Pensions Act 1980 s 1
s 1 Short title, commencement and application
(1) This Act may be cited as the Pensions Act 1980 and shall be deemed to have come into force on 1 January 1976.
(2) This Act shall apply throughout Malaysia in respect of—
(a) officers in the public service who have opted or who are deemed to have opted for any New Scheme;
(b) officers in the public service who were or are appointed under any New Scheme;
(c) officers in the public service who by virtue of their option are bound by any New Scheme; or
(d) temporary officers in the public service who were appointed prior to 1 January 1976 and who were not given the option to opt for that New Scheme which came into force from that date.
Malay text (authoritative)
Tajuk ringkas, mula berkuat kuasa dan pemakaian
(1) Akta ini bolehlah dinamakan Akta Pencen 1980 dan hendaklah disifatkan sebagai telah mula berkuat kuasa pada 1 Januari 1976.
(2) Akta ini hendaklah terpakai di seluruh Malaysia bagi—
(a) pegawai dalam perkhidmatan awam yang telah memilih atau disifatkan telah memilih mana-mana Skim Baru;
(b) pegawai dalam perkhidmatan awam yang telah atau adalah dilantik di bawah mana-mana Skim Baru;
(c) pegawai dalam perkhidmatan awam yang oleh kerana pilihan mereka adalah terikat dengan mana-mana Skim Baru; atau
(d) pegawai sementara dalam perkhidmatan awam yang dilantik sebelum 1 Januari 1976 dan yang tidak diberi pilihan untuk memilih Skim Baru yang mula berkuat kuasa dari tarikh itu.
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Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
