17:9A-27.5. Provisions of plans

In addition to the objects stated in paragraph (f) of section 3 of this act, and in addition to those provisions which are elsewhere in this act required or permitted to be included in a plan, and without limitation as to the nature and scope of the provisions which a plan may contain, a plan may make provision for 1 or more of the following, to the extent that they are consistent one with the other:

(1) rights, privileges, options and benefits, to accrue or to be exercised by the employee, or by a beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by the employee, when employment terminates otherwise than by retirement, including provision for the payment of a death benefit if death occurs before retirement;

(2) the designation by the employee of a person as a joint annuitant, or as a joint and survivor annuitant;

(3) the designation by the employee of a person or persons as beneficiaries to receive payment of a sum or sums, or to exercise an option or options, after the happening, before or after retirement, of a contingency or contingencies specified in the retirement plan, including the death of the employee within a specified period after retirement begins, or the death of the employee after retirement begins but before the receipt by him of a stated or ascertainable sum in retirement benefits;

(4) the continued employment or re-employment by the bank of employees or former employees who are receiving retirement benefits under a plan maintained by the bank;

(5) any further provisions which the bank may choose to make, and which are not prohibited by law.

L.1953, c. 124, p. 1313, s. 5. Amended by L.1962, c. 234, s. 2.