S.L. 220.3 Art. 19Pensions and gratuities.

Officers commissioned in the force shall, in respect of service in the force, be eligible to such pension or gratuity as may be granted under the Pensions Ordinance to an officer holding a pensionable office in Malta within the meaning of that Ordinance;

and the said Ordinance shall for such purpose apply to officers commissioned in the force, their widows and legal representatives, as they apply to an officer holding a pensionable office as aforesaid, his widow or legal representative, subject to such adaptations and modifications as may be required and in particular subject to the modification that the retiring ages for officers commissioned in the forces are those specified in regulation 12, and in the application of article 7, article 11(3) and article 18 of the said Ordinance and of regulations 2, 9, 10 and 14 of the Pensions Regulations to officers commissioned in the force, those articles and regulations shall apply as they apply to members of the Police Force: Provided that an officer commissioned in the force having special reckonable service shall qualify for a pension independently of the length of his reckonable service provided his retirement takes place under either regulation 12 or regulation 14(3): Provided further that service in command of the Territorial Force shall be deemed to be pensionable service.