Constitution of Zimbabwe (as amended by Constitution Amendment No. 19) or any ill-health or injury arising out of and in the course of his official duties during a period of service as a public officer, that— (a) commenced before the appointed day shall be the law that was in force immediately before that day; or (b) commenced on or after the appointed day shall be the law in force on the date on which that period of service commenced; or any law in force at a later date that is not less favourable to the person entitled to such pensions benefits. [Subparagraph as amended by section 4 of Act 9 of 1993 �� Amendment No. 13] (3) Where a person is entitled to exercise an option as to which of two or more laws shall apply in his case, the law for which he opts shall, for the purposes of this paragraph, be deemed to be more favourable to him than the other law or laws. (4) All pensions benefits shall be charged upon and paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund. (5) Any law which alters the age at which a person holding public office shall retire or otherwise vacate his office shall not have effect in relation to any public officer who was appointed before that law takes effect unless he consents thereto. (6) In this paragraph— “law” shall be construed as including the rules or other instrument setting out the terms of service of the staff of Parliament; “pensions benefits” means any pensions, commutation of pensions, gratuities or other like allowances or refund of pension contributions, including any interest payable thereon, for persons in respect of their service as public officers or any ill-health or injury arising out of and in the course of their official duties or for the spouses, children, dependants or personal representatives of such persons in respect of such service, ill-health or injury. (7) References in this paragraph to the law with respect to pensions benefits include, without derogation from their generality, references to the law regulating— (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. Remittability of pensions 2. (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 - 124 -