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LEGAL NOTICE NO. 19914

REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

THE DEFENCE ACT, CHAP. 14:01

REGULATIONS

MADE BY THE MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY UNDER SECTION 244

OF THE DEFENCE ACT

THE DEFENCE (RATES OF PAY AND ALLOWANCES)

REGULATIONS, 2010

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Defence (Rates of Pay Citation

and Allowances) Regulations, 2010.

2. The Defence (Rates of Pay and Allowances) Regulations, 1989 L.N. No. 84 of
1989 amended
are amended—
(a) in regulation 14, by deleting subregulation (4) and
substituting the following subregulation:
“(4) Where an officer or other rank is—
(a) on duty, other than training in a country
other than Trinidad and Tobago, in addition
to all expenses for accommodation and meals
being defrayed, he is entitled to a per diem
allowance in keeping with Ministry of Finance
Circular No. 3 of 1999; or
(b) on training, in a country other than Trinidad
and Tobago, in addition to all expenses for
accommodation and meals being defrayed, he
is entitled to a daily subsistence allowance as
set out in Part II of the Schedule.”;
(b) in regulation 17—
(i) by deleting subregulation (2) and substituting the
following subregulation:
“(2) Subregulation (1) is deemed to have come
into effect on 1st January, 1975.”; and
(ii) by inserting after subregulation (3), the following
new subregulation:
“(4) An officer, other rank, or a Cadet who is on
duty, other than training in a country other than
Trinidad and Tobago is entitled to a warm
clothing allowance in keeping with the Ministry
of Finance Circular No. 3 of 1999.”;
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(c) in regulation 25, by deleting the words “the subsistence

allowance set out in Part II of the Schedule” and
substituting the words “a per diem allowance in keeping
with the Ministry of Finance Circular No. 3 of 1999 and the
Comptroller of Accounts Circular Memorandum No. 2 of
1999”; and
(d) in the Schedule—
(i) in Part I, by inserting the following rates of pay:

“Rates of Pay 2002–2004

Other Year Pay Scale

Ranks/Ratings
$ c. $ c. $ c. $ c. $ c.
Recruit 2002 87.00
Ordinary Seaman C 2003 89.60
2004 93.20
Private B 2002 97.25 100.50 103.70 106.95 110.20
Ordinary Seaman B 2003 100.15 103.50 106.80 110.15 113.50
2004 104.15 107.65 111.10 114.55 118.05
Private A 2002 113.45 116.65 120.15 123.25 126.50
Ordinary Seaman A 2003 116.85 120.15 123.75 126.95 130.30
2004 121.50 124.95 128.70 132.05 135.50
Lance Corporal B 2002 115.95 119.75 123.50 127.25 131.65
Able Seaman B 2003 119.45 123.35 127.20 131.05 135.60
2004 124.25 128.30 132.30 136.30 141.00
Lance Corporal A 2002 135.30 139.10 142.80 146.50 150.25
Able Seaman A 2003 139.35 143.25 147.10 150.90 154.75
2004 144.90 149.00 153.00 156.95 160.95
Corporal B 2002 140.50 145.50 150.55 155.60 161.45
Leading Seaman B 2003 144.70 149.90 155.05 160.25 166.30
2004 150.50 155.90 161.25 166.65 172.95
Corporal A 2002 166.30 170.45 174.30 178.25 182.30
Leading Seaman A 2003 171.30 175.55 179.50 183.60 187.75
2004 178.15 182.55 186.70 190.95 195.25
Sergeant C 2002 189.85 195.70 199.45
Petty Officer C 2003 197.45 203.50 207.40
2004 207.35 213.70 217.80
 The Defence (Rates of Pay and Allowances) Regulations, 2010 455

Rates of Pay 2002–2004—Continued

Other
Year Pay Scale
Ranks/Ratings
$ c. $ c. $ c. $ c. $ c.
Sergeant B 2002 201.85 204.05 205.30
Petty Officer B 2003 209.95 212.25 213.50
2004 220.45 222.85 224.20
Sergeant A 2002 205.70 207.35 209.45
Petty Officer A 2003 213.95 215.65 217.80
2004 224.65 226.45 228.70
Staff Sergeant 2002 211.05 216.80 217.80
2003 219.45 225.45 226.55
2004 230.45 236.75 237.85
Warrant Officer II, C 2002 219.45 222.95 228.10
Chief Petty Officer C 2003 228.25 231.89 237.25
2004 239.65 243.50 249.10
Warrant Officer II, B 2002 231.30 233.40
Chief Petty Officer B 2003 240.55 242.70
2004 252.60 254.85
Warrant Officer II, A 2002 235.80 237.85
Chief Petty Officer A 2003 245.25 247.35
2004 257.50 259.75
Warrant Officer I 2002 248.85
Fleet Chief Petty Officer, 2003 258.80
Class I 2004 271.70

OFFICERS
Other
Year Pay Scale
Ranks/Ratings
$ c. $ c. $ c. $ c. $ c. $ c.
Cadet 2002 96.95
2003 101.80
2004 108.95
Cadet (2nd Year) 2002 125.25 128.70
Midshipman 2003 131.50 135.15
2004 140.70 144.60
Second Lieutenant 2002 205.60 211.00
Acting Sub-Lieutenant 2003 215.90 221.55
2004 231.00 237.05
456 The Defence (Rates of Pay and Allowances) Regulations, 2010

