Section 6
of Pensions Act
Section 6
No pension, gratuity or other allowance shall be granted under this
Act to any officer except on his retirement from the public service in one of the following cases —
(a)
on or after attaining the age of 55 years or, with the consent of the Minister of Finance, with the approval of His Majesty the
Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan*, 50 years or, in the case of a female officer, 45 years;
(b)
in the case of a police officer below the rank of Assistant
Superintendent or in the case of any other police officer who would if it were not for the passing of this Act have been eligible to have retired on attaining the age of 45 years or in the case of a prison officer below the rank of Superintendent at any time after he has attained the age of 45 years;
(c)
in the case of transfer to other public service, on or after attaining the age at which he is permitted by the law or regulations of the service in which he is last employed to retire on pension or gratuity or, if no age is prescribed by that law or regulations, on or after attaining the age of 55 years or, in the case of a female officer,
45 years;
(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;
[S 23/1987]
* Transferred from His Majesty in Council to the Minister of Finance, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, with effect from 1st January 1984 — [S 36/1984]
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(f)
on medical evidence to the satisfaction of the Minister of
Finance, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang
Di-Pertuan*, 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 public interest as provided by section 7; or
(h)
on retirement in circumstances, not mentioned in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) rendering him eligible for a pension under the Pensions (Governors of Dominions, etc.) Acts 1911 to 1947 or any Act amending or replacing those Acts:
Provided that a gratuity may be granted to a female officer, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, who retires for the reason that she has married or is about to marry, notwithstanding that she is not otherwise eligible under this section for the grant of any pension, gratuity or other allowance.
Termination of employment in public interest.