44. Every officer who has been a member of the civil service for at least five years and who accepts a governmental employment or office to which this Division does not apply shall, for the purpose of this act, be deemed a member of the civil service provided that he continues to contribute to the pension fund by means of the annual deduction provided for by this act.
R. S. 1964, c. 14, s. 33; 1965 (1st sess.), c. 15, s. 14; 1983, c. 24, s. 63.