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Public Service Superannuation Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. P-36)

Act current to 2024-03-06 and last amended on 2019-08-28. Previous Versions

PART IIISupplementary Benefits (continued)

Marginal note:Manner of payment of benefit

  •  (1) The supplementary benefit payable to a recipient shall be paid at the same times, in the same manner, during or in respect of the same periods and subject to the same terms and conditions as the pension payable to that recipient.

  • (2) [Repealed, 1999, c. 34, s. 112]

  • R.S., 1985, c. P-36, s. 70
  • 1992, c. 46, s. 30
  • 1999, c. 34, s. 112

PART IVGeneral

Marginal note:Regulations

  •  (1) The Governor in Council may, for the purpose of enabling the pension plan provided by this Act to conform with any provision of section 147.1 of the Income Tax Act and Part LXXXV of the Income Tax Regulations, make regulations

    • (a) adapting any provision of this Act or of any regulation made under this Act;

    • (b) respecting the application of any provision of this Act or of any regulation made under this Act; and

    • (c) generally as the Governor in Council may consider necessary for that purpose.

  • Marginal note:Idem

    (2) The Governor in Council may, for the purpose of ensuring the practical and fair application of this Act in any case where regulations are or have been made under subsection (1), make regulations

    • (a) adapting any provision of this Act or of any regulation made under this Act;

    • (b) respecting the application of any provision of this Act or of any regulation made under this Act; and

    • (c) generally as the Governor in Council may consider necessary for that purpose.

  • Marginal note:Inconsistency with Act or other regulations

    (3) In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of any regulations made under subsection (1) or (2) and the provisions of this Act or any other regulations made under this Act, the provisions of the regulations made under subsection (1) or (2) prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.

  • Marginal note:Retroactive application of regulations

    (4) Regulations made under subsection (1) or (2) may, if they so provide, be retroactive and be deemed to come into force on a day prior to the day on which they are made, which prior day shall not be before the day on which this subsection comes into force.

  • Marginal note:Void regulations

    (5) A regulation made under subsection (1) or (2) is void if the regulation would reduce or have the effect of reducing the amount of any pension, annual allowance, annuity, supplementary benefit or lump sum payment that has accrued to any person before the day on which the regulation is made.

  • 1992, c. 46, s. 30
  • 1999, c. 34, s. 113

Marginal note:Regulations

  •  (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations respecting the manner in which and the extent to which any provisions of this Act or of any regulations made under this Act apply in respect of any service in the reserve force of the Canadian Forces of a contributor and adapting any of those provisions for the purposes of that application.

  • Marginal note:Retroactive application of regulations

    (2) Regulations made under subsection (1) may, if they so provide, be retroactive and have effect with respect to any period before they are made.

  • 2003, c. 26, s. 55

Marginal note:Power of Minister

 The Minister may use electronic means to create, communicate, make available, collect, receive, store or otherwise deal with documents or information under this Act.

  • 2008, c. 28, s. 159

Marginal note:Regulations — electronic means

  •  (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations

    • (a) respecting the use of electronic means to create, communicate, make available, collect, receive, store or otherwise deal with a document or information under this Act, including

      • (i) the technology or process, and the format, to be used,

      • (ii) the place where an electronic document is to be made or sent,

      • (iii) the time and circumstances when an electronic document is considered to be sent or received and the place where it is considered to have been sent or received,

      • (iv) the technology or process to be used to make or verify an electronic signature and the manner in which the signature is to be used, and

      • (v) the circumstances in which an electronic document must be signed with an electronic signature or a secure electronic signature; and

    • (b) providing that a requirement under a provision of this Act to provide a document or information by non-electronic means is satisfied by the provision of an electronic document if the prescribed conditions, if any, have been complied with.

  • Marginal note:Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act

    (2) In subsection (1), electronic document, electronic signature and secure electronic signature have the same meaning as in subsection 31(1) of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.

  • 2008, c. 28, s. 159
 

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