Section 26
Suspension of pension
of Statutory and Local Authorities Pensions Act 1980
Where an employee to whom a pension has been granted under this Act or under any written law is reappointed as a permanent employee, the Minister may suspend the pension during the period of his reappointment.
(2)
Subject to subsection (1), where an employee has retired under paragraph 11(a) and within a period of five years thereof such employee involves himself in any activity which may be in conflict with the purpose of his retirement, the Minister may suspend his
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pension until he reaches the age of sixty years or completes a period of five years’ retirement, whichever is the earlier.
(2A)
Where an employee referred to in subsection (2) who was reappointed before 1 January 2012 had been given an option before such date and had not opted for the compulsory age of retirement of sixty years, subsection (2) shall apply to him with the words ‘fifty-five’
or ‘fifty-six’ or ‘fifty-eight’, as the case may be, being substituted for the word ‘sixty’.