1988 Ed.]
Pension Benefits (Judicial Officers)
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(2) A person who was eligible to exercise an option under section 10 but who died on or after 1 July 1987 and before the expiry of the period within which he could have exercised it under the Circular, shall be deemed to have exercised that option if the beneficiary of the pension agrees.
Circumstances in which pension may be granted for service after re-appointment
12. A person who is eligible for, or was granted, a pension under this Ordinance or the Pension Benefits Ordinance (Cap. 99) and who is re-appointed to service under the Government, shall be granted a pension in respect of that service on completion of qualifying service of not less than 2 years during the re-appointment.
Compensation scheme
13. For the purposes of section 7(1)(i) the Governor in Council may approve a compensation scheme which-
(a) shall apply to officers specified in the scheme;
(b) may provide for the payment of compensation, pension benefits and additional benefits to officers on their retirement, the commutation of pension benefits, the payment of death gratuities to dependants of officers, and for other related matters, other than in accordance with this Ordinance; and
(c) shall provide for the circumstances in which compensation and other benefits are payable under the scheme.
Grant of pension on retirement on account of injuries
14. (1) A pension shall be granted to an officer who is permanently injured-
(a) in the actual discharge of his duty;
(b) without his own default; and
(c) on account of circumstances specifically attributable to the nature of his duty,
while in pensionable service, if his retirement is thereby necessitated or materially accelerated, notwithstanding that he has completed qualifying service of less than the relevant period specified in section 7(1)(a).
(2) An officer who is permanently injured while travelling by any means in pursuance of official instructions or in the course of his duties shall be deemed for the purposes of subsection (1) to have been injured in the circumstances described in that subsection.
Grant of additional pension on account of injuries
15. (1) Subject to subsection (2), if an officer is permanently injured in the circumstances described in section 14, he shall be granted an additional pension
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