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- English(1) Where under any law any person or authority has a discretion—
(a) to decide whether or not any pensions benefits shall be granted; or
(b) to withhold, reduce in amount or suspend any such benefits that have been granted,
those benefits shall be granted and may not be withheld, reduced in amount or suspended unless the Public Service Commission concurs in the refusal to grant the benefits or, as the case may be, in the decision to withhold them, reduce them in amount or suspend them.
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(5) In this section “pensions benefits” means any pensions, compensation, gratuities or other like allowances for persons in respect of their service as judges or officers of the Supreme Court or public officers or for the widows, children, dependants or personal representatives of such persons in respect of such service. (Sec. 96)
Public Institutions and Services
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2. It is exclusively incumbent upon the National Parliament to make laws on:
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m) The bases for the health and social security system;
… (Sec. 95) - Tetum…
2. Parlamentu Nasionál de’it mak halo lejizlasaun kona-ba:
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m) Baze sistema seguransa sosiál no mós saúde nian;
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2. Compete exclusivamente ao Parlamento Nacional legislar sobre:
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m) As bases do sistema de segurança social e de saúde;
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Public Institutions and Services
- English
The State works to assure to vulnerable persons having specific needs, their integration into social life.
The conditions and the modalities for application of this provision are established by the law. (Art. 72) - Arabic
تعمل الدولة على ضمـــان ا إدماج الفئات المحرومة ذات الاحتياجات الخاصة في الحياة الاجتماعية.
يحدد القانون شروط وكيفيات تطبيق هذا الحكم. (المادة 72) - French
L’Etat œuvre à assurer aux personnes vulnérables ayant des besoins spécifiques, leur insertion dans la vie sociale.
Les conditions et les modalités d'application de cette disposition sont fixées par la loi. (Art. 72)