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Health Service and contribute towards the Public Service Pension Scheme; and
(b) be deemed to have contributed in respect of an approved previous employment for the
purposes of the Public Service Pension Scheme; and
(c) pay to the Consolidated Revenue Fund all terminal benefits upon ceasing to contribute
to that pension scheme, whereupon the following portion of his or her previous
pensionable service shall be deemed to be pensionable service in the Health Service, that
is, the portion equivalent to the length of pensionable service in the Health Service that
the amount of his or her terminal benefits would have purchased if such amount
represented arrear contributions for the purposes of Public Service (Pensions)
Regulations, 1992 (Statutory Instrument 124 of 1992).
(4) A person other than a member of the Public Service who is transferred to the Health
Service in terms of section 33(7) and who has not contributed to any pension scheme shall, on the
date of his or her transfer to the Health Service, contribute towards the Public Service Pension
Scheme.
(5) Persons referred to in subsections (3) and (4) may elect to make arrear contributions for
the purposes of the Public Service Pension Scheme.
26 Service regulations
(1) Subject to this Act and with the concurrence of the Minister, the Board may make
regulations providing for the conditions of service of members of the Health Service.
(2) Regulations made in terms of subsection (1) may provide for—
(a) the appointment, qualifications, salaries, allowances and other remuneration and
benefits of members of the Health Service, and their promotion, functions, hours of
work and leave of absence;
(b) the pension benefits payable to members of the Health Service and to other persons in
respect of the members’ service with the State or with any other person or authority, the
contributions payable in respect of such pension benefits and the circumstances in which
such pension benefits may be reduced, suspended or withdrawn;
(c) training and development courses for members of the Health Service and the attendance
of such members thereat;
(d) the use by members of the Health Service of vehicles, equipment and other property of
the State, their indemnification in respect of such use and additionally, or alternatively,
the recovery from them of compensation and penalties in respect of damage or loss
caused by such use;
(e) the manner in which members of the Health Service, may make representations in
regard to matters affecting their conditions of service and general welfare;
(f) the manner in which grievances of members of the Health Service may be expressed,
investigated and redressed;
(g) the terms and conditions of contracts entered into in terms of section 15;
(h) the circumstances in which heads of department may assent to cessions of salary,
allowances or other remuneration;
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