Rates of Pay 2002–2004—Continued

OFFICERS—Continued

Other
Year Pay Scale
Ranks/Ratings
$ c. $ c. $ c. $ c. $ c. $ c.
Lieutenant 2002 216.55 222.15 227.95 233.95
Sub-Lieutenant 2003 227.40 233.25 239.35 245.65
2004 243.30 249.60 256.10 262.85
Captain 2002 260.20 267.05 274.05 281.25 288.70 296.30
Lieutenant (naval) 2003 273.20 280.40 287.75 295.30 303.15 311.10
2004 292.30 300.05 307.90 315.95 324.35 332.90
Major 2002 305.30 313.35 321.65 330.15
Lieutenant Commander 2003 320.55 329.00 337.75 346.65
2004 343.00 352.05 361.40 370.90
Lieutenant Colonel 2002 348.35 357.55 367.05
Commander 2003 386.65 396.90 407.40
2004 429.20 440.55 452.20
Colonel 2002 375.65 385.55 395.80
Captain (naval) 2003 416.95 428.00 439.35
2004 462.85 475.05 487.70

QUARTERMASTER CATEGORY
Other
Year Pay Scale
Ranks/Ratings
$ c. $ c. $ c. $ c. $ c. $ c.
Lieutenant 2002 260.20 267.05 274.05 281.25 288.40
2003 273.20 280.40 287.75 295.30 302.80
2004 292.30 300.05 307.90 315.95 324.00
Captain 2002 277.50 284.85 292.35 300.05
Lieutenant (naval) 2003 291.40 299.10 306.95 315.05
2004 311.80 320.05 328.45 337.10
Major 2002 305.30 313.35 321.65 330.15
Lieutenant Commander 2003 320.55 329.00 337.75 346.65
2004 343.00 352.05 361.40 370.90

.”; and
 The Defence (Rates of Pay and Allowances) Regulations, 2010 457

(ii) in Part II, by inserting the following allowances:

“Allowances 2002–2004

Amount Effective
Allowances $ c. Date
UNACCOMMODATED RENT ALLOWANCES
Colonel/Captain (naval) and above 82.19 per day 1/1/03
Lieutenant Colonel/Commander 65.75 per day 1/1/03
Captain/Lieutenant (naval) and above 55.89 per day 1/1/03
Warrant Officer I/Fleet Chief Petty Officer Class I 46.03 per day 1/1/03
Junior Officers/Warrant Officers 39.45 per day 1/1/03
Other Ranks 32.88 per day 1/1/03

RATION ALLOWANCES
Officers 30.00 per day 24/7/03
Other Ranks 30.00 per day 24/7/03

SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE
WORK AWAY FROM NORMAL PLACE OF WORK

Officers
Five (5) hours to ten (10) hours 3.45 per day 24/7/03
Over ten (10) hours but not overnight 6.90 per day 24/7/03
Overnight 9.05 per day 24/7/03

Other Ranks
Five (5) hours to ten (10) hours 2.05 per day 24/7/03
Over ten (10) hours but not overnight 4.10 per day 24/7/03
Overnight 4.50 per day 24/7/03

ON TRAINING ONLY

Europe/UK £15.00 per day 24/7/03

United States of America US20.00 per day 24/7/03
Canada Can20.00perday 24/7/03
CARICOM Countries EC25.00perday 24/7/03

SPORT EVENTS (OVERSEAS)

Europe/UK £15.00 per day 24/7/03
United States of America US20.00 per day 24/7/03
Canada Can20.00perday 24/7/03
CARICOM Countries EC25.00 per day 24/7/03
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Allowances 2002–2004—Continued

Amount Effective
Allowances $ c. Date
SPECIAL SERVICE PAY
Officers 7.00 per day 24/7/03
Other Ranks 7.00 per day 24/7/03

RE-ENGAGEMENT ALLOWANCE
Other Ranks 1,000.00 24/7/03

UNIFORM ALLOWANCE
INITIAL ISSUE (OFFICERS)
Male 6,000.00 24/7/03
Female 5,400.00 24/7/03

UPKEEP ALLOWANCE (OFFICERS)

Male 2,000.00 24/7/03
Female 1,800.00 24/7/03

CLOTHING ALLOWANCE (AIDE-DE-CAMP)

Initial Allowance 1,500.00 per annum 24/7/03
Upkeep Allowance 750.00 per annum 24/7/03

CIVILIAN CLOTHING ALLOWANCE 100.00 per month 24/7/03

CHAPLAINCY FEES
Capitation Fee 1,000.00 per month 24/7/03
Commuted Travelling Allowance 800.00 per month 24/7/03
HARDLYING 3.20 per day 24/7/03
TRAVELLING ALLOWANCE
Home to Duty 0.40 per km 24/7/03
ARTIFICER
Non-Commissioned Officer-in-charge 11.00 per day 24/7/03
Supervisor 9.00 per day 24/7/03
Technician 7.00 per day 24/7/03

.”.
 The Defence (Rates of Pay and Allowances) Regulations, 2010 459

3. These Regulations are deemed to have come into effect on the Commencement
1st day of January, 2003.

Dated this 21st day of April, 2010.

M. JOSEPH
Minister of National Security

Laid in the House of Representatives this day of , 2010.

Clerk of the House

Laid in the Senate this day of , 2010.

Clerk of the Senate

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