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- English(1) The law to be applied with respect to any pensions benefits that were granted to any person before Independence Day shall be the law that was in force at the date on which those benefits were granted or any law in force at a later date that is not less favourable to that person.
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(4) All pensions benefits shall (except to the extent to which, in the case of benefits under the Widows’ and Orphans’ Pensions Act or under any law amending or replacing that Act, they are a charge on a fund established by that Act or by any such law and have been duly paid out of that fund to the person or authority to whom payment is due) be a charge on the general revenues of Belize.
(5) In this section, “pensions benefits” means any pensions, compensation, gratuities or other like allowances for persons in respect of their service as public officers or for the widows, children, dependents or personal representatives of such persons in respect of such service.
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Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe state shall take care of the creation of conditions in which an optimal satisfaction of the basic needs for work, food, health care, education, energy, clothing and communication is obtained. (Art. 24)
- DutchDe Staat draagt zorg voor het scheppen van omstandigheden, waardoor een optimale bevrediging van de basisbehoeften aan het werk, voeding, gezondheid, onderwijs, energie, kleding en communicatie verkregen wordt. (Art. 24)
Public Institutions and Services
- English
(1) In the following matters legislation as regards principles is the business of the Federation, the issue of implementing laws and execution the business of the provinces:
1. social welfare; hospitals and nursing homes;
... (Art. 12) - German
(1) Bundessache ist die Gesetzgebung über die Grundsätze, Landessache die Erlassung von Ausführungsgesetzen und die Vollziehung in folgenden Angelegenheiten:
1. Armenwesen; Heil- und Pflegeanstalten;
... (Art. 12)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe State strives [s'efforce] to provide for the needs of every citizen who, because of their age or their physical or mental inaptitude, find themselves with an incapacity to work, notably by the institution of organs [organismes] of social character. (Art. 44)
- Arabicتسعى الدولة جاهدة لتوفير احتياجات كل مواطن يجد نفسه عاجزاً عن العمل نتيجة عمره أو عدم أهليته جسدياً أو عقلياً، لا سيما من خلال إنشاء أجهزة ذات طابع اجتماعي. (المادة 44)
- FrenchL'Etat s'efforce de subvenir aux besoins de tout citoyen qui, en raison de son âge ou de son inaptitude physique ou mentale, se trouve dans l'incapacité de travailler, notamment par l'institution d'organismes à caractère social. (Art. 44)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishI. The State shall regulate the financial system based on criterion of equality of opportunity, solidarity, equitable distribution and redistribution.
… (Art. 330) - SpanishI. El Estado regulará el sistema financiero con criterios de igualdad de oportunidades, solidaridad, distribución y redistribución equitativa.
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Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe family, which is fundamental to the preservation and growth of the nation and which constitutes the foundation of society, enjoys the protection of the government.
… (Sec. 27) - EstonianPerekond rahva püsimise ja kasvamise ning ühiskonna alusena on riigi kaitse all.
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- EnglishThe State supports responsible paternity and the education appropriate for the promotion of the family. (Art. 25)
- SpanishEl Estado propugna la paternidad responsable y la educación apropiada para la promoción de la familia. (Art. 25)
- FrenchL'État soutient la paternité responsable et une éducation appropriée dans le but de promouvoir la famille. (Art. 25)
Public Institutions and Services
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(3) Recognising that the most secure democracy is one that assures the basic necessities of life for its people, the State shall endeavour to establish an efficient, dynamic and self-reliant economy whose underlying principles shall include ensuring:
(a) ample and equal economic opportunity for all citizens and a pronounced role for the private sector, and the encouragement of private initiative;
… (Sec. 215)
Public Institutions and Services
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To the President of the Republic will likewise correspond the exclusive initiative to:
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4. Establish, modify, concede or augment remunerations, retirement payments, pensions, widows’ and orphans’ allowances, earnings [rentas] and any other class of emoluments, loans or benefits to active or retired personnel and to beneficiaries of widows’ and orphans’ allowances, in such case, of the public administration and of the other organs [organismos] and entities specified above, with the exception of the remunerations of the offices indicated in the first paragraph of Article 38bis, as well as establishing the minimum remuneration of the workers of the private sector, obligatorily augmenting their remunerations and other economic benefits or to alter the bases for determining them; all of which without prejudice to that provided in the following Numerals;
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6. Establish or modify the norms concerning social security or those related [incidir] to them, of both the public sector and the private sector.
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Corresponderá, asimismo, al Presidente de la República la iniciativa exclusiva para:
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4º.- Fijar, modificar, conceder o aumentar remuneraciones, jubilaciones, pensiones, montepíos, rentas y cualquiera otra clase de emolumentos, préstamos o beneficios al personal en servicio o en retiro y a los beneficiarios de montepío, en su caso, de la Administración Pública y demás organismos y entidades anteriormente señalados, con excepción de las remuneraciones de los cargos indicados en el inciso primero del artículo 38 bis, como asimismo fijar las remuneraciones mínimas de los trabajadores del sector privado, aumentar obligatoriamente sus remuneraciones y demás beneficios económicos o alterar las bases que sirvan para determinarlos; todo ello sin perjuicio de lo dispuesto en los números si guientes;
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6º.- Establecer o modificar las normas sobre seguridad social o que incidan en ella, tanto del sector público como del sector privado.
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Public Institutions and Services
- English
The Republic shall assist the development of a family and the fulfilment of its duties, with particular consideration for large families, through economic measures and other benefits.
The Republic shall protect mothers, children and the young by adopting necessary measures. (Art. 31) - Italian
La Repubblica agevola con misure economiche e altre provvidenze la formazione della famiglia e l'adempimento dei compiti relativi, con particolare riguardo alle famiglie numerose.
Protegge la maternità, l'infanzia e la gioventù, favorendo gli istituti necessari a tale scopo. (Art. 31)