s.20Retirement and pensions
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Section 20Part 4 — APPOINTMENTS, ENLISTMENTS, SERVICE, DISCHARGE AND TERMINATION

Retirement and pensions

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A member of the Coast Guard who has attained the age of sixty years shall be retired but may, in special circumstances as determined by the Commandant and for temporary periods, be accepted for such service as may be fixed by contract, and where the member is an officer of the Coast Guard, upon the successful completion of a fitness and medical test by such officer.
Notwithstanding the age of retirement under subsection (1), an officer of the Coast Guard who has served for thirty years in the Coast Guard may retire but may, in special circumstances as determined by the Commandant and for temporary periods, be accepted for further service as may be fixed by contract.
The Governor may —
in the public interest;
on medical grounds; or
to improve the efficiency of the Coast Guard,
call upon the Commandant or the Deputy Commandant to retire.
The Commandant may —
in the public interest;
on medical grounds; or
to improve the efficiency of the Coast Guard,
call upon any officer of the Coast Guard, other than an officer of the Coast Guard referred to in subsection (3), to retire on pension.
The officer of the Coast Guard called upon in subsection (3) or (4) may retire.
The Public Service Pensions Act (2021 Revision) shall, subject to this Act, apply to all members of the Coast Guard except a member of the Coast Guard employed upon contractual terms applicable to that member which provide for or specifically exclude pension rights.
An officer of the Coast Guard —
who has attained the rank of Lieutenant Commander or above; and
whose appointment has ended under conditions other than dishonourable,
shall be permitted by the Commandant to retain the honorary use of the officer's last rank, in its abbreviated format, and the rank shall be accompanied by the word "Retired" or in its abbreviated format, "Ret.".

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