Section 23
Pension, etc., to cease on conviction
of Statutory and Local Authorities Superannuation Fund Act 1977
If any person to whom a pension or other award has been granted under this Part is sentenced to death or penal servitude or any term of imprisonment by any court for any offence, the Minister may direct that such pension or other award shall forthwith cease and thereupon such pension or other award shall cease accordingly:
Provided that the pension or other award shall be restored with retrospective effect in the case of a person who at any time after conviction receives a free pardon.
(2)
Where a pension or award ceases under subsection (1) the
Minister shall cause all or any part of the moneys to which the pensioner would have been entitled by way of a pension or other award to be paid to or applied for the benefits of any wife, child or children of the pensioner, or after the expiration of his sentence, also for the benefit of the pensioner himself, in the same manner and subject to the same qualifications and restrictions as in the case of bankruptcy or insolvency.
Pension, etc., may cease on accepting employment in certain companies or in engaging in certain occupations for gain