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Annex A(i)

Circumstances in which annual pension

shall be granted

An annual pension shall be granted in the following circumstances

(a) retirement at the normal retirement age

of 60 after completion of qualifying service of not less than 10 years;

(b) voluntary early retirement after

completion of qualifying service of not less than 10 years

(i)

in the case of serving officers appointed before 1 July 1987 retiring on or after his attaining the age of 55;

(ii) in the case of the Rank and File

of the Disciplined Services

retiring early on or after the age of 50;

of

(iii) in the case of the Officer grades

the Disciplined Services retiring early on or after the age of 55;

(c) retirement on redundancy (i.e. on

abolition of office or on

re-organisation of the department to effect greater efficiency) after

completion of qualifying service of not less than 2 years;

(d) retirement on invaliding after

completion of qualifying service of not less than 5 years;

(e) retirement in the public interest irrespective of the period of

qualifying service completed;

(f) compulsory retirement on disciplinary grounds irrespective of the period of qualifying service completed;

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