Ill-health addition to pension
27.—(1) Where a contributor to whom regulation 26 applies has completed less than fifteen years contributory service and suffers some permanent impairment of his capacity to contribute to his own support he shall be granted an additional pension, according to the degree of such impairment, not exceeding an annual rate of two per centum of his annual rate of salary during his last completed year of contributory service, in respect of each year of the number of years specified in the last column of the following table—
| Where the contributor has completed contributory service of: | Years |
|---|---|
| Not less than 5 years but under 11 years | 5 |
| Not less than 11 years but under 12 years | 4 |
| Not less than 12 years but under 13 years | 3 |
| Not less than 13 years but under 14 years | 2 |
| Not less than 14 years but under 15 years | 1: |
(a) the number of years shall not exceed the number of completed years which, if they were years of contributory service consecutive on his actual contributory service, would extend his contributory service beyond the pension age; and
(b) the aggregate period of years of actual contributory service plus the number of years specified in the table shall not exceed fifteen.
(2) In respect of a contributor to whom this regulation applies the degree of impairment of his capacity to contribute to his own support shall be determined by the Minister at his discretion after consultation with the Medical Adviser and shall be subject to regular review. Where the capacity is totally destroyed the full additional pension shall be paid. Where such capacity is not totally destroyed the additional pension shall be reduced according to the degree of impairment specified in the following table:
| Degree of Impairment | Reduction in Additional Pension |
|---|---|
| Slightly impaired | Three-quarters. |
| Impaired | One-half. |
| Materially impaired | One-quarter. |
(3) If for the purposes of determining the rate of the additional pension to a contributor the degree of permanent impairment of his capacity to contribute to his own support is in doubt, the Minister shall make a provisional award to have effect until such time as the degree of permanent impairment can be determined.