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Seychelles
Seychelles Pension Fund Act, 2005
Seychelles Pension Fund (Benefits) Regulations, 2005
Statutory Instrument 46 of 2005
- Published in Supplement to Official Gazette on 31 October 2005
- Assented to on 24 October 2005
- Commenced on 1 January 2006
- [This is the version of this document as it was from 19 April 2021 to 31 December 2021.]
- [Amended by Seychelles Pension Fund (Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations, 2007 (Statutory Instrument 4 of 2007) on 26 February 2007]
- [Amended by Seychelles Pension Fund (Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations, 2007 (Statutory Instrument 19 of 2007) on 13 August 2007]
- [Amended by Seychelles Pension Fund (Benefits) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations, 2007 (Statutory Instrument 45 of 2007) on 31 December 2007]
- [Amended by Seychelles Pension Fund (Benefits) (Amendment) (No.3) Regulations, 2007 (Statutory Instrument 46 of 2007) on 1 January 2008]
- [Amended by Seychelles Pension Fund (Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations, 2008 (Statutory Instrument 76 of 2008) on 27 October 2008]
- [Amended by Seychelles Pension Fund (Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations, 2009 (Statutory Instrument 67 of 2009) on 24 August 2009]
- [Amended by Seychelles Pension Fund (Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations, 2010 (Statutory Instrument 89 of 2010) on 20 December 2010]
- [Amended by Seychelles Pension Fund (Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations, 2010 (Statutory Instrument 89 of 2010) on 1 January 2011]
- [Amended by Seychelles Pension Fund (Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations, 2011 (Statutory Instrument 99 of 2011) on 1 January 2012]
- [Amended by Seychelles Pension Fund (Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations, 2013 (Statutory Instrument 3 of 2013) on 7 January 2013]
- [Amended by Seychelles Pension Fund (Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations, 2014 (Statutory Instrument 58 of 2014) on 1 January 2015]
- [Amended by Seychelles Pension Fund (Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations, 2016 (Statutory Instrument 53 of 2016) on 29 August 2016]
- [Amended by Seychelles Pension Fund (Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 (Statutory Instrument 52 of 2017) on 1 January 2018]
- [Amended by Seychelles Pension Fund (Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations, 2018 (Statutory Instrument 92 of 2018) on 1 January 2019]
- [Amended by Seychelles Pension Fund (Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 (Statutory Instrument 70 of 2020) on 1 June 2020]
- [Amended by Seychelles Pension Fund (Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021 (Statutory Instrument 30 of 2021) on 19 April 2021]
Part 1 – Preliminary
1. Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Seychelles Pension Fund (Benefits) Regulations, 2005 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2006.2. Interpretation
Part II – General
3. Application for pension, gratuity or allowance
4. Supporting evidence etc.
A person applying for a pension, gratuity or allowance shall, in addition to any certificate, document or evidence he is required to furnish under any other provision of these Regulations, furnish such other certificate, information and evidence as the Chief Executive Officer may require in any particular case, and shall, if reasonably required, attend at such place and time as the Chief Executive Officer may require, for the purpose of the determination of the claim.5. Nomination of beneficiary
6. Time limits for claim
7. Use of voluntary contribution as a security
Where a member has notified the Chief Executive Officer in writing of his decision to use his voluntary contribution as a security for a housing loan or a loan for medical treatment and a security provided the Chief Executive Officer with details of the loan transaction, if the loan has not been repaid in full at the time of his death or retirement, the voluntary contribution shall not be refunded or taken into account for calculation of the member's retirement pension under regulation 13 until proof is provided to the Chief Executive Officer of the discharge of the loan.Part III – Retirement pension
8. Entitlement to retirement pension
8A. Early retirement
8B. Funding of early retirement
The funds for payment of pensions on early retirement purposes—8C. Application of early retirement for government and parastatal employees
8D. Re-employment of early retired members
Where a member of the Seychelles People Defence Force or an employee of government or a parastatal organisation—9. Salary that is to be used for self-employed member's pension
