To amend the Special Pensions Act, 1996, in order to provide that a right to a pension in terms of that Act ceases when a right to a pension in terms of the Government Employees Pension Law, 1996, is recognised; and to make it clear that that provision does not affect a dependant's right to receive a pension in his or her own right in terms of section 1 of the Special Pensions Act, 1996; and to provide for matters connected therewith.