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Liability of pensioners to be called upon to take further employment.
Pensions.
Ordinance shall not exceed two-thirds of the highest pensionable emoluments drawn by him at any time in the course of his service in this Colony.
(2) An officer who shall have been granted a pension in respect of other public service shall not at any time draw from the funds of this Colony an amount of pension which, when added to the amount of any pension or pensions drawn in respect of other public service, exceeds two-thirds of the highest pensionable emoluments drawn by him at any time in the course of his public service: Provided that where an officer receives in respect of some period of public service both a gratuity and a pension, the amount of such pension shall be deemed for the purpose of this subsection to be four-thirds of its actual amount.
(3) Where the limitation prescribed by the preceding subsection operates, the amount of the pension to be drawn from the funds of this Colony shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of State, in order that it may be determined with due regard to the amount of any pension or pensions to be drawn in respect of other public service.
(4) For the purposes of the preceding subsections an additional pension granted in respect of injury shall not be taken into account; but where the officer is granted such an additional pension under this Ordinance, the amount thereof together with the remainder of his pension or pensions shall not exceed five-sixths of the highest pensionable emoluments drawn by him at any time in the course of his public service.
10. (1) Every pension granted to an officer under this Ordinance shall be subject to the condition that unless or until he has attained the age of 45 years, he may, if physically fit for service, be called upon by the Secretary of State to accept, in lieu of his pension, an office, whether in this Colony or in other public service, not less in value, due regard being had to circumstances of climate, than the office which he held at the date of his retirement, and if a pensioner so called upon declines to accept such office the payment of his pension may be suspended until he has attained the age of 45 years.
(2) The provisions of the foregoing subsection shall not apply in any case where the Governor, being of opinion that the officer is not qualified for other employment in the public service,
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