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Public Officers Loan and Travelling Allowances Act
CAP. 31
PUBLIC OFFICERS LOAN AND TRAVELLING ALLOWANCES (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2025
The Minister, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 4 of the Public Officers Loan and Travelling Allowances Act, makes the following Regulations:
- These Regulations may be cited as the Public Officers Loan and Travelling Allowances (Amendment) Regulations, 2025.
- Regulation 3 of the Public Officers Loan and Travelling Allowances Regulations, 2001 (S.I. 2001 No. 36), in these Regulations referred to as the principal Regulations, is amended by deleting paragraph (3) and substituting the following:
“(3) Subject to regulation 5, an officer specified in the Fourth Schedule, is eligible for a loan not exceeding
(a)
$25 000 for the purchase of an electric motor cycle;
(b)
$5 000 for the purchase of a motor cycle;
(c)
$1 000 for the purchase of an auto cycle; or
(d)
$500 for the purchase of a bicycle.”.
- Regulation 14 of the principal Regulations is deleted and the following is substituted:
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“Commuted travelling allowance
- Notwithstanding regulation 13,
(a)
an officer specified in the Fifth Schedule is entitled to a commuted travelling allowance at the rate of
(i)
$1 072.26 per month with effect from 1st April, 2022;
(ii)
$1 104.43 per month with effect from 1st April, 2023; and
(iii) $1 137.56 per month with effect from 1st April, 2024;
(b)
an officer specified in the Sixth Schedule is entitled to a commuted travelling allowance at the rate
(i)
$670.16 per month with effect from 1st April, 2022;
(ii)
690.26 per month with effect from 1st April, 2023; and
(iii) 710.97 per month with effect from 1st April, 2024.”.
- The First Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended by inserting in the appropriate alphabetical order the following:
(a) in paragraph 1 under the heading “Agriculture”
“Pesticide Control Officer Quality Control Officer Quality Control Inspector Senior Supervisor”;
(b) in paragraph 3 under the heading “Attorney General”
“Senior Executive Officer”;
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(c) in paragraph 5 by
(i)
deleting the heading “Audit Department” and substituting the heading “Auditor General”;
(ii)
inserting the following office in the appropriate alphabetical order:
“Auditor I/II
Value-for-money Audit Manager”;
(d)
paragraph 11 is deleted;
(e)
in paragraph 16, by
(i)
deleting the heading “Drug Service” and substituting the heading “Barbados Drug Service”; and
(ii)
by inserting the following office in the appropriate alphabetical order:
“Computer Operator”;
(f) in paragraph 17, by
(i)
deleting the heading “Education” and substituting the heading “Education, Technological and Vocational Training”;
(ii)
inserting under the subheading “Technical” in the appropriate alphabetical order the following office:
“Curriculum Development/Liason Officer – Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology”;
(iii) deleting subparagraph (c);
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(g) in paragraph 18 under subparagraph (b), by deleting the subheading “Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic” and substituting the following:
“Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology”;
(h) in paragraph 22, by
(i)
deleting the heading “Energy and the Environment” and substituting the heading “Division of Energy and Telecommunications”; and
(ii)
inserting the following office in the appropriate alphabetical order:
“Senior Energy Conservation Officer”;
(i) by inserting immediately after paragraph 22 the following new paragraph:
“22A. Drainage
(a)
Environment, Water Resource Management and
Coastal Zone Management Unit Coastal Engineer Coastal Planner Deputy Director Director Field Inspector Marine Biologist I Marine Biologist II
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Technical Officer II/I
Water Quality Technician
(b)
Drainage Senior Technical Officer Technician II
(c)
Environment Environmental Education Officer Environmental Officer Senior Environmental Officer
(d)
Environmental Engineering Division Buildings Development Inspector Buildings Development Officer Chief Buildings Development Officer Chief Environmental Engineer Chief Environmental Engineering Assistant Deputy Chief Environmental Engineer Environmental Engineering Assistant Environmental Inspector I Environmental Inspector II Environmental Protection Officer Environmental Technical Officer Environmental Technician
