Section 7: Pensionable service.

(1) Service in the Council shall be approved service for the purposes of the Pensions Reform Act, and employees of the Council, excluding temporary, ad hoc and contract staff shall be entitled to pension, the gratuity or other retirement benefits in respect of that office. [Act No. 4, 2014]
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), nothing in this Act prevents the appointment of a person to any office on terms which preclude the granting of a pension, gratuity or other retirement benefits in respect of that office.