Pensions Act 1980 s 25

s 25 Grant of derivative retiring allowance to temporary officer

Subject to section 16— (a) where a temporary officer dies in service and would have become eligible for retiring allowance and gratuity under section 24 had he retired on the date of his death, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong may grant to the person prescribed in the regulations— (i) a derivative gratuity equivalent to the officers gratuity; and (ii) a derivative retiring allowance equivalent to the officer’s retiring allowance, for a period not exceeding twelve and a half years from the date immediately following the date of death of the officer, and thereafter, provided the recipient is resident in Malaysia, seventy percent of such allowance granted; (b) where a temporary officer who is receiving a retiring allowance dies within the period of twelve and a half years from the date of his retirement, a derivative retiring allowance equivalent to the officer’s retiring allowance may be granted to the person prescribed in the regulations for a period not exceeding the difference between the period of twelve and a half years and the retirement period of the deceased officer; and thereafter such derivative retiring allowance shall continue to be payable at the rate of seventy percent of the amount granted; (c) where a temporary officer who has been receiving retiring allowance dies after the period of twelve and a half years from the date of his retirement, a derivative retiring allowance equivalent to seventy percent of the deceased officer’s retiring allowance may be granted to the person prescribed in the regulations: Provided that in respect of the recipient referred to in paragraph (b) or (c), any grant of derivative retiring allowance after the expiration of the period of twelve and a half years shall only be made where the recipient— (i) in the case of a widow or widower, was married to the deceased officer while the officer was still in service; (ii) in the case of a child or dependent step-child, is a child or dependent step-child of a marriage that had taken place while the officer was still in service; (iii) in the case of an adopted child, is a child adopted under any written law relating to adoption or under any custom or usage, while the officer was still in service; or (iv) in the case of an illegitimate child, is a child conceived while the officer was still in service, and is resident in Malaysia.

Malay text (authoritative)

Pemberian elaun bersara terbitan kepada pegawai sementara

Tertakluk kepada seksyen 16 — (a) jika seseorang pegawai sementara mati dalam perkhidmatan dan sepatutnya menjadi layak mendapat elaun bersara dan ganjaran di bawah seksyen 24 jika sekiranya dia telah bersara pada tarikh kematiannya, Yang di-Pertuan Agong boleh memberi kepada orang yang ditetapkan dalam peraturan-peraturan itu — (i) ganjaran terbitan yang banyaknya sama dengan ganjaran pegawai itu; dan (ii) elaun bersara terbitan yang banyaknya sama dengan elaun bersara pegawai itu; (b) jika seseorang pegawai sementara yang sedang menerima elaun bersara mati dalam atau selepas tempoh dua puluh tahun dari tarikh persaraannya, elaun bersara terbitan yang sama banyaknya dengan elaun bersara pegawai itu boleh diberikan kepada orang yang ditetapkan dalam peraturan-peraturan: Dengan syarat bahawa apa-apa pemberian elaun bersara terbitan selepas tamatnya tempoh dua puluh tahun hendaklah dibuat hanya jika penerimanya— (i) dalam hal seseorang balu atau duda, telah berkahwin dengan pegawai yang mati itu semasa pegawai itu masih dalam perkhidmatan; (ii) dalam hal seseorang anak atau anak tiri tanggungan, ialah anak atau anak tiri tanggungan hasil perkahwinan yang telah berlaku semasa pegawai itu masih dalam perkhidmatan; (iii) dalam hal seseorang anak angkat, ialah anak yang diangkat di bawah mana-mana undang-undang bertulis yang berhubungan dengan pengangkatan atau di bawah mana-mana adat atau kelaziman semasa pegawai itu masih dalam perkhidmatan; atau (iv) dalam hal seseorang anak tidak sah taraf, ialah anak yang dikandungkan semasa pegawai itu masih dalam perkhidmatan. (c) (Dipotong Akta A134).

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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).

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