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Marine Pollution Inspector Marine Pollution Officer Senior Buildings Development Officer Senior Environmental Engineering Assistant Senior Environmental Protection Officer Senior Environmental Technical Officer Senior Environmental Technician Senior Marine Pollution Officer
(e) Natural Heritage Department
Director
Senior Technical Officer
Technical Officer”;
(j) in paragraph 23 by
(i)
deleting the heading “Finance and Economic Affairs” and substituting the heading “Finance”;
(ii)
inserting immediately after subparagraph (a) with the heading “General” the following new subparagraph as subparagraph (b):
“(b) Governance Unit
Project Officer”;
(iii) renumbering subparagraph (b) as subparagraph (c); and
(iv) renumbering subparagraph (c) as subparagraph (d);
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(k) in paragraph 31 by
(i)
deleting the heading “Health Service” and substituting the heading “Health”;
(ii)
inserting the following offices under the subheading “General” in the appropriate alphabetical order:
“Assistant Works Supervisor Computer Maintenance Technician Software Instructor Works Supervisor”;
(iii) inserting the following offices under the subheading “Technical” in the appropriate alphabetical order:
“Deputy Chief Environmental Health Officer Nurse Practitioner Specialist Nurse”;
(iv) inserting after paragraph (d), the following new subparagraph:
“(e) Health Centres and Polyclinics
Clinical Medical Officer
Health Nurse
Health Sister
Medical Officer of Health
Nurse Manager
Senior Health Sister
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Senior Nursing Officer
Staff Nurse”;
(l)
paragraph 32, is deleted;
(m)
in paragraph 34, under the heading “Hospitals” by
(i) inserting under subparagraph (a) with the heading “Psychiatric Hospital” the following offices in the appropriate alphabetical order:
“Community Mental Health Sister Nurse/Male Nurse Sister/Nursing Officer”;
(ii) inserting the following offices under the subparagraph (d) with the heading “District Hospital” in the appropriate alphabetical order:
“Senior Sister
Sister/Nursing Officer
Staff Nurse
Special Nurse”;
(n) in paragraph 54, under the heading Police by inserting the following offices in the appropriate alphabetical order:
“Officer of any rank with the designation of “Detective” as authorised by the Commissioner of Police Sergeant Station Sergeant”;
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(o) inserting immediately after paragraph 70, the following new paragraph:
“71. Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment
(a)
Community Empowerment Chief Community Development Officer Community Development Officer Data Processing Manager, Library Deputy Chief Community Development Officer Promotions Officer – Community Independence Secretariat Senior Community Development Officer
(b)
Youth and Sports Administrative Officer I Deputy Permanent Secretary Director Manager of Youth Entrepreneurial Scheme Principal Youth Development Officer Public Relations Officer/Liason Officer Senior Youth Commissioner Youth Commissioner Youth Enterprise Officer”.
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- The principal Regulations are amended by deleting the Second Schedule and substituting therefor the Second Schedule in the Schedule to these Regulations.
- All loans issued and payments received in respect of section 3 of Public Officers Loan and Travelling Allowances Regulations, 2001
(S.I. 2001 No. 36), for the period commencing from 1st April, 2022 to the commencement of these Regulations shall be deemed to have been lawfully and validly issued and collected.
- All travelling allowances paid and received in respect of the Public Officers Loan and Travelling Allowances Regulations, 2001
(S.I. 2001 No. 36), for the period commencing 1st April, 2022 to the commencement of these Regulations shall be deemed to have been lawfully and validly issued and paid. - All allowances paid in respect of commuted allowance in respect of the Public Officers Loan and Travelling Allowances Regulations, 2001
(S.I. 2001 No. 36), for the period commencing 1st April, 2022 to the commencement of these Regulations shall be deemed to be lawfully issued and paid.
Made by the Minister this 16th day of May, 2025.
MIA AMOR MOTTLEY Minister responsible for Finance
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