S.L. 220.3 Art. 35Men of the force may retire after 25 years service.

(1) A man of the force shall have the option to retire on, or on any day after, completion of twenty-five years service, subject to any service obligations and other terms which he may have entered into by means of a form of undertaking and subject to him giving three months notice of his intention to retire in writing, to the Commander through his Commanding Officer, accordingly:

Provided that a man of the force may not be allowed to retire or resign if he has been warned for overseas service or, if he has attended any training course subjected to a service obligation, earlier than such period, not exceeding twelve years, commencing with the date of completion of such training course, as indicated in the form of undertaking or as the Minister may determine.

(2) For the purposes of sub-regulation (1), special reckonable service shall be considered as service for the computation of the twenty-five years service.

(3) An man of the force who -

(a) reaches the age of fifty-five years; and

(b) has not upon reaching the said age or upon having his enlistment with the force terminated at an age of more than fifty five years and less than sixty-one years completed twenty-five years of service in the force; and

(c) upon reaching an age of at least fifty-five years but less than sixty-one years has his engagement with the force terminated; and

(d) immediately upon his termination of engagement with the force enlists in the Detention Service; and

(e) does not start receiving a pension in terms of these regulations upon his termination of engagement with the force, shall, notwithstanding any other provision of these regulations, be entitled for the purposes of the computation of his pension under these regulations to have his service with the Detention Service reckoned as service in the force until such time as the aggregate of service in the force and service in the Detention Service amounts to twenty-five years when such man of the force shall be entitled to receive a pension in terms of these regulations computed on the basis of twenty five years of service in the force in accordance with the Articles and Rules contained in the Third Schedule:

Provided that a man of the force who after enlisting in the Detention Service as stipulated in this sub-regulation leaves the said services or has his enlistment therein terminated before completing a total of twenty five years of service in accordance with this sub-regulation shall be entitled to a pension to be computed on the basis of the aggregate of his service in the force and of his service in the Detention Service.