Malaysia legislation
Section 12
Section 12
(2)
Where an officer who is appointed before the commencement of this section retires under subsection (1), such officer may be granted a pension, only on attaining the age of—
(a)
forty-five years for—
(i)
a woman officer;
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(ii)
an officer of the fire service holding the rank of sub-officer and below;
(iii)
a police officer below the rank of Assistant
Superintendent of Police;
(iv)
a prison officer below the rank of Superintendent;
and
(v)
a male nurse of a mental hospital; or
(b)
fifty years for a male officer, other than those officers referred to in subparagraphs (a)(ii) to (v).
(3)
Where an officer who is appointed after the commencement of this section retires under subsection (1), such officer may be granted a pension, only on attaining the age of *fifty-five years.
(3A)
An officer who retires under subsection (1) may on his retirement be granted a gratuity, cash award granted in lieu of accumulated vacation leave or other benefit.
(3B)
*(Deleted by Act A1409).
(4)
Subject to section 16, where an officer who has retired under subsection (1) dies before attaining forty-five years of age, fifty years of age or fifty-five years of age, as the case may be, the
Yang di-Pertuan Agong may forthwith grant to the person prescribed in the regulations a derivative pension of not less than one-fifth of the deceased officer’s last drawn salary and a derivative gratuity or a derivative gratuity only.
(5)
(Deleted by Act A1343).
*NOTE—Saving and transitional–see section 12 of the Pensions (Amendment) Act 2011 [Act A1409]
which comes into operation on 1 January 2012.
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Retirement on being appointed to serve in organization