Section 10: Pensions, gratuities and annual allowances

(1) Members of the Fire Service of or above the rank of Leading Fireman who are pensionable under the provisions of the Pensions Act if promoted or re-appointed to such pensionable rank after the expiration of their initial period of enlistment, shall be deemed to be confirmed with effect from the date of such promotion or re-appointment.
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(2) Subject to the provisions of this section, there shall be paid to a fireman on discharge after continuous good service extending over a period of not less than three years a gratuity calculated at a rate of one-half of a month's pay at the rate pertaining at the date of discharge for each completed year of service, and in addition he may be granted the following retiring benefits-
(a) on completion of ten or more years continuous service-
(i) subject to his having reached the age of forty-five years or being required to retire on medical grounds, an annual allowance calculated at one nine hundred and sixtieth of this annual emolument at the date of retirement for each completed month of service; or
(ii) a gratuity calculated at one twentieth of a month's pay for each completed month of service;
(b) on completion of five years less than ten years continuous service a gratuity calculated at one twentieth of a month's pay for each completed month of service.
(3) Where a fireman has rendered at least twenty-five years good service and has attained the age of forty-five years but whose service has not been continuous, the Minister may, in his discretion, treat such service, for the purpose of calculation of the annual allowance and gratuities for which the fireman might otherwise have been eligible under subsection (2) of this section on final discharge, as continuous service, provided that there shall be deducted from any gratuities so granted any sums previously paid to such fireman by way of gratuities. and further provided that any annual allowance previously granted under subsection (2) of this section shall have been suspended during any such further period of service.
(4) Where the service of a fireman has not been such as to justify the payment of the full annual allowance and gratuities on discharge for which he would otherwise have been eligible, the Minister may, on the recommendation of the Fire Commissioner approve the award of such reduced annual allowance and gratuities as he may deem just.
(5) Where a fireman has completed more than six years continuous service and is discharged as unfit for further services or on reduction of establishment, he shall receive on discharge such proportion as the Minister may deem just of the annual allowance and gratuities for which he would otherwise have been eligible had he attained the age of forty-five years at the date of his discharge.
(6) Where a fireman who has completed more than three years continuous service dies while serving in the Fire Service, the gratuities for which he would have been otherwise eligible under the provision of this section shall be calculated to the date of death and the Minister may cause such gratuities to be paid to or for the benefit of the dependants or next-of-kin of such fireman, and if such gratuities are paid to or for the benefit of more than one person, in such proportion as the Minister may deem just.
(7) Where a fireman dies while serving in the Fire Service before he has completed three years continuous service, the Minister may, on the recommendation of the Fire Commissioner, award gratuities calculated on the rate of pay pertaining at the date of the death of such fireman bearing such proportion to the gratuities for which he would otherwise have been eligible had he completed six years service at the said rate of pay as the number of years of actual service bears to six years and where any such gratuities are awarded the provisions for the payment of gratuities under subsection (6) of this section shall apply to the payment of such gratuities.