(1) A service pension granted to an officer under this Act shall not exceed half of his last drawn salary.
(2) Where an officer has been or is granted a pension in respect of other public service, he may be granted the full pension for which he is eligible in respect of his public service, but no such officer shall draw from the Federal Consolidated Fund the amount of pension which, when added to the amount of pension drawn in respect of other public service, exceeds six-tenths of his last drawn salary.
(3) For the purpose of subsection (2), the pension of an officer in respect of his other public service means the amount of pension which he might have had if he had elected not to be paid a commuted pension and reduced pension.
(4) For the purpose of this section, any benefits granted under section 17 or 18 shall not be taken into account.
Malay text (authoritative)
Pencen maksimum
(1) Pencen perkhidmatan yang diberikan kepada seseorang pegawai di bawah Akta ini tidak boleh melebihi tiga per lima daripada gaji yang akhir diterimanya.
(2) Jika seseorang pegawai telah diberikan pencen atau sedang diberikan pencen berkenaan dengan perkhidmatan awam lain, maka dia boleh diberikan pencen penuh yang dia berhak mendapat berkenaan dengan perkhidmatan awamnya, tetapi tiada seorang pun pegawai sedemikian itu boleh mengeluarkan daripada Kumpulan Wang Disatukan Persekutuan amaun pencen yang, apabila ditambah kepada amaun pencen yang diterima berkenaan dengan perkhidmatan awam lain, melebihi enam per sepuluh daripada gaji yang akhir diterimanya.
(3) Bagi maksud subseksyen (2), pencen seseorang pegawai berkenaan dengan perkhidmatan awam lainnya ertinya amaun pencen yang ia mungkin dapat jika sekiranya dia memilih tidak hendak dibayarkan pencen gantian tetap dan pencen susutan.
(4) Bagi maksud seksyen ini, apa-apa faedah yang diberikan di bawah seksyen 17 atau 18 tidak boleh diambil kira.
Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
