Bill C-31
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TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS |
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| Continuation
of existing
order
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5. (1) The Special Duty Area Pension
Order made under subsection 91.1(1) of the
Pension Act, as that subsection read
immediately before the coming into force of
this Act, continues in force subject to being
repealed under section 91.2 of the Pension
Act, as enacted by section 3 of this Act.
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| Re-enactment
of provisions
of existing
order
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(2) Under section 91.2 of the Pension Act,
as enacted by section 3 of this Act, the
Minister of National Defence is deemed to
have the authority, after consulting the
Minister of Veterans Affairs, to make an
order that re-enacts the provisions of the
order referred to in subsection (1) of this
section.
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| Reference to
special duty
areas
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6. (1) In the definition ``special duty
service'' in subsection 3(1) of the Pension
Act, as enacted by subsection 1(3) of this
Act, the expression ``special duty area
designated under section 91.2'' shall be
read as including a special duty area
designated by the Special Duty Area Pension
Order made under subsection 91.1(1) of the
Pension Act, as that subsection read
immediately before the coming into force of
this Act, until that order is repealed.
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| Reference to
special duty
areas
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(2) In the definition ``special duty
service'' in subsection 32.1(2) of the Royal
Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation
Act, as enacted by section 4 of this Act, the
reference to a special duty area designated
under section 91.2 of the Pension Act shall
be read as including a special duty area
designated by the Special Duty Area Pension
Order made under subsection 91.1(1) of the
Pension Act, as that subsection read
immediately before the coming into force of
this Act, until that order is repealed.
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| Regulations
made under
the
Department of
Veterans
Affairs Act
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7. Regulations made under the
Department of Veterans Affairs Act, and in
force immediately before the coming into
force of this Act, that confer on members of
the Canadian Forces and their survivors a
benefit for disability or death by reason of
service in a special duty area apply, with
such modifications as the circumstances
require, in respect of members of the
Canadian Forces and their survivors in
relation to disability or death by reason of
special duty service, as defined in
subsection 3(1) of the Pension Act as
amended by subsection 1(3) of this Act.
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