S.L. 220.3 Art. 47Pensions and gratuities.

Men of 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 men of the force, their widows and legal representatives, as they apply to an officer holding a pensionable office as aforesaid, his widow and legal representative, subject to such adaptations and modifications as may be required and in particular subject to the modifications required by the difference in the length of normal service, and in the application of article 7, article 11(3) and article 18 of the said Ordinance and regulations 2, 9, 10 and 14 of the Pensions Regulations to men in the force, those articles and regulations shall apply as they apply to members of the Police Force: Provided that, subject to regulation 26(2), a man of the force having special reckonable service shall qualify for a pension independently of the length of his reckonable service provided he completes or has opted to complete a twenty-two year engagement:

Provided further that in respect of men of the force having a special reckonable service by reason of full-time service, between 1st April 1965 and 1st October, 1970, with the territorial force, such special reckonable service shall be deemed to be pensionable service.