Local Government (Superannuation) Act, 1956

Gratuity—part-time, permanent, non-pensionable officer.

53.—Where—

(a) a permanent officer, other than a teacher, of a local authority is a part-time officer and is not a pensionable officer, and

(b) as respects such officer—

(i) he is removed from his office for a cause other than misconduct or unfitness,

(ii) his office is abolished, or

(iii) his position has been materially altered to his detriment by changes in its conditions made without reasonable cause and he resigns his office,

the local authority may grant him a gratuity equal to one-twelfth of his remuneration at the time he ceases to hold office multiplied by the number of whole years (any odd fraction of a whole year being disregarded) in the continuous period ending at the time of such grant during which paragraph (a) of this section applied to him.