S.L. 171.2 Art. 41Retirement on medical grounds.

(1) A port worker, who, being forty-five years of age or over on his last birthday, has his registration cancelled on being certified to be medically unfit for port work by a medical board appointed by the Minister shall, if he has a son eligible to replace him in accordance with these regulations, receive a pension as follows:

(a) during such time as such son is not registered in the Port Workers Register - full pension;

(b) from the date on which such son is registered in the Port Workers Register until the port worker reaches retiring age - such part of the full pension as the Minister may, on the advice of the Committee, from time to time determine; and

(c) on reaching retiring age - full pension.

(2) A port worker who, being forty-five years of age or over on his last birthday, has his registration cancelled on being certified to be medically unfit by a medical board appointed by the Minister shall, if he or she has no son or daughter or brother or sister to replace him or her in accordance with these regulations, recieve a pension as follows:

(a) until he or she reaches retiring age - such part of the full pension as the Minister responsible for ports may, on the advice of the Committee, from time to time determine; and

(b) on reaching retiring age - full pension.

(3) The provisions of sub-regulation (1)(c) and of sub-regulation (2)(b) shall not apply to port workers who after the twenty-second day of January, 1979, have their licence cancelled under the provisions of this regulation, if they reach the retiring age on or after the fifth day of January, 1980, saving their pension rights under the Social Security Act.

(4) Saving the provisions of sub-regulation (3), a person who is registered as a port worker after the thirtieth day of May, 1978 shall not be eligible to recieve a pension as specified in subregulations

(1) and (2) if he or she does not satisfy the requirements laid down in regulation 42.