Reserve Force Pension Plan Regulations

Marginal note:Form and transmission of documents

• 92 (1) When any person makes an election, option or waiver, or gives a direction, it is valid only if it is

  • (a) made or given in writing, and signed and dated by the person making or giving it; and

  • (b) sent to the Minister within one week after the date that it bears.

• Marginal note:When made

  (2) The election, option or waiver is made, and the direction is given, on the date that it bears, except that an option for an annual allowance or the payment of a transfer value made before or on the day on which the participant ceases to be a participant is made on the day after that day .

• Marginal note:Date of sending

  (3) The date of the sending of the election, option, waiver or direction is the day on which it is delivered or, if it is sent by mail, the day on which it is mailed and the date of the postmark is evidence of that day.

• Marginal note:Irrevocable

  (4) The election, option or waiver is irrevocable.