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The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (Dissolution) Order in Council 1963

S.I. 1963/2085 · Made 20 December 1963

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RHODESIA AND NYASALAND FEDERATION

Made 20th December 1963

Laid before Parliament in draft

Coming into Operation

Sections 2 (except subsection (1) and 17(2), Part III (except sections 42, 43 and 45) Part IV (except sections 48(2), 56, 57 and 59) and section 69 21st December 1963

Remainder immediately before 1st January 1964

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 20th day of December 1963

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas the Governments of the Territories or, as the case may require, the Governments of Southern Rhodesia and Northern Rhodesia have agreed that it is expedient that provision hereinafter contained should be made by Order in Council for the exercise of certain functions by institutions or bodies constituted jointly for those Territories:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of sections 1 and 2(1) of the Rhodesia and Nyasaland Act 1963, and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered as follows:—

Contents

  1. Part I: DISSOLUTION OF THE FEDERATION
  2. 1Dissolution of the Federation
  3. 2Continuation and adaptation of existing law
  4. 3Constitution of Liquidating Agency
  5. 4Agency to be a body corporate
  6. 5Procedure and exemptions of Agency
  7. 6Functions of Agency
  8. 7Powers of Agency
  9. 8Performance of functions and powers of Agency
  10. 9Termination of Liquidating Agency
  11. 10Property of the Federation
  12. 11Claims by and against the Federal Government
  13. 12Outstanding internal public debt of the Federation
  14. 13Federal tax reserve certificates
  15. 14Post Office Savings Bank
  16. 15Post Office savings certificates
  17. 16Outstanding external public debt of the Federation
  18. 17Winding up of certain bodies established by Federal law
  19. 18Pending legal proceedings
  20. 19Temporary continuation of certain Federal courts
  21. Part II: THE PUBLIC SERVICE
  22. 20Temporary provision for seconded Federal officers
  23. 21Constitution of Staff Authority and Staff Commission
  24. 22Powers of Staff Authority and Staff Commission in relation to seconded officers
  25. 23Staff and expenses of Staff Authority and Staff Commission
  26. 24Establishment of Central African Pension Fund
  27. 25Assets of Fund
  28. 26Vesting of Fund in Trustees
  29. 27Establishment of Central African Pension Agency
  30. 28Functions of Trustees
  31. 29Charges on Fund
  32. 30Further powers and duties of Pension Agency
  33. 31Contributions to Fund
  34. 32Valuation by actuary
  35. Part III: ELECTRIC POWER
  36. 33Constitution of Higher Authority for Power
  37. 34Functions of Higher Authority
  38. 35Procedure of Higher Authority
  39. 36Constitution of Central African Power Corporation
  40. 37Member-ship of Corporation
  41. 38Disqualifications for membership
  42. 39Tenure of office of members
  43. 40Acting appointments
  44. 41Procedure of Corporation
  45. 42Dissolution of existing Board and vesting of assets and liabilities in the Corporation
  46. 43Functions of Corporation
  47. 44Power of Corporation to execute certain instruments
  48. 45Power of Legislature of Territory to amend Part III
  49. 46Interpretation
  50. Part IV: CIVIL AIR TRANSPORT
  51. 47Constitution of Higher Authority for Civil Air Transport
  52. 48Functions of Higher Authority
  53. 49Procedure of Higher Authority
  54. 50Constitution of Central African Airways Corporation
  55. 51Membership of Corporation
  56. 52Disqualifications for membership
  57. 53Tenure of office of members
  58. 54Acting appointments
  59. 55Procedure of Corporation
  60. 56Dissolution of former Corporation and vesting of assets and liabilities in new Corporation
  61. 57Functions of Corporation
  62. 58Power of Corporation to execute certain instruments
  63. 59Power of Legislature of Territory to amend Part IV
  64. 60Interpretation
  65. Part V: AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
  66. 61Constitution of Agricultural Research Council of Central Africa
  67. 62Functions of Council
  68. 63Dissolution of existing Council and vesting of assets and liabilities in new Council
  69. 64Discoveries and inventions to vest in Council
  70. 65Power of Legislature of Territory to amend Part V
  71. Part VI: CURRENCY AND BANK OF RHODESIA AND NYASALAND
  72. 66Provision for the currency
  73. 67Capital of Bank
  74. 68Constitution of Committee of Ministers
  75. 69Regulations to adapt existing law
  76. 70Dissolution of Bank and distribution of assets
  77. Part VII: RAILWAYS
  78. 71Rhodesia Railways
  79. 72Constitution of Railways Court
