PUBLIC SERVICE PENSIONS ACT: INDEX TO SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
Public Service Pension (Public Service Prescription) Order
Public Pensions (Constitution of Fund) Order
Public Service (Retirement Age) Regulations
PUBLIC SERVICE PENSION (PUBLIC SERVICE PRESCRIPTION) ORDER
[Section 2]
Arrangement of Paragraphs
Paragraph
1. Title
2. Prescription of Public Service
SI 49 of 1999.
This Order may be cited as the Public Service Pensions (Public Service Prescription) Order.
2. Prescription of Public Service
The institutions set out in the schedule to this Order are hereby prescribed as Public Service for purpose of the Act.
SCHEDULE
[Regulation 2]
1. The Zambia Law Development Commission established under the Zambia Law Development Commission Act.
2. All Health Management Boards established under the National Health Service Act.
PUBLIC PENSIONS (CONSTITUTION OF FUND) ORDER
[Section 9]
Arrangement of Paragraphs
Paragraph
1. Title
2. Constitution of Fund
SI 104 of 1999.
This Order may be cited as the Public Pensions (Constitution of Fund) Order.
There is hereby constituted the Public Service Pensions Fund for the purposes of the Act.
PUBLIC SERVICE (RETIREMENT AGE) REGULATIONS
[Section 33]
Arrangement of Regulations
Regulation
1. Title
2. Interpretation
3. Application
4. Age of retirement of officer
5. Revocation of Public Service (Retirement Age) Regulations, No. 63 of 2014
SI 12 of 2023.
These Regulations may be cited as the Public Service (Retirement Age) Regulations.
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
“officer” has the meaning assigned to the word in the Act.
These Regulations do not apply to an officer of, or below, the rank of Chief—
(a) Inspector in the Zambia Police Service; and
(b) Officer III in the Zambia Correctional Service.
4. Age of retirement of officer
(1) Notwithstanding section 33 of the Act, an officer—
(a) shall retire on the 60th anniversary of the date of the officer’s birthday; or
(b) may, on giving 12 month’s notice, and subject to the approval of the President, retire on attaining the age of 55 or 65 years.
(2) Despite sub-regulation (1), an officer in the Defence Force shall retire, in the case of—
(a) Private Soldier to Major, on attaining the age of 55 years;
(b) Warrant Officer Class II, on attaining the age of 57 years;
(c) Warrant Officer Class I, on attaining the age of 60 years;
(d) Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel, on attaining the age of 57 years; and
(e) Brigadier General and above—
(i) on attaining the age of 60 years; or
(ii) where the officer on giving 12 months’ prior notice and subject to the approval of the President, attains the age of 65 years.
5. Revocation of Public Service (Retirement Age) Regulations, No. 63 of 2014
The Public Service (Retirement Age) Regulations, 2014 are revoked.