1988 Ed.]
Pension Benefits
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(3) Where an officer is compulsorily retired in the exercise of disciplinary powers of punishment by the Government following a conviction of any offence referred to in subsection (1), the deferred pension which may be granted to him may be cancelled, suspended or reduced, or he may not be granted a deferred pension.
(4) Subject to section 29A, the power under subsection (1), (2) or (3) to cancel, suspend, reduce or refuse to grant pension benefits shall be exercisable by a designated officer. (Replaced 86 of 1988 s. 4)
(5) Where, under this section, a designated officer refuses to grant a deferred pension to a person, a deferred pension shall accordingly not be granted to that person. (Replaced 86 of 1988 s. 4)
(6)-(8) (Repealed 86 of 1988 s. 4)
Provisions supplementary to sections 27 and 29
29A. (1) The Governor may appoint an officer in the public service to be a designated officer for the purposes of this Ordinance and such appointment may be made either generally or for the purpose of enabling the officer, should he think fit, to exercise as regards a particular case specified in the appointment, any of the powers conferred on a designated officer by this Ordinance.
(2) For the purposes of section 29(1), (2) and (3), a designated officer may determine--
(a) whether pension benefits shall be cancelled, suspended or reduced, or shall not be granted, as the case may be;
(b) the date from which, subject to subsection (12), pension benefits shall be cancelled, suspended or reduced; and
(c) in the case of a reduction in pension benefits, the amount of the reduction not exceeding 25% of the pension benefits.
(3) (a) Before a designated officer exercises a power conferred on him by section 27 or 29, he shall by a communication in writing addressed to the officer or other person concerned inform him that exercise of such a power in relation to him is being considered and state why such exercise is being considered.
(b) The communication referred to in paragraph (a) shall state that, within a period specified in the communication (being a period ending not earlier than 30 days after the date of the communication) or such longer period as the designated officer may allow, the officer or other person to whom it is addressed may make representations to the designated officer as regards the exercise in relation to him of a power conferred on the designated officer by section 27 or 29.
(c) A person to whom a communication referred to in paragraph (a) is addressed shall notify in writing the designated officer of an intention of his to make representations referred to in paragraph (b).
(d) The officer or other person to whom a communication referred to in paragraph (a) is addressed shall, within the period specified in the communication (or such longer period as the designated officer may allow),