68Commencement of pensions or benefits

68 Commencement of pensions or benefits

(1) Subject to these Regulations, where an employee becomes liable or elects under these Regulations to contribute in respect of any units or additional units, he shall be deemed to be a contributor in respect of those units or additional units as from the date when he becomes liable or elects to contribute, as the case may be. (2) Subject to these Regulations, a contributor to whom a non‑contributory unit became or becomes applicable by virtue of an election under section 27B of the Superannuation Ordinance or regulation 13 is entitled to any pension accruing by virtue of that unit after the date on which he became eligible to contribute for the additional unit of pension in respect of which he made the election. (3) Subject to these Regulations, a contributor to whom a non‑contributory unit became or becomes applicable by virtue of a failure to make an election under subsection 25(5) of the Superannuation Ordinance or subregulation 9(7) is entitled to any pension payable by virtue of that unit as from his date of retirement.