Qualifications for pensions

All claims to pensions, gratuities and other retiring allowances shall be made on the prescribed form and shall be submitted to the Accountant General's Office, as soon as the question of an Officer's retirement has been settled. The form must be accompanied by the necessary supporting documents and must be certified by the Clerk to the effect that all the particulars contained therein are correct. The supporting documents shall consist of the following– (i) birth certificate; (ii) pension form completed and signed by the Clerk; (iii) statutory declaration, where there are discrepancies in the birth certificate or 76 National Assembly Staff where the birth certificate is not available; (iv) the Officer's election to receive either a full pension or a reduced pension and gratuity; and (v) a statement of the indebtedness, if any, to the National Assembly or the Government. Officer’s retiring