Section 12
Pensions, etc., to cease on conviction
of Pensions Act 1951 (Revised - 2022)
Subject to subsections (2) and (3), where any person to whom a pension or other allowance has been granted under this
Act is sentenced to death or to any term of imprisonment by any
Court of competent jurisdiction, whether in the Federation or elsewhere, for any crime or offence, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong may direct that such pension or allowance shall forthwith cease, and thereupon such pension or allowance shall cease accordingly.
(2)
The pension or allowance under subsection (1) shall be restored with retrospective effect in the case of a person who after conviction receives a free pardon.
(3)
Where a pension or allowance ceases pursuant to subsection (1), the Yang di-Pertuan Agong may cause all or any part of moneys to which the pensioner would have been entitled by way of pension or allowance to be paid to or applied for the benefit of any wife, child or children of the pensioner, or after the expiration of his sentence, 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 under section 11.
Pension, etc., may cease on accepting employment in certain companies, or in engaging in certain occupations for gain