RETIREMENT AGE OF STAFF OF POLYTECHNICS AND COLLEGES OF EDUCATION (HARMONIZATION) ACT

20124 sectionsFederal Republic of Nigeria

Section 1: Harmonization of Staff Retirement Age#

The retirement age for staff of Polytechnics and Colleges of Education is harmonized.

Section 2: Exemption from Public Service Rules#

A law or rule requiring a person to retire from the Public Service after serving 35 years shall not apply to staff of Polytechnics and Colleges of Education.

Section 3: Retirement Age for Academic Staff#

(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Pension Reform Act, the compulsory retirement age of an academic staff of Polytechnics and Colleges of Education shall be 65 years.
(2) A law or rule requiring a person to retire from the Public Service after serving for 35 years shall not apply to an academic staff of Polytechnics and Colleges of Education.

Section 4: Citation#

This Bill may be cited as the Retirement Age of Staff of Polytechnics and Colleges of Education (Harmonization) Act, 2012.
I certify, in accordance with Section 2 (1) of the Acts Authentication Act, Cap. A2, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004, that this is a true copy of the Bill passed by both Houses of the National Assembly.