Gas Regulator Levies Act, 2002
R 385
Military Pensions Act, 1976 (Act No. 84 of 1976)21. Operation of Act |
| (1) | The provisions of this Act and any notice issued thereunder shall apply mutatis mutandis to or in respect of any person— |
| (a) | to any person who is entitled under the provisions of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1941( Act No. 30 of 1941), to compensation in respect of his pensionable disability; |
| (c) | to a member or any person who is entitled to a benefit under the regulations made under section 11(1) of the General Pensions Act, 1979 (Act No. 29 of 1979). |
[Section 21(1)(c) substituted by section 13(a) of Act No. 97 of 1980 (Notice No. 1525, GG 7150, dated 1 August 1980)]
| (2) | The provisions of this Act and any notice issued thereunder shall apply mutatis mutandis to or in respect of any person— |
[Words preceding section 21(2)(a) substituted by section 10 of Act No. 26 of 1977 (Notice No. 444, GG 5463, dated 23 March 1977)]
| (a) | who is not a person referred to in section 4A; and |
[Section 21(2)(a) substituted by section 13(b) of Act No. 97 of 1980 (Notice No. 1525, GG 7150, dated 1 August 1980)]
| (b) | who is a volunteer as defined in section 1 of the War Pensions Act, 1967 (Act No. 82 of 1967); or |
| (c) | to or in respect of whom Chapter IV of the last-mentioned Act applies, |
as if such a person is a member and military service within the meaning of the War Pensions Act, 1967, which he may have performed, is military service as defined in section 1 of this Act.
(3)
| (a) | The amendment of this Act by sections 2 to 9 of the Financial Matters Amendment Act, 2019 (Act No. 18 of 2019), insofar as it provides for a life partner of a member, is deemed to have come into operation on 27 April 1994. |
| (b) | Any member with a spouse or a deceased spouse or the spouse of a deceased member who, by virtue of paragraph (a), qualifies for a pension, gratuity or allowance in terms of this Act may, within 12 months from the effective date of the Financial Matters Amendment Act, 2022— |
| (i) | register in terms of section 4B of this Act; and |
| (ii) | submit claims for the period 27 April 1994 up to the date immediately before the effective date of the Financial Matters Amendment Act, 2019. |
[Section 21(3) inserted by section 6 of the Financial Matters Amendment Act, 2023 (Act No. 9 of 2023), Notice No. 3651 of GG48917, dated 7 July 2023 - effective 14 July 2023 per Commencement Notice No. 3683 of GG48962, dated 14 July 2023]
