Bill to Abolish Parliamentary Pensions Gazetted

05-Jan-2026

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A bill to repeal the Parliamentary Pensions Act No. 1 of 1977 has been published in the Gazette. The notification was issued under the authority of the Minister of Justice and National Integration.

The proposed legislation will be titled the Parliamentary Pensions (Abolition) Act. Upon enactment, it will repeal the Parliamentary Pensions Act No. 1 of 1977.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Gazette notification states that any individual receiving a parliamentary pension under the provisions of the 1977 Act, the provisions of Section 9 of Act No. 1 of 1982, or Section 9 of Act No. 47 of 1990, shall cease to receive such pension from the date this new Act comes into operation.