Section 17: Pension and gratuity

1 Employment in the Service shall be pensionable and staff of the Service shall, in respect of their employment, be entitled to pensions, and other retirement benefits as may be approved by the Board.

2 Notwithstanding the provision of subsection (1), nothing shall prevent the appointment of a person to any office in the Service on terms which preclude the grant of a pension in respect of that office.

3 For the purpose of the application of the Pensions Reforms Act, any power exercisable by the Minister under the Pension Reform Act or any authority of the Government may be exercised by the Board. [Act No. 4, 2014]