(1) During the period of such service in His Majesty's Forces, including any period after the termination of the war (in this Regulation referred to as "military service'), he shall be deemed for the purposes of the Ordinance and these Regulations to have been on leave on full salary from the public service in which he was last employed, and to have held the substantive office last held by him in that service prior to military service.
(2) During any period between his leaving the public service for the purpose of serving in His Majesty's Forces and the date of his commencing military service he shall, for the purposes of the Ordinance and of these Regulations, be deemed to be on leave without pay, not granted on grounds of public policy, from the public service in which he was last employed and to have held the substantive office last held by him in that service prior to military service; and during any period between the termination of his military service and the date of his re-entering the public service he shall, for the said purposes, be deemed to be on leave as aforesaid from the service and to have held the sub- stantive office in which he is re-employed: Provided that-
(a) this Regulation shall not apply when either period mentioned in paragraph (3) of this Regulation exceeds three months, or such longer period as the Governor, with the approval of the Secretary of State, may in any special case determine; or if the officer fails after serving with His Majesty's Forces to re-enter the public service otherwise than in circumstances in which he would be permitted under the law applicable to the public service in which he is last employed prior to military service, to retire on pension or gratuity, such circumstances arising not later than the expiration of three months or such longer period as may be determined as aforesaid, after the termination of his military service;
(b) this Regulation shall not apply when subsequent to the commencement of this Ordinance an officer shall have commenced service with His Majesty's Armed Forces without the approval of the Governor of the territory in the service of which he was last employed before so serving or of the Secretary of State: (c) if during any period mentioned in paragraph (1) of this Regulation the officer shall have qualified for pension, or received emoluments in lieu of pension rights, actually in respect of military service, paragraph (1) of this Regulation shall, as respects that period, have effect as if the words "leave without salary not granted on grounds of public policy" were substituted for the words "leave on full salary";
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(d) if during his military service the officer shall be injured or killed, he shall not, for the purposes of any provision of the Ordinance or of these Regulations relating to injury awards be deemed to have been injured or killed in the discharge of his duty;
(e) the provisions of this Regulation which require that the officer shall be deemed to have held a specified office and to have been on leave from a specified service shall not apply in respect of any period during which he shall actually have held any other substantive office and have been on leave from any public service;
() save where in any particular case the Governor otherwise directs, this Regulation shall not apply where the office in the public service last hold by the officer prior to military service was not a pensionable office;
(g) the provisions of this Regulation shall not apply
to an officer who has received a pension or gratuity during a period of service in His Majesty's Forces in respect of public service prior to joining Ilis Majesty's Forces.
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17. Where an officer, during some period of his service, has Service been on the active list of the Royal Navy, the Army or the Royal Majesty's Air Force and pension contributions have been paid in respect of Forces. that period from the funds of this Colony or of any Scheduled Government and have not been refunded, such period shall not be taken into account as pensionable service.
18. (1) For the purpose of computing the amount of an Emolu- officer's pension or gratuity-
ments to ba taken for computa- tion of
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(a) in the case of an officer who has held the same office for a period of three years immediately preceding the date of his pensions, retirement, the full annual pensionable emoluments enjoyed by him at that date in respect of that office shall be taken;
(b) in the case of an officer who at any time during such period of three years has been transferred from one office to another, but whose pensionable emoluments have not been changed by reason of such transfer or transfers, the full annual pensionable emoluments enjoyed by him at the date of his retirement in respect of the office then held by him shall be taken;