Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act

Marginal note:Persons re-appointed to or re-enlisted in the Force

23 If a person who has become entitled to an annuity or annual allowance under this Part or a pension under Part V of the former Act by virtue of having served in the Force is re-appointed to or re-enlisted in the Force and becomes a contributor under this Part, whatever right or claim that he or she may have had to that annuity, annual allowance or pension, in this section referred to as the “original annuity”, shall then cease and the period of service on which the original annuity was based may be counted by him or her as pensionable service for the purposes of this Part, except that

• (a) if, on subsequently ceasing to be a member of the Force, he or she is not entitled under this Part to any benefit other than a return of contributions, the amount returned shall not include any amount paid into the Superannuation Account or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Fund to his or her credit at any time before the time of his or her re-appointment to or re-enlistment in the Force, and whatever right or claim that, but for this section, he or she would have had to the original annuity on subsequently ceasing to be a member of the Force shall then be restored to him or her; and

• (b) if, on subsequently ceasing to be a member of the Force, he is entitled under this Part to an annuity or annual allowance the capitalized value of which is less than the capitalized value of the original annuity, in lieu of any other benefit under this Part whatever right or claim that, but for this section, he would have had to the original annuity on subsequently ceasing to be a member of the Force shall thereupon be restored to him, and there shall be paid to him an amount equal to his contributions under this Part made in respect of the period of his service in the Force after the time of his re-appointment or re-enlistment.