Amendment to Sec. 4 of Act No. 3173
Act No. 3971, approved on December 2, 1932, amends Section 4 of Act No. 3173 regarding pension and retirement pay for officers and employees of the Philippine Health Service. It stipulates that a minimum of ten years of salary deductions is required for eligibility for pension or retirement benefits. However, if this condition is not met, benefits may still be granted if the individual or their legal heirs agree to cover the unpaid deductions through salary deductions from their pension. Additionally, individuals who have died or are permanently incapacitated are entitled to reimbursement of all salary deductions made. The Act takes effect immediately upon approval.
Quick Answers
- What is Amendment to Sec. 4 of Act No. 3173 about?
- Act No. 3971, approved on December 2, 1932, amends Section 4 of Act No. 3173 regarding pension and retirement pay for officers and employees of the Philippine Health Service. It stipulates that a minimum of ten years of salary deductions is required for eligibility for pension or retirement benefits. However, if this condition is not met, benefits may still be granted if the individual or their legal heirs agree to cover the unpaid deductions through salary deductions from their pension. Additionally, individuals who have died or are permanently incapacitated are entitled to reimbursement of all salary deductions made. The Act takes effect immediately upon approval.
- What type of law is Act No. 3971?
- Amendment to Sec. 4 of Act No. 3173 (Act No. 3971) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Amendment to Sec. 4 of Act No. 3173 enacted?
- Amendment to Sec. 4 of Act No. 3173 (Act No. 3971) was enacted on Dec 2, 1932.
- What is the citation for Amendment to Sec. 4 of Act No. 3173?
- Amendment to Sec. 4 of Act No. 3173, Act No. 3971, Dec 2, 1932 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 3971
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
December 2, 1932
ACT NO. 3971
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION FOUR OF ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-THREE, PROVIDING FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OF THE SUM DEDUCTED OR RETAINED FROM THE MONTHLY SALARY OF THE OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE PHILIPPINE HEALTH SERVICE
SECTION 1. Section four of Act Numbered Thirty-one hundred and seventy-three, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 4. Ten years' deduction in salary requisite for granting of pension or retirement pay; reimbursement of sum deducted or retained. — No claim for pension or retirement pay shall be granted to any officer or employee of the Philippine Health Service or his or her legal heirs who fails to have completed ten full years deduction in salary prior to the application therefor: Provided, however, That in this and similar cases the pension or retirement pay otherwise legally recognized may be granted on condition that the officer or employee concerned or his or her legal heirs agrees upon the deduction to be made on his or her pension or retirement pay, in one or more such installments as to fully cover the unpaid deductions in salaries corresponding to ten full years: And provided, further, That in no case shall the deduction thus made be less than the monthly deduction corresponding to the officer's or employee's salary under the provisions of section two of this Act: And provided, finally, That any officer or employee who has died or has been separated from the service for permanent physical incapacity and has been unable to establish his right to pension or retirement under the provisions of this Act shall be entitled to reimbursement of the entire sum deducted or retained from his monthly salary."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, December 2, 1932.
Cite This Law
Amendment to Sec. 4 of Act No. 3173, Act No. 3971, Dec 2, 1932 (Philippines)
Amendment to Sec. 4 of Act No. 3173, Act No. 3971 (Phil. 1932)
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