European Union Act (Amendment of Pensions Ordinance)

L.N. 120 of 2012

EUROPEAN UNION ACT

(CAP. 460)

European Union Act (Amendment of Pensions Ordinance)

Order, 2012

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

Union Act, the Prime Minister has made the following Order:-

(1) The title of this Order is the European Union Citation,

(Amendment of Pensions Ordinance) Order, 2012, and this Order commencement

and scope.

shall be read and construed as one with the Pensions Regulations in

the Schedule of the Pensions Ordinance, hereinafter referred to as Cap. 93.

"the Pensions Regulations".

(2) This Order shall be deemed to have come into force on the

1st January, 2012.

(3) The objective of this Order is to transpose, into the

Pensions Ordinance, certain provisions of Council Regulation (EEC

Euratom, ECSC) No. 259/68 laying down staff regulations for

officials and the conditions of employment of other services of the

European Union.

Immediately after regulation 22 of the Pensions Adds new

regulation to the

Regulations, there shall be added the following new regulation

Pensions

Regulations.

" Transfer of

(1) Pensions, gratuities and allowances

payable under the Pensions Ordinance may be

pensions,

gratuities and

transferred to the EU Scheme by an officer who

allowances.

leaves the service in Malta and assumes service

with an EU Institution. A request to this effect

shall be made by the officer concerned and

addressed to the Minister responsible for Finance.

(2) For the purpose of this regulation, EU

Scheme means the pension scheme provided for

officers of EU Institutions in accordance with

Articles 77 to 84, and Annex VII, of Council

Regulation (EEC Euratom, ECSC) No. 259/68

laying down staff regulations for officials and the

conditions of employment of other services of the

European Union

Provided that the officer must satisfy the

criteria listed under Article 11(2) of Annex VIII of

the said Council Regulation

Provided further that such transfer may

not be exercised more than once.".

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