10. Salary that is to be used for member who is not working at retirement
Where a member who already qualifies for a pension under section 33 of the Act, leaves employment and thereafter does not take up any employment no further contributions are made to the Fund, until his retirement, the member shall on retirement be entitled to a retirement pension based on his average salary he was earning for the period specified under column (2) of Schedule 3 corresponding to the year of retirement of the member, specified in column (1) of that Schedule as an employee or as a self-employed person prior to leaving employment in accordance with the formula specified in regulation 8(1B).[regulation 10 amended by regualtion 2(c) of Statutory Instrument 58 of 2014 and by regulation 2(d) of Statutory Instrument 53 of 2016]11. Application for retirement pension
12. Rates of pension for members who retired or turned 63 years old during the year 2005
12A. Recomputation of pension for memebers who continue in employment after retirement
A member of the Seychelles Pension Fund who—13. Payment of voluntary contributions by lump sum on retirement or included in retirement pensions
Part IV – Pre retirement death gratuity
[Part IV title amended by regulation 2(e) of Statutory Instrument 53 of 2016]14. Pre retirement death gratuity
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[regulation 15 repealed by regulation 2(f) of Statutory Instrument 53 of 2016]16. Application for pre or post-retirement gratuity
Part V – Migration allowance
17. Entitlement to migration allowance
A member may apply for a migration allowance if the member has migrated or is about to migrate from Seychelles to another country as a permanent resident of that country before retirement.18. Rate of allowance payable
The migration allowance shall subject to regulation 7 be the sum standing to the member's credit in the Fund on the date of migration inclusive of both mandatory and voluntary contributions and interest thereon.19. Application for migration allowance
20. Member who returns from migration to start contribution fresh
A member who has been paid a migration allowance under this Part shall not be entitled to a retirement or incapacity pension nor shall his spouse or children be entitled to a surviving spouse pension or children's pension as the case may be unless the member has rejoined the Fund after his migration and thereafter contributed a minimum often years continuous contribution to the Fund immediately prior to retirement or an aggregated of 20 years of contribution to the Social Security Fund prior to retirement notwithstanding that the member may have qualified for the aforesaid pension prior to his migration.Part VI – Permanent incapacity pension
21. Entitlement to incapacity pension
A member who prior to attaining the age of 60 years is certified by a Medical Board appointed under the Act to be an invalid, and who at the time of certification notwithstanding his age qualifies for a retirement pension under section 33 of the Act, shall be entitled to an incapacity pension for life or for such period as the Medical Board may recommend.22. Rates of incapacity pension payable
23. Member who does not qualify for incapacity pension
24. Application for incapacity pension
25. Review of refused application
Part VII – Surviving spouse's pension
26. Entitlement to surviving spouse's pension
27. Rates of surviving spouse's pension payable
28. Election by member
29. Application for surviving spouse's pension
30. Circumstances in which a surviving spouse's pension shall cease, not be granted or varied
Part VIII – Children's pension
31. Entitlement to children's pension
32. Rates of children's pension
33. Payment of children's pension to guardian
A children's pension shall be paid to the guardian of the child if the child is below the age of 18 years and to the child if he is 18 years old or above.34. Application for children's pension
Part VIIIA – Post-retirement surviving spouse's pension and children's pension
[Part VIIIA inserted by regulation 2(a)(vi) of Statutory Instrument 19 of 2007]34A.
34B.
Part IX – Payment of pensions, gratuities and allowances
35. Payment of pensions, gratuities and allowances
36. Indexation and increase of pension
History of this document
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13 August 2007
26 February 2007
01 January 2006
Commenced
31 October 2005
Published in Supplement to Official Gazette
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24 October 2005
Assented to
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1. | Employment Act | 7 citations |
2. | Seychelles Pension Fund Act, 2005 | 3 citations |
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Seychelles Pension Fund (Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 | Statutory Instrument 66 of 2024 | 30 August 2024 |