70Provision where contributor who resigns is appointed to a public body

70 Provision where contributor who resigns is appointed to a public body (1) In this section ***public body*** means— (a) the governing body of any authority constituted under any Act of a State, the Commonwealth or a Territory; or (b) any office prescribed as a public body for the purposes of this section. (2) If a contributor resigns and is subsequently employed by a public body he or she may instead of receiving a cash benefit and a deferred pension elect within 1 month of resigning or a longer period approved by the Board to authorise the Board to make arrangements for specified contributions to the Fund to be deducted from his or her salary for the duration of his or her employment with the public body. S. 70(3) amended by No. 46/1998 (3) With the consent of the Minister, the Board may make the arrangement and agree as to— (a) the amount of the pension entitlement and other benefits of that pension; and (b) the conditions under which pensions and benefits will be payable; and S. 70(3)(c) amended by No. 12/1999 s. 4(Sch. 2 item 13.2). (c) the amount to be paid by the Minister from the Consolidated Fund into the Fund in respect of the pensions and benefits. S. 71 amended by Nos 49/1992 s. 24, 54/1993 s. 11(2)(3), 110/1993 s. 71(1), 4/1996 ss 108(4)(5), 110(5), 70/2003 s. 26, substituted by No. 40/2004 s. 35.