(1)An Order in Council under this Act may make provision for the amount of payments under the Order in Council to be determined in any specified manner.
(2)The manner of determining the amount of payments under such an Order in Council need not be similar to the manner of determining the amount of other overseas public service payments.
(3)The circumstances specified in an Order in Council under section 4 for the making of payments need not be similar to those for the making of other overseas public service payments.
(4)The references in subsections (2) and (3) to other overseas public service payments are to payments to public servants in connection with the ending of Her Majesty’s sovereignty or jurisdiction over any colony or other territory apart from Hong Kong.
(5)An Order in Council under section 2 or 3 may include provision authorising the Secretary of State to satisfy any liability to United Kingdom tax incurred by any person in respect of the making to him of a payment under the Order in Council.