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Section 10

Maximum pension from public service

of Pensions Act 1951 (Revised - 2022)

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Section 10
(1)

A pension granted to a pensionable officer under this

Act shall not exceed one-half of his last drawn salary.

(2)

Where a pensionable officer has been or is granted a pension or pensions in respect of any other public service, he may be granted the full pension for which he is eligible in respect of his public service in the Federation, but no such officer shall draw from the Consolidated Fund an amount of pension which, when added to the amount of any pension or pensions drawn in respect of the other public service, exceed six-tenths of his last drawn salary.

(3)

For the purpose of subsection (2), an allowance or pension granted in respect of injury or disease shall not be taken into account but where the officer is granted such an allowance or pension the amount of that allowance or pension together with the amount of his pension shall not exceed two-thirds of his last drawn salary.

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