The Pensions Act, 1871
The Pensions Act, 1871 is a federal legislation which extends to whole of Pakistan. The Pensions Act, 1871 was made to consolidate and amend the law relating to pensions and grants by Government of money or land-revenue. The Act defines the expression such as “grant of money or land revenue” broadly to encompass any payment by the Government related to rights, privileges, perquisites or office. The term “Appropriate Government” is clarified to refer to the Federal Government in the case of federal pensions and the Provincial Government for other pensions. The Pensions Act, 1871 provides regulations for the rights of pensions, barring Civil Courts from entertaining suits related to pensions or grants and directing claims to be made to authorized officers. The mode of payment, commutation of pension, and miscellaneous provisions, such as the exemption of pensions from attachment, voidance of assignments in anticipation of pension, and rewards for informing about fraudulent pension receipt, are outlined. The Pensions Act, 1871 empowers the Chief Controlling Revenue authority in each province to make rules for various matters related to pensions, providing guidance to officers under the Pensions Act, 1871.
