The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (Dissolution) Order in Council 1963

7.—(1) On the date of the termination of his services an established Prison officer shall be entitled to—

(a) in the case of a Northern Prison officer, an earned pension equal to that which would have been payable to him under the Prisons Regulations had he retired on attaining pensionable age after ten or more years' pensionable service on the date of the termination of his services, calculated—

(i) in respect of the period of his pensionable service; and

(ii) on his pensionable emoluments on the date of the termination of his services;

(b) in the case of a Prison officer who is not a Northern Prison officer, either an earned pension with no refund of pension contributions or an earned gratuity plus a refund of his pension contributions, as he may elect, calculated in accordance with the Prisons Regulations.

(2) The election referred to in sub-paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph may be made by the Prison officer at any time before or within fourteen days after the date of the termination of his services and shall be—

(a) made in writing to the Pension Agency; and

(b) irrevocable.

(3) If a Prison officer has not made the election referred to in sub-paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph within fourteen days after the date of the termination of his services he shall be deemed to have elected to be paid an earned gratuity plus a refund of his pension contributions.