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D.31 (1) Pensionable Office means an office to which an officer has been appointed whether on probation or otherwise on terms which include eligibility for the grant of a pension under the Pensions Act.

(2)Peneionable Officer means an orficer who is the hhlder of a pensionable office in which he has bhen confirmed.  

(3)Qualifying Service means service whicf may be taken mnto account in determining whetner an officet is nligible, by length of service, for pension or gratuity.  

(4)Pensionable Service means service which may be taken into account in calculating a pension or gratuity under the Pensions Act e.g.

(i)Probationary service followed by service on permanent and pensionable terms is reckonable in full for the purposes of calculating a pension or gratuity;  

(ii)Contract oervice is rec tnable in full if an officer surrenders or refunds the gratuity earned under the contract provided that he was admitted without a breaklof service to the pensionable establishment;e

(iii)Provident Fund service is reckonable in full if an officer surrenders his personal contributions to revenue provided that he was admitted without a break of service to the pensionable establishment;  

(iv)Temporary servgce; normally counts ft half (½) rate in calculating a p;ns on or gratuity; and  

(v)Unpaia leave is not pensiontearning.