Canadian Forces Superannuation Act

Marginal note:Manner of making elections

• 8 (1) Every election made by a contributor under this Part shall be made by him while a member of the regular force and shall be evidenced in writing, in the form prescribed by the regulations, and witnessed, and the original thereof shall be forwarded to a person designated by the Minister for the purpose, within the time prescribed by this Act for the making of the election or, in the case of an election that may be made by the contributor at any time before he ceases to be a member of the regular force, within one month from the time of the making of the election.

• Marginal note:Void elections

  (2) An election under this Part is void in so far as it is

  • (a) an election to pay for any period of service described in any of clauses 6(b)(ii)(A) to (H) that the elector is entitled to count for the purposes of any superannuation or pension benefit of a kind specified in the regulations, otherwise than under the provisions of this Act;

  • (b) an election to pay for any period of service described in clause 6(b)(ii)(K) or (L) or an election under subsection 18(2) of the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act, chapter C-9 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, unless the elector has passed a medical examination, as prescribed by the regulations, within such time immediately before or after the making of the election as is prescribed by the regulations; or

  • (c) an election to pay for any continuous period of full-time service in the reserve force of one year by a person who became a contributor by virtue of subsection 41(3), unless the person has elected under subsection 41(4) to repay that part of the annuity or pension, as during that period, the person was entitled to receive under this Act or the former Act.

• Marginal note:Right to elect for part of period

  (3) A contributor who is entitled under this Part to elect to pay for a period of service is entitled to elect to pay for part only of that period but only that part which is most recent in point of time.

• Marginal note:Right to amend or revoke

  (4) An election under this Part may be amended by the elector, within the time prescribed by this Act for the making of the election, by increasing the period or periods of service for which he elects to pay, and is otherwise irrevocable except under such circumstances and on such terms and conditions, including payment by the elector to Her Majesty of such amount in respect of any benefit accruing to the elector during the subsistence of the election, as a consequence of his having so elected, as is prescribed by the regulations.