Port Authorities Act 1963 · Updated to 1 Dec 2020 · Part VII · New Ports
53. Officers and servants of the Authority by virtue of subsection 52(1) to be deemed for the purpose of pensions to continue in the service of the Administration
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and who by virtue of subsection 52(1) becomes an officer or servant of the Authority and who immediately before the date of his becoming such officer or servant of the Authority held an office which was a pensionable office under the Pensions Ordinance 1951 [Ord. 1 of 1951], shall for the purpose of the said Ordinance be deemed to continue to hold such pensionable office so long as he is in the service of the Authority and shall be eligible for the grant of a pension, gratuity, or any allowance based on his last drawn pensionable emoluments as if his service under the Authority were service under the Administration, and he may be granted such pension, gratuity or allowance in accordance with the said Ordinance.
Any person who joined the Administration prior to 1 July 1952, and who by virtue of subsection 52(1) becomes an officer or servant of the Authority and who immediately before the date of his becoming such officer or servant of the Authority held an office which was a non-pensionable office under the Pensions Ordinance 1951, shall for the purpose of the said Ordinance be deemed to continue to hold such office so long as he is in the service of the Authority and subject to the said Ordinance shall be eligible for the grant of a gratuity or retiring allowance as if his service under the Authority were service under the
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“port” means the port specified in the Schedule within the limits declared under section 6 of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952;
Administration, and may be granted such gratuity or allowance based on his last drawn salary.
Subsection (2) shall not affect any agreement relating to gratuity or to retirement or other allowances entered into by any person mentioned in the said subsection with the Administration.