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service or that there is no reason to expect that he can be shortly re-employed therein, otherwise directs.
of pensions
ployment.
11. If an officer to whom a pension has been granted under this Ordinance or an Ordinance repealed hereby is on re-employed to another office in the public service, the payment of his pension may, with his consent, if the Governor in Council thinks fit, be suspended during the period of his re-employment.
12. A pension, gratuity or other allowance granted under this Ordinance shall not be assignable or transferable except for the purpose of satisfying-
(a) a debt due to the Government; or
(b) an order of any court for the payment of periodical sums of money towards the maintenance of the wife or former wife or minor child of the officer to whom the pension, gratuity or other allowance has been granted;
and shall not be liable to be attached, sequestered or levied upon for or in respect of any debt or claim whatever except a debt due to the Government.
13. (1) If any person to whom a pension or other allowance has been granted under this Ordinance is adjudicated bankrupt or is declared insolvent by judgment of any competent court, then such pension or allowance shall forthwith cease.
(2) If any person is adjudicated bankrupt or declared insolvent as aforesaid either-
(a) after retirement in circumstances in which he is eligible for pension or allowance under this Ordinance but before the pension or allowance is granted; or
(b) before such retirement, and he shall not have obtained his discharge from bankruptcy or insolvency at the date of retirement;
then, in the former case any pension or allowance eventually granted to him shall cease as from the date of adjudication or declaration as the case may be and, in the latter case, the pension or allowance may be granted, but shall cease forthwith and not become payable.
Pensions, etc., assignable.
not to be
Pensions, etc., bankruptcy.
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