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LAWS OF GUYANA
FORMER PRESIDENTS (BENEFITS AND OTHER
FACILITIES) ACT
CHAPTER 27:17
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Note
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Subsidiary Legislation
This Chapter contains no subsidiary legislation.

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FORMER PRESIDENTS (BENEFITS AND OTHER
FACILITIES) ACT
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
SECTION
1. Short title.
2. Benefits and certain other facilities to former Presidents.
3. Regulations.
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12 of 1992 An Act to provide for benefits and other facilities to former
Presidents.
[28TH MAY 2009]

Short title.

Benefits and
certain other
facilities to
former
Presidents.
1. This Act may be cited as the Former Presidents
(Benefits and Other Facilities) Act.
2. Every person who having held the office of
President and ceased to hold that office by virtue of the
provisions of article 92 of the Constitution or otherwise shall,
during the remainder of his lifetime, be entitled to the
following—
(a) payment in respect of the expenses
incurred in the provision and use of
water, electricity and telephone
services at the place of residence in
Guyana;
(b) services of personal household staff
including an attendant and a
gardener;

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Regulations.
(c) services of clerical and technical staff,
if requested;
(d) free medical attendance and medical
treatment or reimbursement of
medical expenses incurred by him for
the medical attendance or treatment
of himself and the dependant
members of his family;
(e) full-time personal security and
services of the Presidential Guard
Service at the place of residence;
(f) the provision of motor vehicles
owned and maintained by the State;
(g) toll free road transportation in
Guyana;
(h) an annual vacation allowance
equivalent to the cost of two first
class return airfares provided on the
same basis as that granted to serving
members of the Judiciary;
(i) a tax exemption status identical to
that enjoyed by a serving President.
3. The Minister may, subject to negative resolution of
the National Assembly, make regulations for giving effect to
the provisions of this Act.
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