Marginal note:Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Continuation Act.

Marginal note:Definitions

• 2. (1) In this Act

  “child”

  « enfant »

  “child” means a child or stepchild of — or an individual adopted either legally or in fact by — an officer or a former officer who at the time of the officer’s or former officer’s death was dependent on the officer or former officer for support;

  “constable”

  « gendarme »

  “constable” means any member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police other than a commissioned officer;

  “Force”

  « Gendarmerie »

  “Force” means the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;

  “former Act”

  « ancienne loi »

  “former Act” means chapter 241 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1952 as it was before the 1st day of April 1960;

  “Marine Section”

  « section maritime »

  “Marine Section” means the water transport and personnel of the Force;

  “member of the Force” or “member”

  « membre de la Gendarmerie » ou « membre »

  “member of the Force” or “member” includes the Commissioner and every other officer, non-commissioned officer and man or woman of the Force;

  “Minister”

  « Ministre »

  “Minister” means the Minister for the time having control and management of the Force;

  “officer”

  « officier »

  “officer” means a commissioned officer of the Force;

  “pay”

  « solde »

  “pay”, for pension purposes, means the pay of the substantive rank or appointment, but not that of acting rank, and does not include extra pay for staff and similar temporary appointments;

  “rank”

  « grade » ou « rang »

  “rank” means substantive rank or appointment, but does not include acting rank;

  “service”

  « service »

  “service” means service in the Force;

  “survivor”

  « survivant »

  “survivor”, in relation to an officer or a former officer, means

  • (a) a person who was married to the officer or former officer at the time of the officer’s or former officer’s death, or

  • (b) a person referred to in subsection 25.1(1).

• Marginal note:Service as special constable, etc.

  (2) A period during which a member of the Force served as a special constable in the Force or as a member of a provincial police force may, in accordance with regulations of the Governor in Council, be deemed to be a period during which the member served in the Force and to be service for the purposes of this Act.