21ARemoval taken to be retirement on ground of invalidity

21A Removal taken to be retirement on ground of invalidity

(1) If the member:

(a) is an eligible employee for the purposes of the Superannuation Act 1976; and

(b) is removed from office under section 21 on the ground of physical or mental incapacity;

for the purposes of that Act, the member is taken to have been retired on the ground of invalidity within the meaning of Part IVA of that Act on the day on which the suspension from office took effect. (2) In spite of subsection (1), section 54C of the Superannuation Act 1976 applies in relation to the member. (3) If the member:

(a) is a member of the superannuation scheme established by deed under the Superannuation Act 1990; and

(b) is removed from office under section 21 on the ground of physical or mental incapacity;

for the purposes of that Act, the member is taken to have been retired on the ground of invalidity within the meaning of that Act on the day on which the suspension from office took effect. (4) In spite of subsection (3), section 13 of the Superannuation Act 1990 applies in relation to the member.