employed persons

moving within the Community.

13. Where any Police officer to whom these

Information

regulations apply is posted in another Member State of the

European Community, such Police officer shall be entitled

to receive adequate information as to his rights under

regulation 12 hereof.”.

4. (1) This article amends the Prisons Act, hereinafter in this Amendment of the

Prisons Act. Cap.

Article referred to as the principal Act.

(2) Immediately after article 16 of the principal Act there

shall be added the following new articles>

17. Pensions, gratuities and allowances payable

under this Act to any prisons officer shall also be payable

to the person entitled thereto in other Member States of

the European Community net of any taxes and transaction

charges in accordance with Article 5 of Council Directive

98#49#EC of the 29 th June 1998 on safeguarding the

supplementary pension rights of employed and self-

employed persons moving within the Community.

18. Where any prisons officer is posted in another Member Information to

persons entitled to

State of the European Community such officer shall be entitled to pension, gratuity

receive adequate information as to his rights under article 17 of this or allowance.

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