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Circumstances in which annual pension

shall be granted

An annual pension shall be granted in the following circumstances -

Annex A(i)

(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;

(iii) in the case of the Officer grades of 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;

/P. 2.