Pension and gratuity on resignation

(1) An officer who resigns from the public service before attaining the normal retirement age may be granted by the in accordance with the contained in the Schedule, registration. 12 (a) a gratuity, if he resigns after completing not less than ten years of pensionable service; (b) a pension and gratuity, if he resigns after completing not less than fifteen years of pensionable service. (2) In every case to which subsection (1) of this section applies, the pension (but not gratuity) shall be deferred until the officer reaches the normal retirement age, or in special cases with the approval of the Governor-General, any lower age not being less than fifty years.