3.—F3[(1) A person who is a new entrant to the public service shall not be obliged to retire on age grounds unless—

(a) otherwise provided for by this Act, or

(b) he or she is a member of the Single Public Service Pension Scheme other than a member of that Scheme who is the President, a member of either House of the Oireachtas or a qualifying office holder for the purposes of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012.]

(2) For the purpose of supplementing subsection (1) and section 10, the Acts referred to in columns 1 and 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 are amended to the extent specified in column 3 of that Part opposite the references to the Act concerned.