72. Savings in relation to the age, family and civil status grounds.

(1) It shall not constitute a breach of the principle of equal pension treatment on the age ground for a scheme to -

(a) fix age or qualifying service, or a combination of both, as a condition or criterion for admission to the scheme,

(b) fix different ages or qualifying service, or a combination of both, as conditions or criteria for admission to the scheme for employees or groups or categories of employees,

(c) fix age or qualifying service, or a combination of both, as a condition or criterion for entitlement to benefits under the scheme,

(d) fix different ages or qualifying service, or a combination of both, as conditions or criteria for entitlement to benefits under the scheme for employees or groups or categories of employees,

(e)

(i) fix age or qualifying service, or a combination of both, as a condition or criterion in relation to the accrual of rights under a defined benefit scheme or in relation to the level of contributions to a defined contribution scheme, or

(ii) fix diffe

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