Pension not payable before retirement age except in certain cases

No pension shall be granted to an officer who has not attained the age of fifty- five years, unless on medical evidence to the satisfaction of the Council that he is incapable, by reason of some infirmity of mind or body, of discharging the duties of his office, and that such infirmity is likely to be permanent and is not attributable to his own misconduct or gross negligence. cases. 42