10. The employees of a federal hospital designated by the Government who are grouped under an employment that is pensionable employment under this plan or the Pension Plan of Management Personnel may elect, in accordance with the rules and conditions fixed by the Government, to become members of this plan, of the Pension Plan of Management Personnel if, in the latter case, they hold employment that is pensionable employment under that plan, or of a retirement plan established by the Government similar to the plan to which they formerly belonged. The first paragraph of section 124 and section 125 apply to the plan so established.
An order made under the first paragraph may not have effect more than 12 months before its adoption.
1973, c. 12, s. 8; 1977, c. 21, s. 6; 1980, c. 18, s. 1; 1982, c. 33, s. 3; 1983, c. 24, s. 1; 1987, c. 47, s. 8; 1995, c. 46, s. 4; 2001, c. 31, s. 265.