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General

qualifying

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(1) would, if the whole of her public service had been in this Colony, have been eligible for a gratuity under Regulation 6 of these Regulations, and

(2) if, at the date of her retirement in other public service, she is eligible for a gratuity under provisions correspond- ing to that Regulation in the law or regulations of the public service in which she is last employed,

may, if she is not eligible for the grant of any pension or other- wise eligible for gratuity under this Part of these Regulations, be granted a gramity which hears, to the gratuity for which she would be eligible if the whole of her public service had been in the service in which she is last employed, the proportion which her service in this Colony bears to her total public service: Provided that for the purpose of computing such an officer's total public service under this paragraph no regard shall be had to any service under a Government which does not grant a gratuity to her in consequence of her retirement,

PART IV.

GENERAL.

14. (1) Subject to the provisions of these Regulations, rules as to qualifying service shall be the inclusive period between the date service and on which an officer begins to draw salary in respect of public pensionable service and the date of his leaving the public service, without deduction of any period during which he has been absent on leave.

service.

(2) No period which is not qualifying service by virtue of the foregoing paragraph shall be taken into account as pension- able service or as service for the purpose of calculating an allowance under Part V of these Regulations.

(3) No period during which the officer was not in public service shall be taken into account as qualifying service or as pensionable service or service for the purpose of calculating an allowance under Part V of these Regulations:

Provided that any period during which an officer shall have been seconded for non-public service with the approval of the Governor in Council may be taken into account as qualifying service and as pensionable service or service for the purpose of calculating an allowance under Part V of these Regulations.

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of service.

15. (0) Except as otherwise provided in these Regulations, Continuity only continuous service shall be taken into account ns qualifying service or as pensionable service: Provided that any break in service caused by temporary suspension of employment not arising from misconduct or voluntary resignation shall be dis- regarded for the purposes of this paragraph.

(a) An officer-

(a) whose pension has been suspended under section 11 ofthe Ordinance or under a corresponding provision in any law or regulation relating to the grant of pensions in respect of public service; or

(6) who has retired from the public service without pension on account of ill-health, abolition of office, or re-organiza- tion designed to effect greater efficiency or economy, and has subsequently been re-employed in the public service; or

(c) who has left pensionable service under the Teachers (Superannuation) Act, 1925, with a view to entering 15 & 18 public service not being service pensionable under the said Act Geo. 6, c.59. and has, not later than three months after leaving such first mentioned service, received any salary in respect of employment

in public service not so pensionable;

may, if the Governor in Council thinks fit, be granted the pension or gratuity for which he would have been eligible if any break in his public service immediately prior to such suspension, re-employment or employment had not occurred, such pension to be in lieu of

(i) any pension previously granted to him from the funds of this Colony; and

(ii) any gratuity so granted which is required to be refunded as a condition of the application to the officer of this Regulation;

but additional to any gratuity so granted which is not required to be refunded as aforesaid.

16. Where an officer shall have served with His Majesty's War service Forces in Lime of war and before so serving shall have been to count for employed in the public service the following provisions shall have purposes.

pension

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