Cap. 93 Art. 21Application of Ordinance.

The provisions of this Ordinance shall apply to all officers appointed to the public service of Malta after the commencement of this Ordinance but prior to l5th January, 1979, and no pension, gratuity or other allowance shall be payable under this Ordinance, nor shall any other payment be made thereunder, to any person who was not an officer before the date aforesaid, or to the widow, child or other relative of any such person:

Provided that -

(i) in respect of persons who, though not officers, were in the public service before 15th January, 1979, and in respect of the widow, child or other relative of any such person, the provisions of this Ordinance shall apply in such manner and to such extent as may be necessary to give effect to arrangements concerning such persons made prior to that date;

(ii) any person appointed to the Police force before the 1st February, 1939, may, by giving notice in writing to the Minister, elect that the law applicable to his case prior to that date shall continue so to apply; and

(iii) the provisions of this Ordinance shall not apply in the case of an officer to whom, by virtue of a notice given under article 5 of the Police Force (Amendment) Ordinance, 1939, the provisions of the articles repealed by that Ordinance apply:

(iv) the provisions of this Ordinance and of any regulations made thereunder shall, notwithstanding the other provisions of this Ordinance or of any other law, apply to any employee in the public service who, Secretary or as Cabinet Secretary or as Secretary to the Cabinet or as Auditor General or as Deputy Auditor General or as Ombudsman for one full respective term or equivalent period or in aggregate shall have served for the equivalent period of one respective term: Provided that nothing in this paragraph shall exempt any employee to whom this Ordinance applies in virtue of this paragraph from the need to satisfy the other requirements of this Ordinance, other than the requirement that he must have been a public officer prior to 15th January 1979, in order to be eligible to receive a pension thereunder.