Section 21. Payment of pension on cessation of membership.

(1) An application for payment of pension from the fund on account of cessation of membership shall be made to the Committee in such Form, as may be prescribed. (2) An application received under sub-section (1) shall be disposed off by the Committee after such enquiry as it deems necessary. (3) Any person who has been a member of the fund for a period of not less than fifteen years or for a period not less than ten years and has completed sixty years of age, on surrender of the licence granted under the Tamil Nadu Document Writers’ Licence Rules, 1982 shall be entitled to receive pension from the fund at such rate specified in the Schedule: Provided that a person who has ceased to be a member of the fund at any time due to permanent disablement shall also be entitled to receive pension. (4) A member, whose licence has been cancelled under the Tamil Nadu Document Writers’ Licence Rules, 1982 or a member who has been removed from the membership of the fund by the Committee shall not be entitled to receive pension from the fund.