Acts and Regulations

P-26 - Public Service Superannuation Act

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Regulations
28The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regulations
(a) specifying a list of boards, commissions, corporations, educational institutions or portions of the public service for the purpose of defining “Public Service”;
(a.1) with respect to an addition to the list referred to in paragraph (a), prescribing the terms and conditions upon which prior service with any such board, commission, corporation, educational institution or portion of the public service is to be counted as pensionable service under this Act, and with respect to a deletion from the list referred to in paragraph (a) prescribing the terms and conditions under which any existing liability for past service is to be recognized;
(b) determining, where there may be doubt, where an employee has been granted leave of absence without pay, or where an employee loses salary as a result of a strike, the amount that is deemed for the purposes of this Act to be the salary of an employee;
(b.1) determining pensionable service where an employee loses salary as a result of a strike;
(c) determining, in case of doubt, the date on which a contributor ceased to be employed;
(d) determining the amount and method of any employer contribution to the Superannuation Account and any interest credit that may be allowed on the balance in the Account;
(e) prescribing the rate and manner of calculating interest;
(f) prescribing the circumstances under which and the terms and conditions upon which an election under this Act may be revoked by an elector, either wholly or partially;
(g) specifying a list of agencies for the purposes of the definition “deputy head”;
(g.1) respecting the determination of the commuted value of a benefit for the purposes of section 19.1;
(g.2) respecting the circumstances and manner in which the portion of the benefit to which a spouse or common-law partner of a contributor, or of a former contributor, is entitled under section 19.1, may be dealt with, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the types of instruments to which the portion may be transferred and the types of instruments that may be purchased with the portion;
(g.3) respecting the revaluation of benefits under section 19.1;
(g.4) respecting any other matter relating to a benefit to be divided on the breakdown of a marriage or common-law partnership;
(g.5) defining any word or expression used but not defined in section 19.1;
(h) respecting the nature of the evidence required to establish proof of age, death or spousal status for the purposes of this Act, the time within which such evidence is to be provided and the consequence of any failure to provide such evidence within that time;
(h.1) specifying legislation for the purposes of clause 4(1)(b)(ii)(A.3);
(i) prescribing the terms and conditions under which active military service may be counted as pensionable service, and for defining “armed forces” and “active military service”;
(i.1) prescribing for the purposes of subsection 27(4.1) expenses which are a charge upon and payable out of the pension trust fund;
(i.2) Repealed: 1992, c.70, s.3
(j) generally for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act but not in such a way as to provide for any benefits or penalties that are not consistent with the intent of this Act.
1966, c.23, s.26; 1971, c.58, s.6; 1972, c.57, s.15; 1975, c.49, s.8; 1976, c.50, s.8; 1983, c.71, s.9; 1992, c.70, s.1, 3; 1994, c.89, s.8; 1996, c.67, s.8; 1997, c.56, s.4; 1998, c.35, s.4; 2008, c.45, s.31
Regulations
28The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regulations
(a) specifying a list of boards, commissions, corporations, educational institutions or portions of the public service for the purpose of defining “Public Service”;
(a.1) with respect to an addition to the list referred to in paragraph (a), prescribing the terms and conditions upon which prior service with any such board, commission, corporation, educational institution or portion of the public service is to be counted as pensionable service under this Act, and with respect to a deletion from the list referred to in paragraph (a) prescribing the terms and conditions under which any existing liability for past service is to be recognized;
(b) determining, where there may be doubt, where an employee has been granted leave of absence without pay, or where an employee loses salary as a result of a strike, the amount that is deemed for the purposes of this Act to be the salary of an employee;
(b.1) determining pensionable service where an employee loses salary as a result of a strike;
(c) determining, in case of doubt, the date on which a contributor ceased to be employed;
(d) determining the amount and method of any employer contribution to the Superannuation Account and any interest credit that may be allowed on the balance in the Account;
(e) prescribing the rate and manner of calculating interest;
(f) prescribing the circumstances under which and the terms and conditions upon which an election under this Act may be revoked by an elector, either wholly or partially;
(g) specifying a list of agencies for the purposes of the definition “deputy head”;
(g.1) respecting the determination of the commuted value of a benefit for the purposes of section 19.1;
(g.2) respecting the circumstances and manner in which the portion of the benefit to which a spouse of a contributor, or of a former contributor, is entitled under section 19.1, may be dealt with, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the types of instruments to which the portion may be transferred and the types of instruments that may be purchased with the portion;
(g.3) respecting the revaluation of benefits under section 19.1;
(g.4) respecting any other matter relating to a benefit to be divided on marriage breakdown;
(g.5) defining any word or expression used but not defined in section 19.1;
(h) respecting the nature of the evidence required to establish proof of age, death or spousal status for the purposes of this Act, the time within which such evidence is to be provided and the consequence of any failure to provide such evidence within that time;
(h.1) specifying legislation for the purposes of clause 4(1)(b)(ii)(A.3);
(i) prescribing the terms and conditions under which active military service may be counted as pensionable service, and for defining “armed forces” and “active military service”;
(i.1) prescribing for the purposes of subsection 27(4.1) expenses which are a charge upon and payable out of the pension trust fund;
(i.2) Repealed: 1992, c.70, s.3
(j) generally for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act but not in such a way as to provide for any benefits or penalties that are not consistent with the intent of this Act.
1966, c.23, s.26; 1971, c.58, s.6; 1972, c.57, s.15; 1975, c.49, s.8; 1976, c.50, s.8; 1983, c.71, s.9; 1992, c.70, s.1, 3; 1994, c.89, s.8; 1996, c.67, s.8; 1997, c.56, s.4; 1998, c.35, s.4