6. Section 9 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor:
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| | (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), the abatement referred to in section 8 (1) shall continue to be made from the salary of a public officer until such officer attains the age of sixty-five years, should he continue so long in the public service, at which date it shall cease ; such abatement shall also cease after an officer has been subject to the abatement for thirty-five successive years. | | |
| | (2) The abatement referred to in section 8 (1) from the salary of a public officer
| | | (a) who on the relevant date is a contributor while in the public service; or |
| (b) who becomes a contributor on or after that date, |
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