CHAPTER 02:03
PRESIDENTS (PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS)

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    SECTION

    1.    Short title

    2.    Interpretation

    3.    Pension and other benefits of President

    4.    Pension payable to spouse or dependants on death of President

    5.    Pensions, etc. chargeable to the Consolidated Fund

    6.    Circumstances in which pensions, etc., not payable

    7.    Pensions, etc. not to be assignable

    8.    Insolvency

        Schedule - Other Benefits

Act 3, 1998,
S.I. 34, 2000,
S.I. 18, 2002,
Act 4, 2017.

An Act to provide for the payment of pensions and other retirement benefits to and in respect of Presidents of the Republic of Botswana; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental thereto.

[Date of Commencement: 1st April, 1998]

1.    Short title

    This Act may be cited as the Presidents (Pensions and Retirement Benefits) Act.

2.    Interpretation

    In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

    "President" means a President of the Republic of Botswana.

3.    Pension and other benefits of President

    Subject to this Act, any person who has been President shall, immediately upon ceasing to hold office as such, be entitled to—

    (a)    a tax free monthly pension equivalent to the monthly basic salary attached to the office at the time that that person ceased to hold office, or 80 per cent of the incumbent President's salary, whichever is greater; and