Section 21Part 3 — Appointments, Enlistments, Service and Discharge
Retirement and pensions
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21. (1) A police officer who has attained the age of sixty-five years, shall be retired without prejudice and may, in special circumstances and for such temporary periods, be accepted for such service as may be fixed by contract; however, a police officer of the rank of Inspector or below who has attained the age of sixty years, shall be retired without prejudice unless the officer successfully completes a fitness and medical test immediately prior to attaining that age.
A police officer who has served for thirty years in the Service may retire without prejudice and may, in special circumstances and for such temporary periods, be accepted for such service as may be fixed by contract.
The Governor may —
in the public interest;
on medical grounds; or
to improve the efficiency of the organisation, Police Act (2021 Revision) Section 22 c Revised as at 31st December, 2020 Page 17 call upon the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner to retire on pension.
The Commissioner may —
in the public interest;
on medical grounds; or
to improve the efficiency of the organisation, call upon any police officer, other than a police officer referred to in subsection (3), to retire on pension.
The police officer called upon in subsection (3) or (4) may retire.
The Public Service Pensions Act (2021Revision) shall, subject to this Act, apply to all police officers except a police officer employed upon contractual terms applicable to that police officer which provide for or specifically exclude pension rights.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to a police officer appointed prior to 15th July, 2016, unless the police officer elects to have those provisions apply; and if the police officer does not so elect, on and after that date, the provisions of section 20 of the repealed Police Law (2006 Revision) shall continue to apply to that police officer as if this section had not come into force.