23. A member of the Fund shall be paid the total amount lying to the credit of such member's individual account as soon as may be practicable-
| (a) after such member, being a male, attains the age of fifty-five years, or, being a female, attains the age of fifty years, or |
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| (b) after such member, being a female, ceases to be employed in consequence of marriage, or |
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| (c) after such member ceases to be employed by reason of a permanent and total incapacity for work and is certified by a registered medical practitioner to be unfit for work any longer for that reason, or |
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| (d) before the date of such member's departure from Ceylon if such member declares in writing that such departure is with the intention of not returning to Ceylon: |
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Provided that, where a member of the Fund, being a male, continues to work in a covered employment after he has attained the age of fifty-five years, or, being a female, continues to work in a covered employment after she has attained the age of fifty years, such member shall not be entitled to the payment under the preceding provisions of this section until such member ceases to be in such employment.In this section, " registered medical practitioner" means a medical practitioner registered under the Medical Ordinance. |
Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts