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contributor; and
       (b) if the election had been made before the date as from which the non-contributory unit became applicable in relation to the contributor, the non-contributory unit would not have become so applicable by reason of the operation of sub-section (2.) of section

     twenty-two a, sub-section (3.) or sub-section (4.) of section twenty-two b or sub-section (3.) of section twenty-two c of this Act or sub-section (7.) of section thirty-one of the Superannuation Act (No. 2) 1969.
"(4.) Where the rate of the contributions payable for a unit of pension is, by reason of an election under this section, the same as the rate of the contributions paid into the Account in respect of a reserve unit of pension,, the contributions so paid into the Account in respect of that reserve unit of pension shall be deemed to be contributions paid in respect of the first-mentioned unit of pension.".

Discontinuance of contributions.
16. Section 32 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:—
"(4.) Where a contributor who—
       (a) is contributing for at least one unit of pension at the appropriate rate based on a retiring age of sixty-five years; or
       (b) not being a person to whom the last preceding paragraph applies, has made an election under Division 2a of this Part,
and is contributing for one or more reserve units of pension at the appropriate rate based on a retiring age of sixty years makes an election under sub-section (1.) of this section to discontinue his contributions in respect of those reserve units of pension (in this sub-section referred to as 'the discontinued units')—
       (c) nothing in this Division prevents him from making an election: at the same time under sub-section (1.) of section thirty of this Act to contribute for a number of reserve units of pension (in this sub-section referred to as 'the new units') not exceeding the number of the discontinued units at the appropriate rate based on a retiring age of sixty-five years; and
       (d) in the application of sub-section (2.) of section thirty of this Act in relation to the contributor, such number of the discontinued units as does not exceed the number of the new units shall be disregarded.".

Payments by Commonwealth.
17. Section 33 of the Principal Act is amended—
       (a) by omitting from sub-section (2.) the word "three" and inserting in its stead the word "four";
       (b) by inserting after sub-section (2.) the following sub-section:—
     "(2a.) The Commonwealth shall pay to the Fund an amount equal to each payment of pension that is made in respect of non-contributory units of pension.";
       (c) by omitting from sub-section (6.) the word "three" and inserting