(1) Where, under any written law, an officer has been granted a reduced pension by virtue of his option for a commuted pension, such officer shall, on the expiration of the period of twelve and a half years from the date of his retirement, be eligible to have his pension restored; provided that such restoration —
(a) shall not be made earlier than 1 January 1973; and
(b) shall not be applicable in the case of any pension paid after the adjustment made under this Act.
(2) Where the pension of an officer as referred to in subsection (1) has been restored after the expiration of the period of twelve and a half years from the date of his retirement but before the coming into force of this Act, such restoration shall be deemed to have been properly and legally made.
Malay text (authoritative)
Pemulihan pencen
(1) Jika, di bawah mana-mana undang-undang bertulis, seseorang pegawai telah diberikan pencen susutan menurut pilihannya bagi pencen gantian tetap, pegawai itu, setelah tamat tempoh dua belas tahun setengah dari tarikh dia bersara, adalah layak dipulihkan pencennya; dengan syarat bahawa pemulihan itu —
(a) tidak boleh dibuat lebih awal daripada l Januari 1973; dan
(b) tidak boleh terpakai berkenaan dengan sesuatu pencen yang telah dibayar selepas penyelarasan yang dibuat di bawah Akta ini.
(2) Jika pencen seseorang pegawai yang disebut dalam subseksyen (1) telah dipulihkan selepas tamat tempoh dua belas tahun setengah dari tarikh dia bersara tetapi sebelum mula berkuatkuasanya Akta ini, pemulihan tersebut hendaklah disifatkan sebagai telah dibuat dengan sempurna dan sahnya.
Text as at 1 February 2013 (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).
