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Pension Benefits

[1988 Ed.

(c) in the case of transfer to other public service-

(i) upon his retirement on or after attaining the age at which he is permitted by the law or regulations of the service in which he was last employed to retire on pension; or

(ii) upon his retirement in any other circumstances in which he is permitted by the law or regulations of the service in which he was last employed to retire on pension or gratuity,

but subparagraph (ii) shall not apply in the case of a female officer who retires for the reason that she has or is about to be married; (d) upon his retirement on the abolition of his office, and after completion

of qualifying service of not less than 2 years;

(e) subject to subsection (2), upon his retirement in the public interest, whether or not he has completed qualifying service of not less than 10 years;

(f) subject to subsection (2) and section 29(1)(a), upon his compulsory retirement in exercise of disciplinary powers of punishment by the Government, whether or not he has completed qualifying service of not less than 10 years;

(g) upon his compulsory retirement for the purpose of facilitating improvement in the organization of the department in which he is serving, by which greater efficiency or economy may be effected, and after completion of qualifying service of not less than 2 years;

(h) upon his retirement on medical evidence that satisfies the Governor that the officer is incapable by reason of any infirmity of mind or body of discharging the duties of his office and that such infirmity is likely to be permanent, and after completion of qualifying service of not less than 5 years;

(i) upon his retirement in accordance with any compensation scheme, whether or not he has completed qualifying service of not less than 10 years;

(j) subject to subsection (2) and section 27(2), upon his resignation from the service, with the approval of the Secretary for the Civil Service, after completion of qualifying service of not less than 10 years; or (k) upon his retirement on attaining the maximum pension specified in

section 21.

(2) Unless otherwise directed by the Governor, a pension granted to an officer to whom subsection (1)(e), (f) or (j) applies shall be a deferred pension.

(3) Retirement under subsection (1)(a) or (b), or resignation under subsection (1)(j), shall take place after the officer has served such period of service, as may be specified by the Secretary for the Civil Service, after the officer has notified the Secretary for the Civil Service of his intention to retire or resign.

Circumstances in which pension may be granted for

service after re-appointment

12. An officer who is eligible for, or is granted, a pension 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 such re-appointment.

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