CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE as amended at 14th September, 2005 (a) the circumstances in which such benefits may be granted or in which the grant of such benefits may be refused; (b) the circumstances in which any such benefits that have been granted may be increased, withheld, reduced in amount or suspended; or (c) the amount of any such benefits. 2 Remittability of pensions (1) Any person who is entitled to receive a pension and who is not ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe shall not be prevented from having remitted to him outside Zimbabwe, free from any deduction, tax or charge, other than ordinary bank charges, made or levied in respect of its remission— (a) any payment of a pension to which he is entitled; and (b) subject to such restrictions as may be imposed by or under an Act of Parliament which are not greater than those which could have been imposed immediately before the appointed day, the amount of any commutation of a pension in such cases and to such extent as was prescribed by law immediately before that day. (1a) Notwithstanding anything in subparagraph (b) of subparagraph (1), provision may be made by or under an Act of Parliament limiting the amount of any commutation of a pension which may be remitted to any person outside Zimbabwe in any period of twelve months, and any such limitation may be greater than might have been imposed or prescribed immediately before the appointed day. [Subparagraph as inserted by section 4 of Act 9 of 1993 - Amendment No. 13] (2) Any amount which a person is entitled to have remitted under this paragraph shall not be deducted from the amount of money that he may be entitled to have remitted outside Zimbabwe by or under this Constitution or any law. (3) In this paragraph— “pension” means any pension or annuity which is payable— (a) from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to any public officer or former public officer or other person by or under this Constitution or any Act of Parliament; or (b) in accordance with the rules of any pension fund to— (i) a person who was a member of that fund upon his retirement on account of age or ill-health or other termination of service or on his attaining a specified age; or (ii) the spouse, children or dependants of a person who was a member of that fund upon or after the death of such former member; and which is payable for the lifetime of the recipient or for a specified period or until the happening of a specified event; “pension fund” means any scheme or arrangement established or operating in Zimbabwe the principal object of which is to provide benefits for persons who are or have been members of the scheme or arrangement upon their Reissue 100 14th September, 2005