Singapore legislation
Section 15
Section 15
Contributor transferred to other Government employment in country where the law provides for granting pensions to widows and children
(1)
When a contributor is transferred from the service of the Government to other employment under the Government of a British Dominion, Colony, Protected State or Protectorate or a territory in respect of which a mandate, or trusteeship on behalf of the League of Nations or the United Nations is being exercised by Her Majesty, where provision is made by law for the granting of pensions to widows and children of persons employed in its service, he shall cease to contribute under this Act as soon as he becomes a contributor under the provisions of that law, but so that nevertheless —
his widow or children, as the case may be, shall be entitled on his death to a pension computed on the basis of the pension rights acquired by such contributor at the date of the cessation of his contributions in accordance with the Rules and Tables set out in the First Schedule;
if he retires or is removed from the service of such Dominion, Colony, Protected State, Protectorate or territory, or dies while in the service thereof, and is at the time of such retirement, removal or death a widower without children of a pensionable age or a bachelor, section 13 or 14, as the case may be, shall be deemed to apply;
until he ceases to contribute under the provisions of this Act, his contribution shall be on the salary of the last substantive appointment held by him in Singapore at the date of his transfer, at the same rate and subject to the same terms and conditions as if he had continued in the service of the Government.
(2)
When a contributor is transferred to such Dominion, Colony, Protected State, Protectorate or territory other than North Borneo, where no provision has been made by law for granting such pensions as aforesaid, such contributor shall —
if married, or a widower having children of a pensionable age, be entitled, on giving notice in writing to the Directors within one month after his transfer from the service of the Government of his desire to do so, to continue to be a contributor on the salary of the last substantive appointment held by him in Singapore at the date of his transfer, at the same rate and subject to the same terms and conditions as if he had continued in the service of the Government;
if then a widower without children of a pensionable age or a bachelor, be entitled to elect, on giving the notice required to be given under paragraph (a), to continue to contribute as is provided in that paragraph or to be paid the total amount without interest of his contributions.
(3)
In the event of the contributions of any such contributor being in arrear for 6 months it shall be considered that he has ceased to be a contributor, and his widow or his widow and children, as the case may be, shall be entitled on his death to a pension computed only on the basis of the pension rights acquired by such contributor at the date of his ceasing to contribute, in accordance with the Rules and Tables set out in the First Schedule.
(4)
When any such contributor, being a widower without children of a pensionable age or a bachelor, has elected to continue to contribute, then if he retires or is removed from the service of such Dominion, Colony, Protected State, Protectorate or territory, or dies while in the service thereof and is at the time of such retirement, removal or death a widower without children of a pensionable age or a bachelor, section 13 or 14, as the case may be, shall be deemed to apply.
(b)
When any such contributor, being a widower without children of a pensionable age or a bachelor, has elected to be paid the total amount without interest of his contributions, then on such payment being made his rights and liabilities under this Act shall cease.
(5)
A contributor who was transferred to the Colony of North Borneo before provision was made by the law of that Colony for granting pensions to widows and children of persons employed in the service of that Colony shall continue to be a contributor under this Act on the salary which for the time being he is entitled to receive in respect of any office held by him in the service of that country at the same rate and subject to the same terms and conditions as if he had continued in the service of the Government.
(6)
In the event of the contribution of such contributor to the Government being in arrear, such arrears, together with interest thereon at the rate of 6%, shall be recoverable from such contributor as a debt due to the Government or shall be deducted from any salary which is subsequently payable to him from the Government.
(7)
Where a contributor either elects or is bound under subsections (2) to (6) to continue his contribution after being transferred as aforesaid, he may cease to contribute under this Act as soon as the Government of the Dominion, Colony, Protected State, Protectorate or territory in whose service he is employed has made provision by law for granting pensions to widows and children of persons employed in its service and he has become a contributor under the provisions of that law.
(8)
In the event of his so electing to cease contributing —
his widow or children, as the case may be, shall be entitled on his death to a pension computed on the basis of the pension rights acquired by such contributor at the date of his so ceasing to contribute in accordance with the Rules and Tables set out in the First Schedule;
if he retires or is removed from the service of such Dominion, Colony, Protected State, Protectorate or territory, or dies while in the service thereof, and is at the time of such retirement, removal or death a widower without children of a pensionable age or a bachelor, section 13 or 14, as the case may be, shall be deemed to apply.