1nd Session, 35th Parliament,
42 Elizabeth II, 1994

The House of Commons of Canada

BILL C-208

An Act to amend the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act

R.S., c. M-5;
1989, c. 6;
1992, c. 46

      Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

1. The Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act (``the Act'') is amended by adding the following, immediately after section 13:

Double payments prohibited

13.1 (1) An allowance or other benefit payable to a former member under this Act is not payable to a former member who is employed by or who is receiving remuneration from the Government of Canada, an agency of the Government of Canada, or a Crown corporation.

``Crown corporation''
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(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), ``Crown corporation'' has the same meaning as in section 83 of the Financial Administration Act.

Age restriction

13.2 (1) No allowance is payable to a former member under section 14 or 15 until the former member has reached sixty years of age.

Spouse or child

(2) Where a member or former member dies before reaching sixty years of age, no allowance is payable to a spouse or child under section 20 until such time as the member would have been eligible to be paid an allowance.

Ss. 13.1 and 13.2 not retroactive

13.3 Sections 13.1 and 13.2 apply only to persons who become former members after the sections come into force.

2. Section 24 of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Duration of entitlement

24. An allowance under section 20 or a joint and survivor benefit under subsection 23(4)

    (a) begins to be payable

      (i) where the member or former member is sixty years of age or older at the time of death, on the first day of the month following the month in which the mem ber or former member dies, or

      (ii) where the member or former member has not reached sixty years of age at the time of death, on the first day of the month following the month in which the member or former member would have reached sixty years of age; and

    (b) in the case of an allowance or joint and survivor benefit payable to the spouse, continues during the lifetime of the spouse.

COMING INTO FORCE

Coming into force

3. This Act comes into force on the day that it is assented to.