Section 139 Electricity Act 2023
Section 139 of the Electricity Act 2023 is about Pension and gratuity. It is under Part XVI (Rural Electrification Agency) of the Act.
(1) Service in the employment of the Agency shall be deemed approved service under the Pensions Reform Act, and accordingly, employees of the Agency shall, in respect of their services shall be entitled to pensions, gratuities, and other retirement benefits as are prescribed under it.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), nothing in this Act shall prevent the appointment of a person to any office on terms, which preclude the grant of a pension and gratuity in respect of that office.
