Section 9

If the official income of a contributor becomes reduced, whether by reduction of salary or by his retirement on pension, he may, upon giving notice in writing to the Directors of his desire to do so, contribute for the remainder of the 35 years or until he attains the age of 65 years, upon the actual amount of his salary or pension, as the case may be, in which case his widow or children shall, subject as hereinafter provided, be entitled to pension accordingly; and where the official income of a contributor becomes reduced by retirement on pension on account of ill health, he may also upon giving notice in writing to the Directors of his desire to do so, cease to contribute.

If a contributor who has retired on pension on account of ill health and has given notice as provided in subsection (1) that he desires to contribute on the actual amount of his pension dies within 3 years of the date of his retirement, his widow or children shall be entitled to such pension computed on the basis of the pension rights acquired by such contributor at the date of his retirement in accordance with the Rules and Tables set out in the First Schedule.

If a contributor who has retired on pension on account of ill health and has given notice as provided in subsection (1) that he desires to cease to contribute dies within 2 years of the date of his retirement, his widow or children shall be entitled to a pension computed on the basis of the pension rights acquired by such contributor at the date of his retirement in accordance with the Rules and Tables set out in the First Schedule.

Any notice given by a contributor under subsection (1) shall be irrevocable, except in the case of an entitled officer who having retired before 30 April 1958 exercises his option under section 7 before 31 July 1958.

Where such reduction of official income is due to retirement on a pension and the contributor draws a pension not only from Singapore, but also from Malaysia, he shall, if he elects to contribute on his reduced salary or pension in accordance with subsection (1), contribute on the aggregate amount of the pensions granted to him by Singapore and by Malaysia, and such aggregate amount shall, for the purposes of this section and subject to subsection (7), be deemed to be his reduced official income.

Where a contributor only contributes on his reduced official income, any pension to his widow or children shall be diminished in the same proportion as it would have been increased had his rate of contribution been raised instead of being lowered.

The pension of a contributor to whom a gratuity and reduced pension have been granted shall, for the purpose of calculating the amount of the abatements to be made under this section, be deemed to be the equivalent of four-thirds of such reduced pension.