Regulations: history of amendments
The Pension & Provident Funds Regulations, 1991, have been amended ten times. In the following table is a list of the ten amendments together with a summary of their effect.
| Item | Statutory Instrument (SI) | Summary |
| Pension & Provident Funds Regulations, 1991 | SI 323 of 1991 | The principal regulations |
| Amendment No. 1 | SI 115 of 1995 | [*repealed] Full commutation ceiling increased from $600 per annum to Z$1,000 per annum. |
| Amendment No. 2 | SI 276 of 1997 |
Two items:
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| Amendment No. 3 | SI 146 of 1999 | [*repealed] Full commutation ceiling increased to Z$4,800 per annum. |
| Amendment No. 4 | SI 11 of 2001 | [*repealed] Full commutation ceiling increased to Z$12,000 per annum. |
| Amendment No. 5 | SI 12 of 2002 | [*repealed] Amendment to order of benefits payable on death to give trustees wide discretion. |
| Amendment No. 6 | SI 18 of 2002 | [*repealed] Full commutation ceiling increased to Z$30,000 per annum. |
| Amendment No. 7 | SI 157 of 2002 | An important amendment which increased the minimum benefits payable. See this paper for a further discussion. |
| Amendment No. 8 | SI 180 of 2002 | This amended the order in which benefits payable on death are payable to beneficiaries, specifically to give the surviving spouse and dependant children equal priority. |
| Amendment No. 9 | SI 298 of 2002 | Increased registration fees. |
| Amendment No. 10 | SI 166 of 2003 | Full commutation ceiling increased to Z$60,000 per annum from 1 January 2003 |
| Amendment No. 11 | SI 260 of 2003 | The ceilings on additional voluntary contributions to pension funds and contributions to retirement annuity funds were removed. |