1988 Ed.]
Pension Benefits
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case he holds a rank or grade, or a class of rank or grade, specified in the Schedule and in relation to which an age, being an age less than 60 years but not less than 55 years, is specified by-
(a) in the case of a Scheduled officer of a directorate rank, the Governor;
(b) in the case of a Scheduled officer of a senior rank or rank and file grade, the Head of the Department concerned,
in a notice published for the purposes of this subsection in the Gazette and not withdrawn, the age so specified: (Amended 61 of 1988 s. 3)
Provided that a Scheduled officer-
(i) may retire voluntarily as provided in section 11(1)(b)(ii) or (iii) earlier than the retirement age prescribed under this subsection; and
(ii) shall, prior to his retirement under paragraph (i), give to the Secretary for the Civil Service (in the case of a Head of Department) or to the Head of Department concerned (in the case of any Scheduled officer other than a Head of Department) written notice of retirement of such duration as is specified by the Secretary for the Civil Service or the Head of Department, as the case may be.
(4) The Governor may approve the continued service of an officer, to whom this section applies, after he attains his retirement age.
(5) Each of the 6 orders published in the Gazette on 10 July 1987 in Legal Notices Nos. 206, 207, 208, 209, 210 and 211, respectively, shall be regarded as being a notice published for the purposes of subsection (3). (Added 61 of 1988 s. 4)
Circumstances in which pension may be granted for normal service
11. (1) Unless otherwise provided in this Ordinance, no pension shall be granted to an officer except in respect of his service in a civil capacity under the Government and except-
(a) subject to section 27(2), upon his retirement on or after attaining his retirement age, and after completion of qualifying service of not less than 10 years;
(b) upon his voluntary early retirement after completion of qualifying service of not less than 10 years-
(i) in the case of a serving officer to whom section 10(2) applies, on or after his attaining the age of 55 years;
(ii) in the case of a Scheduled officer of a directorate rank or senior rank to whom section 10(3) applies, on or after his attaining the age of 55 years;
(iii) in the case of a Scheduled officer of the rank and file grade to whom section 10(3) applies, on or after his attaining the age of 50 years;
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