Section 1
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Section 1
(1)
This Act may be cited as the Pensions Act 1980 and shall be deemed to have come into force on 1 January 1976.
(2)
This Act shall apply throughout Malaysia in respect of—
(a)
officers in the public service who have opted or who are deemed to have opted for any New Scheme;
(b)
officers in the public service who were or are appointed under any New Scheme;
(c)
officers in the public service who by virtue of their option are bound by any New Scheme; or
(d)
temporary officers in the public service who were appointed prior to 1 January 1976 and who were not given the option to opt for that New Scheme which came into force from that date.
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