The Asian Widows And Orphans Pensions Repeal Act 2022 - as Plain Text by MWakili

NATIONAL CO"UNCIL FOR LAW PORTING LIBRARY SPECIAL ISSUE Kenya Gazette Supplement No.

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NAIROD!, 1-ENYA TEL: 2719231 F: 2712694 PRINTED AND BLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRTER, NAIROBI 63 THE ASIAN WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' PENSIONS (REPEAL) ACT No.

5 of 2022 Date of Assent: 24th February, 2022 Date of Commencement: 21st March, 2022 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1 Short title.

2 Interpretation.

3 Repeal of Cap.

193.

4 Transitional provisions.

64 Asian Widows' and Orphans' Pensions (Repeal) 2022 No.

5 THE ASIAN WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' PENSIONS (REPEAL) ACT, 2022 AN ACT of Parliament to repeal the Asian Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act; and for connected purposes ENACTED by the Parliament of Kenya as follows- Short title.

1.

This Act may be cited as the Asian Widows' and Orphans' Pensions (Repeal) Act, 2022.

Interpretation.

2.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires "Fund" means the Asian Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Fund established under the repealed Act; "Cabinet Secretary" means the Cabinet Secretary responsible for matters relating to finance; and Cap.

193.

"repealed Act" means the Asian Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act.

Repeal of Cap.

193.

3.

The Asian Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act is repealed.

Transitional 4.

Notwithstanding section 3 provisions.

(a) the Cabinet Secretary shall, before the winding up of the Fund, ascertain the status of claims against the Fund and, ensure that any outstanding claims are settled within one year of the coming into operation of this Act; (b) the Cabinet Secretary shall, before the winding up of the Fund, ascertain the status of the claims by the Fund against any person and, ensure that any outstanding claims are settled and the proceeds therefrom paid into the Consolidated Fund; (c) the term of the members of the Board of the Fund, in office immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall continue until the claims under paragraphs (a) and (b) have been determined or for a period of not more than one year after the commencement of this Act, whichever is later; (d) the Cabinet Secretary shall, within one year of the coming into operation of this Act or upon the determination of the claims under paragraphs (a) and (b), whichever is the later, wind up the Fund 65 2022 Asian Widows' and Orphans' Pensions (repeal) No.

5 and pay the proceeds therefrom into the Consolidated Fund; (e) the Cabinet Secretary shall, within one year of the coming into operation of this Act or upon the determination of the matters under paragraphs (a) and (b), whichever is the later, report to Parliament in accordance with section 24(9) of the Public Finance Management Act, 2012, on the winding up No.

18 of 2012.

of the Fund and any other relevant matter; and (0 the Auditor General shall, within one year of the coming into operation of this Act, submit to the National Assembly a terminating audit report of the Fund.

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