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                                              IN exercise of the powers 
                                              conferred on the President by 
                                              subsection (1) of section 43 of 
                                              the Civil Service Act, 1960 (C.A. 
                                              5) and acting in consultation with 
                                              the Public Services Commission 
                                              these Regulations are made this 
                                              11th day of November, 1971.</span></p>
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                                              Regulation 1&#8212;Compulsory Retiring 
                                              Age for Civil Servants.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">A 
                                              civil servant holding a 
                                              pensionable post otherwise than on 
                                              a limited engagement shall retire 
                                              from the Civil Service on reaching 
                                              the age of 55 years. </span></p>

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                                              Regulation 2&#8212;Voluntary Retiring 
                                              Age.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">A 
                                              civil servant holding a 
                                              pensionable post otherwise than on 
                                              a limited engagement may retire 
                                              from the Civil Service at any time 
                                              after he has reached the age of 50 
                                              in the case of a male civil 
                                              servant and 45 in the case of a 
                                              female civil servant:</span></p>
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                                              Provided that a civil servant may 
                                              retire at an earlier date with the 
                                              consent of&nbsp; the President.</span></p>
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                                              Regulation 3&#8212;Voluntary Retirement 
                                              Procedure.</span></p>
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                                              (1) A civil servant who wishes to 
                                              retire voluntarily after attaining 
                                              the age of 50 years or 45 years as 
                                              the case may be shall seek the 
                                              approval of his Head of Department 
                                              at least three months before the 
                                              date on which he wishes to retire:</span></p>
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                                              Provided that the requirement of 
                                              notice may be waived in whole or 
                                              in part at the discretion of the 
                                              President.</span></p>
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                                              (2) A Head of Department shall 
                                              grant such permission unless 
                                              criminal or disciplinary 
                                              proceedings have been or are about 
                                              to be instituted against the civil 
                                              servant concerned.</span></p>

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                                              (3) A civil servant who wishes to 
                                              retire voluntarily before 
                                              attaining the age of 50 years or 
                                              45 years as the case may be shall 
                                              submit his application to the 
                                              President through his Head of 
                                              Department together with a 
                                              statement of his reasons for 
                                              wishing to retire prematurely.</span></p>
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                                              (4) The Head of Department shall 
                                              forward the application together 
                                              with his own recommendation to the 
                                              President through the Secretary to 
                                              the Cabinet.</span></p>
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                                              Regulation 4&#8212;Transitional 
                                              Provisions.</span></p>
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                                              (1) A civil servant holding a 
                                              pensionable post otherwise than on 
                                              a limited engagement who is 50 
                                              years of age or below at the date 
                                              of commencement of these 
                                              Regulations shall retire 
                                              compulsorily on attaining the age 
                                              of 55 years.</span></p>
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                                              (2) A civil servant holding a 
                                              pensionable post otherwise than on 
                                              a limited engagement who is above 
                                              the age of 50 years at the 
                                              commencement of these Regulations 
                                              shall retire compulsorily at the 
                                              end of two years from the said 
                                              commencement or at the age of 55 
                                              years whichever is the later:</span></p>

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                                              Provided that a civil servant to 
                                              whom this sub-regulation applies 
                                              shall in any case retire upon 
                                              attaining. the age of 60 years 
                                              unless otherwise exempted by the 
                                              President acting in accordance 
                                              with the advice of the Public 
                                              Services Commission.</span></p>
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                                              (3) A civil servant holding a 
                                              pensionable post otherwise than on 
                                              a limited engagement, who is 60 
                                              years or above at the commencement 
                                              of these Regulations shall retire 
                                              forthwith unless he is otherwise 
                                              exempted by the President acting 
                                              in accordance with the advice of 
                                              Grant of the Public Services 
                                              Commission.</span></p>
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                                              Regulation 5&#8212;Grant of Retiring 
                                              Awards Under Pensions Ordinance.</span></p>
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                                              (1) Three months before a civil 
                                              servant holding a pensionable 
                                              post, otherwise than on a limited 
                                              engagement, is due to reach the 
                                              age of 55 years or in the case of 
                                              a civil servant who seeks 
                                              permission to retire voluntarily, 
                                              on receipt of his application, the 
                                              Head of Department shall consider 
                                              whether or not the civil servant's 
                                              service has been satisfactory.</span></p>
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                                              (2) If the civil servant's service 
                                              has been satisfactory the Head of 
                                              Department shall issue a 
                                              certificate accordingly and 
                                              approve the grant of the retiring 
                                              award subject to computation and 
                                              verification by the 
                                              Auditor-General.</span></p>

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                                              (3) If the Head of Department is 
                                              of the opinion that the civil 
                                              servant's service has not been 
                                              satisfactory, or if an order for 
                                              the Civil servant's removal has 
                                              been made, he shall report the 
                                              matter to the Public Services 
                                              Commission together with his 
                                              recommendation as to whether the 
                                              Civil Servant's retiring award 
                                              should be withheld in whole or in 
                                              part, and the Public Services 
                                              Commission shall advise the 
                                              President on the matter.</span></p>
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                                              E. AKUFO-ADDO</span></p>
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                                              President</span></p>
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                                              Date of Gazette Notification: 26th 
                                              November, 1971.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>