Regulation 26 (1) An application for superannuation pension shall be made on the form determined by the Director-General. (2) A member may be paid full or reduced pension. (3) A member shall be paid a full pension if the member retires on attaining the compulsory retirement age of sixty years and has contributed to the basic national social security scheme for a period of not less than fifteen years in the aggregate or one hundred and eighty months in aggregate. (4) A member shall be paid a reduced pension if the member voluntarily retires at the age of fifty-five years or more but below sixty years and has contributed to the Social Security Fund for an aggregate period of not less than one hundred and eighty months. (5) An application for pension shall be made three months prior to the date of retirement. (6) The claim of an applicant for retirement benefit shall be supported by a certificate issued by the employer except that the Director-General may dispense with the certificate and accept any other evidence in support of the application. (7) Where a pensioner who receives superannuation benefit dies prior to attaining the age of seventy-five, a lump sum payment of the present value of the un-expired pension of the member up till the age of seventy-five years shall be paid to the nominated dependants of the member.