Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 53:5A-2

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
Repeal of chapter 5 of Title 53 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey and all amendments and supplements thereto is subject to the following provisos:

a. Any person retired under any of the provisions of said chapter and receiving or entitled to receive benefits thereunder, prior to its repeal, shall continue to receive the same benefits or shall continue to be entitled to receive the same benefits, to the same extent and in the same manner, as if such chapter had not been repealed.

b. Any beneficiary receiving an allowance or eligible to receive an allowance under such chapter shall continue to receive or be eligible to receive such allowance as provided under such chapter.

c. Any person electing to have deductions for medical and hospital insurance subtracted from his pension shall continue to have such deductions subtracted as if such chapter had not been repealed.

d. Any person retired for disability under such chapter and receiving benefits or entitled to receive benefits thereunder and any person receiving death benefits as a result of the death of a member under such chapter, prior to its repeal, shall continue to receive the same, or shall continue to be entitled to receive the same to such extent and in such manner as if such chapter had not been repealed.

e. (Deleted by amendment.)

f. (Deleted by amendment.)

g. Interest on the contributions made by persons pursuant to the provisions of such chapter shall cease to accrue as of June 30, 1965.

h. (Deleted by amendment.)

i. (Deleted by amendment.)

j. (Deleted by amendment.)

k. (Deleted by amendment.)

L.1965, c. 89, s. 2, eff. July 1, 1965. Amended by L.1971, c. 181, s. 2, eff. June 1, 1971.