ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Pensions Act
20. Application of Act
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
20. Application of Act
(1)This Act shall apply—(a)to every officer appointed to the service of the Government on or after the 3rd September, 1948 otherwise than on transfer from other public service;(b)subject to the Second Schedule, to every officer—(i)transferred to the service of the Government on or after the 3rd September, 1948 from other public service; or(ii)in the service of the Government before the 3rd September, 1948 who, in accordance with Government Secretariat Circular No. 68 of the 1st October, 1948, elected or is deemed to have elected for the new terms of service contained in that circular and any amendments thereto; or(iii)transferred from the service of the Government to other public service before the 1st January, 1946 who retires from the public service subsequent to that date;(c)to every officer to whom Government Secretariat Circular No. 69 of the 1st October, 1948 and any amendments and additions thereto applies.(2)This Act shall not apply to -(a)a person who, at the commencement of the Public Service Superannuation Scheme Act (Cap. 189A), is employed in the public service on permanent and pensionable establishment and has not attained the age of forty-five years;(b)a person who joins service of the Government after the commencement of the Public Service Superannuation Scheme Act (Cap. 189A); or(c)a person in the service of the Government at the commencement of the Public Service Superannuation Scheme Act (Cap. 189A), who elects within such period as may be specified by or under the Public Service Superannuation Scheme Act (Cap. 189A), that the provisions of that Act shall apply to him.