Explanatory note

Part II of these Rules makes provision for the extension of the Widows and Children's and Dependants' Pension Schemes provided by Parts I and II of the Superannuation Act, 1949, with modifications, to officers who have left the civil service to go to employment which is “approved” under Section 4 of the Superannuation Act, 1914. Just as the pension earned by the civil servant up to the point when he left for the “approved employment” is payable when he retires from that employment in circumstances which would have entitled him to pension had he remained in the civil service, so, under these Rules, if he became a participant in the Widows' and Children's or Dependants' Pension Schemes under the Superannuation Act, 1949, before he left the civil service, the eligibility of his widow and children, or of his dependants, is similarly preserved.

Part III of these Rules extends to officers who have left the civil service to go to employment which is “approved” under Section 4 of the Superannuation Act, 1914, the provision in Section 34 of the Superannuation Act, 1949, which permits the payment of pension to an officer, on his reaching the retiring age, who has elected to retire at any time after reaching the age of 50 years.