Marginal note:Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Public Service Pension Adjustment Act.

Marginal note:Definitions

2. In this Act

“child”

« enfant »

“child” means a person who is in receipt of a pension by virtue of being the child of an employee and, unless the context otherwise requires, does not include an orphan;

“employee”

« employé »

“employee” means a person in receipt of a pension who was

• (a) employed in the public service of Canada,

• (b) a member of the forces, or

• (c) a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;

“forces”

« forces »

“forces” means the regular forces of the Canadian Forces, and includes the forces known before the coming into force of Part II of the National Defence Act as the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army Active Force, the Permanent Active Militia, the Permanent Militia Corps, the permanent staff of the Militia, the Royal Canadian Air Force (Regular) and the Permanent Active Air Force;

“orphan”

« orphelin »

“orphan” means a child of an employee who is in receipt of a pension by virtue of being an orphan;

“pension”

« pension »

“pension” means the basic pension, annual allowance or annuity

• (a) payable pursuant to an enactment or pension plan listed in Schedule I, and

• (b) calculated, without regard to any reduction or decrease made after the date the pension first became payable, on the basis of the length of service of the employee to or in respect of whom such pension, annual allowance or annuity is payable;

“recipient”

« bénéficiaire »

“recipient” means an employee, widow, child or orphan;

“salary”

« traitement »

“salary” includes wages and pay and allowances;

“widow”

« veuve »

“widow” means a person who is in receipt of a pension by virtue of being the widow of an employee.