Section 6.2: "Notwithstanding subsection (1) or any other written law, a person who is entitled to a pension, gratuity or other allowance under this act shall; […] be paid on his attaining the age of 55 years". In Seychelles, all persons at the moment of attaining the age of 63 years are entitled to a pension, whether they have been employed with the government or not, even those who never worked. Pensions (Amendment) Act, 25th May, 1998. Section 3: "Subject to Section 6 of the Pensions Act, every person who has left the Public Service before 31st December 1978, with less than 10 years' service shall be paid a special ex-gratia allowance at the rate of R750 for each completed year of such service". Seychelles Pension Scheme Act, 16/01/1991 This Act establishes a pension scheme for workers. Others who wish to join the pension scheme may become members. The sums contributed shall be credited to an account in the name of the member. Under the scheme members will be entitled to receive benefits on reaching retirement age or on permanent migration and on death the spouse or dependants would receive benefits. These benefits will be in addition to any payments under any other pension scheme and the members, shall therefore, receive in the totality an enhanced pension on reaching the retirement age. Section 3.1: "There is hereby established the Seychelles pension scheme for the payment under this act of pensions and other benefits in respect of the members of the scheme". 2: "The scheme shall be a body corporate". Section 4: "Every worker who is a citizen of Seychelles shall be a member of the scheme. Any individual who is a citizen of Seychelles, not being a worker, may […] become a member of the scheme". (Subsections 1and 2). Section 5.1: "In respect of every worker, there shall be paid into the scheme by his employer for each month or part of the month in which he is employed […] such sum as may be prescribed". 5.1A: "From and after the First day of January 1998, every worker shall pay into the Scheme for each month or part of a month in which the worker is employed, such sum as may be prescribed." (Subsection inserted by Amendment, Act 29/12/1997). 2: "Every person other than a worker who becomes a member of the scheme shall pay into the scheme a sum not less than the sum as may be prescribed on each occasion on which he makes such payment".