Cap. 564 Art. 3President may make pension regulations.

(1) Without prejudice to article 113 of the Constitution of Malta it shall be lawful for the President of Malta, from time to time to make, and when made, to vary regulations for the granting of pensions, gratuities and other allowances to Members of the Judiciary and to the Attorney General.

(2) The said regulations and any regulations varying the same as aforesaid, shall have the same force and effect for all purposes as if they were contained in this Act, and the term "this Act" shall in the following articles be read and construed accordingly.

(3) Whenever the President of Malta is satisfied that any regulation made under this article should have retrospective effect in order to confer a benefit, that regulation may be given retrospective effect for that purpose. computed in accordance with the provisions in force at the actual date of retirement of a member of the judiciary or of the Attorney General, as the case may be.