Section 6: Grant of pensions

6. Grant of pensions (1) Subject to subsection (2), no pension, gratuity or other allowance shall be granted to an officer except on his retirement from the public service— (a) in the case of an officer— (i) who is appointed on or after 1 July 2008— (A) on or after attaining the age of 60; or (B) on or after attaining the age of 55, in special cases, with the approval of the President; (ii) who has opted for the pension provisions effective as from 1 July 2008— (A) on or after attaining the age of 55 on the appropriate new retirement date specified in the second column of the First Schedule corresponding to the appropriate month and year of birth specified in the first column of that Schedule; or (B) on or after attaining the age of 50, in special cases, with the approval of the President, on the appropriate new retirement date specified in the second column of the Second Schedule corresponding to the appropriate month and year of birth specified in the first column of that Schedule; (iii) who has not opted for the pension provisions effective as from 1 July 2008— (A) on or after attaining the age of 55; or (B) on or after attaining the age of 50, in special cases, with the approval of the President; or (iv) who has attained the age of 50, at the request of his responsible officer and with his consent; (b) in the case of any member of a disciplined force or any officer of the Correctional Youth Centre or Rehabilitation Youth Centre— (i) appointed on or after 1 July 2008, on or after completing, in the aggregate, 28¾ years of pensionable service in the disciplined force or in the Correctional Youth Centre or Rehabilitation Youth Centre, as the case may be; or (ii) appointed before 1 July 2008, on or after completing, in the aggregate, 25 years of pensionable service in the disciplined force or in the Correctional Youth Centre or Rehabilitation Youth Centre, as the case may be; (c) subject to section 6B, in the case of an officer who has completed at least 10 years’ pensionable service, with the approval of the President on or after attaining the age of 45; (d) on the abolition of his office; (e) on compulsory retirement for the purpose of facilitating improvement in the organisation of the department to which he belongs, by which greater efficiency or economy may be effected; P6 – 5 [Issue 7] Pensions Act (f) on medical evidence to the satisfaction of the President that he is incapable by reason of any infirmity of mind or body of discharging the duties of his office and that such infirmity is likely to be permanent; (g) in the case of termination of employment in the interest of the service as provided in this Act; or (h) in the case of overmanning, on or after attaining the age of 45. (2) A gratuity may be granted to a female officer, who retires on the ground of marriage on or after completing 5 years of pensionable service, whether the marriage took place before or after her appointment to the public service, or on the ground that she is about to marry, notwithstanding that she is not otherwise eligible under subsection (1) for the grant of any pension, gratuity or other allowance. (3) The gratuity granted under subsection (2) shall be computed in such manner as may be prescribed. (4) Where an officer, who is appointed on or after 1 July 2008 but before 1 January 2013, retires on or after the age of 55 but before the age of 65, on grounds other than marriage, medical grounds, abolition of his office or reorganisation of the departmen to marry, notwithstanding that she is not otherwise eligible under subsection (1) for the grant of any pension, gratuity or other allowance. (3) The gratuity granted under subsection (2) shall be computed in such manner as may be prescribed. (4) Where an officer, who is appointed on or after 1 July 2008 but before 1 January 2013, retires on or after the age of 55 but before the age of 65, on grounds other than marriage, medical grounds, abolition of his office or reorganisation of the department to which he belongs, the pension payable to the officer shall be computed in such manner as may be prescribed. [S. 6 amended by Act 48 of 1991; Act 31 of 1993; Act 9 of 2000; s. 15 (a) of Act 18 of 2003 w.e.f. 21 July 2003; s. 4 of Act 24 of 2003 w.e.f. 1 July 2003; s. 27 (c) of Act 18 of 2008 w.e.f. 1 July 2008; s. 17 (a) of Act 1 of 2009 w.e.f. 1 July 2008; s. 41 (a) of Act 9 of 2015 w.e.f. 1 January 2013.]