(1) Except in respect of the office to which section 20 applies, where a person, after completing the vesting period, ceases to be a public servant other than under section 27 or 29, and on the date of cessation he or she has not attained normal retirement age, then he or she is entitled to a pension and lump sum payment (which pension and lump sum payment are referred to in this Part as a "preserved pension" and a "preserved lump sum" respectively) -

(a) in the case of a person to whom section 26(1)(b)(ii) applies other than where section 26(3)(b)(ii) also applies, upon attaining the age of 60 years, and

(b) in any other case (including a case to which section 26(3)(b)(ii) applies) -

(i) upon attaining the age of 66 years, or

(ii) upon attaining the age at which from time to time a person is entitled to or eligible to receive a contributory State Pension, or would be so entitled or eligible to receive a contributory State Pension had he or she met the non-age related qualifying criteria,

whichever last occurs.