Pensions.
Provided that any break of service which may be disregarded under the provisions of regulation 15 may likewise be disregarded in determining whether the officer is confirmed in a pensionable office without break of service.
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office and reorganization.
22. If an officer holding a pensionable office and who has been confirmed therein retires from the public service in consequence of the abolition of his office or for the purpose of facilitating improvements in the organization of the department to which he belongs, by which greater efficiency or economy may be effected--
(a) he may, if he has been in the public service for less than ten years, be granted in lieu of any gratuity under regulation 5 to 12, a pension under regulation 4, 9, 10 or 11, as the case may be, as if the words "for ten years or more" were omitted from regulation 4;
(b) he may, if he retires from the service of this Colony, be granted an additional pension at the annual rate of one-sixtieth of his pensionable emoluments for each complete period of three years' pensionable service. Provided that--
(i) the addition shall not exceed ten-sixtieths; and
(ii) the addition together with the remainder of the officer's pension shall not exceed the pension for which he would have been eligible if he had continued to hold the office held by him at the date of his retirement and retired on reaching the age at which he may be required to retire without the approval of the Secretary of State, having received all increments for which he would have been eligible by that date.
and reduced
23. (1) An officer to whom a pension is granted under the Ordinance shall, if he has exercised his option as hereinafter provided, but not otherwise, be paid in lieu of such pension a pension at the rate of three-fourths of such pension together with a gratuity equal to ten times the amount of the annual reduction so made in the pension.
(2) The option referred to in paragraph (1) shall be exercisable, and if it has been exercised may be revoked not later than the day immediately preceding the date of
Pensions.
Provided that any break of service which may be dis- regarded under the provisions of regulation 15 may likewise be disregarded in determining whether the officer is con- firmed in a pensionable office without break of service.
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office and re- organization.
22. If an officer holding a pensionable office and who Abolition of has been confirmed therein retires from the public service in consequence of the abolition of his office or for the pur- pose of facilitating improvements in the organization of the department to which he belongs, by which greater efficiency or economy may be effected--
(a) he may, if he has been in the public service for less than ten years, be granted in lieu of any gratuity under regulation 5 to 12, a pension under regulation 4, 9, 10 or 11, as the case may be, as if the words "for ten years or more" were omitted from regula- tion 4;
(b) he may, if he retires from the service of this Colony, be granted an additional pension at the annual rate of one-sixtieth of his pensionable emoluments for each complete period of three years' pensionable service Provided that--
:
(i) the addition shall not exceed ten-sixtieths; and
(ii) the addition together with the remainder of the officer's pension shall not exceed the pension for which he would have been eligible if he had continued to hold the office held by him at the date of his retirement and retired on reaching the age at which he may be required to retire without the approval of the Secretary of State, having received all increments for which he would have been eligible by that date.
and reduced
23. (1) An officer to whom a pension is granted under Gratuity the Ordinance shall, if he has exercised his option as here- pension. inafter provided, but not otherwise, be paid in lieu of such pension a pension at the rate of three-fourths of such pen- sion together with a gratuity equal to ten times the amount of the annual reduction so made in the pension.
(2) The option referred to in paragraph (1) shall be exercisable, and if it has been exercised may be revoked not later than the day immediately preceding the date of
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