THE NATIONAL INSURANCE AND CIVIL SERVICE (SUPERANNUATION) RULES, 1948.

Pension rights secured under policies of insurance

6.  Where, in the case of a person to whom Rule 2 applies who at any time on or after the 1st January, 1946, had pension rights in a pension scheme associated with his former employment, those pension rights are secured under a policy of insurance, then, if that person, not later than the 31st March, 1949 (or such later date as the Minister may in his discretion allow in a particular case) gives notice in writing to the Minister, in a form approved by the Minister for the purpose, that he elects to continue to be subject to that policy, he shall continue to be so subject, and the Minister shall have power to pay the premiums authorised or required under the policy to be paid by that person's employer in respect of him, and in that event neither the period of his former employment nor any period in respect of which the Minister so pays premiums shall be taken into account for the purposes of the Superannuation Acts:

Provided that if in the opinion of the Minister the cost in any particular case would be unreasonably high in relation either to the benefits secured or to the cost of the provision which would be made for the person under these Rules but for his election, or if in the opinion of the Minister the benefits secured by way of superannuation would be inadequate, he may within six months of receiving the notice of election give notice in writing to the person that he declines to allow him so to elect, and in that event the person shall be treated as if this rule had never applied in his case.