Akta Pencen Pihak Berkuasa Berkanun Dan Tempatan 1980

Statutory and Local Authorities Pensions 9 Conferment of pensionable status 6. The pensions authority may confer a permanent employee the status of a pensionable employee if he has— (a) been confirmed in his present appointment; and (b) completed not less than three years‟ reckonable service. Exercise of option 6 A . (1) An employee appointed on or after the commencement of this section shall, before being confirmed in his appointment, be entitled to opt for the Employees Provident Fund Scheme. (2) The option under subsection (1) shall be made to the appropriate appointing authority in such manner as may be determined by the pensions authority. (3) The exercise of the option by an employee under this section shall take effect on his being confirmed in his appointment and shall thereupon be irrevocable. (4) Where an employee opts for the Employees Provident Fund Scheme, the provisions of this Act, except this section and section 26, shall not apply to such employee. (5) An employee who opts for the Employees Provident Fund Scheme shall retire from the service of a statutory or local authority on attaining the age of sixty years. (5 A ) Subsection (5) shall not apply to an employee who was appointed before 1 January 2012 and had been given an option before such date and had not opted for the compulsory age of retirement of sixty years. (5 B ) The compulsory retirement age for an employee who had not opted for the compulsory retirement age of sixty years referred to in