  80. 73Power of Legislature of Territory to amend sections 71 and 72
  81. Part VIII: MISCELLANEOUS
  82. 74Modifications of British Nationality Acts
  83. 75Modification of Acts of Parliament and instruments having effect under an Act
  84. 76Interpretation
  85. 77Revocation
  86. 78Citation and commencement
  87. Signature
  88. Schedule I: PUBLIC DEBT OF THE FEDERATION
  89. APart A
  90. BPart B
  91. CPart C
  92. DPart D
  93. EPart E
  94. FPart F
  95. GPart G
  96. HPart H
  97. Schedule II: PENSIONS AND OTHER BENEFITS FOR THE FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE
  98. Part I: INTERPRETATION OF TERMS
  99. 1Paragraph 1
  100. Part II: PENSIONS AND ALLOWANCES FOR PENSIONERS AT THE DATE OF THE DISSOLUTION OF THE FEDERATION
  101. Pensions and allowances to be paid from the Fund
  102. 2Paragraph 2
  103. Payment of pensions
  104. 3Paragraph 3
  105. Part III: TERMINAL BENEFITS FOR PERSONS IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHO ARE NOT TRANSFERRED TO THE SERVICE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF A TERRITORY
  106. Payment of terminal benefits
  107. 4Paragraph 4
  108. Pension or gratuity for established Public Service officers or Federal Assembly officers
  109. 5Paragraph 5
  110. Additional abolition of office pension or gratuity for established Public Service officers or Federal Assembly officers
  111. 6Paragraph 6
  112. Pension or gratuity plus refund of pension contributions for established Prison officers
  113. 7Paragraph 7
  114. Additional abolition of office pension or gratuity for established Prison officers
  115. 8Paragraph 8
  116. Pension or gratuity plus refund of pension contributions for members with two or more years' pensionable service
  117. 9Paragraph 9
  118. Additional abolition of office pension or gratuity for members with two or more years' pensionable service
  119. 10Paragraph 10
  120. Benefits for Branch IV employees
  121. 11Paragraph 11
  122. Refund of pension contributions
  123. 12Paragraph 12
  124. Cash in lieu of notice
  125. 13Paragraph 13
  126. Cash in lieu of leave
  127. 14Paragraph 14
  128. Transport Allowance
  129. 15Paragraph 15
  130. Travel grant
  131. 16Paragraph 16
  132. Persons under contract
  133. 17Paragraph 17
  134. Members of the Federal Public Service Commission
  135. 18Paragraph 18
  136. Children's allowances for members
  137. 19Paragraph 19
  138. Payments of pensions under this Part
  139. 20Paragraph 20
  140. Provisions as to what constitutes rejection of offers of employment
  141. 21Paragraph 21
  142. Benefits in respect of officers, Prison officers or members on secondment who are discharged or dismissed or who die
  143. 22Paragraph 22
  144. Part IV: PENSION RIGHTS OF PERSONS IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TRANSFERRED TO THE SERVICE OF AN APPROVED GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION OR EMPLOYER ON PENSIONABLE CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
  145. Interpretation of terms
  146. 23Paragraph 23
  147. Persons seconded or transferred before the dissolution of the Federation
  148. 24Paragraph 24
  149. Persons transferred to the service of the Government of a Territory after the dissolution of the Federation
  150. 25Paragraph 25
  151. Persons who are subsequently transferred from the service of the Government of a Territory
  152. 26Paragraph 26
  153. Payment of benefits
  154. 27Paragraph 27
  155. Part V: TERMINAL BENEFITS FOR JUDGES OF THE FEDERAL SUPREME COURT
  156. Interpretation of terms
  157. 28Paragraph 28
  158. Terminal benefits for Federal judges
  159. 29Paragraph 29
  160. Federal judges transferring to the service of the Government of a Territory
  161. 30Paragraph 30
  162. Pensions for widows and dependants of Federal judges
  163. 31Paragraph 31
  164. Payment of benefits
  165. 32Paragraph 32
  166. Part VI: DISABILITY BENEFITS
  167. Benefits for injured or disabled persons
  168. 33Paragraph 33
  169. Pensions for dependants
  170. 34Paragraph 34
  171. Payment of benefits
  172. 35Paragraph 35
  173. Part VII: PAYMENTS INTO THE FUND
  174. 36Paragraph 36
  175. Part VIII: GENERAL
  176. Exemption of certain payments from income tax
  177. 37Paragraph 37
  178. Variation of this Schedule
  179. 38Paragraph 38
  180. Schedule III: MODIFICATIONS AND ADAPTATIONS OF ACTS OF PARLIAMENT AND INSTRUMENTS HAVING EFFECT UNDER AN ACT OF PARLIAMENT
  181. Acts of Parliament
  182. 1Paragraph 1
  183. 2Paragraph 2
  184. 3Paragraph 3
  185. 4Paragraph 4
  186. 5Paragraph 5
  187. 6Paragraph 6
  188. 7Paragraph 7
  189. 8Paragraph 8
  190. 9Paragraph 9
  191. 10Paragraph 10
  192. 11Paragraph 11
  193. Instruments having effect under an Act of Parliament
  194. 12Paragraph 12
  195. 13Paragraph 13
  196. 14Paragraph 14
  197. 15Paragraph 15
  198. Explanatory note