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Uimhir 19 de 1957.
AN tACHT ARM-PHINSEAN, 1957.
[An tiontó oifigiúil.]
CUID I.
Réamhráiteach agus Ginearálta.
Gearrtheideal agus comhlua.
1.—(1) Féadfar an tAcht Arm-Phinsean, 1957, a ghairm den Acht seo.
(2) Féadfar na hAchta Arm-Phinsean, 1923 go 1957, a ghairm de na hAchta agus den Acht seo le chéile.
Léiriú.
2.—(1) San Acht seo—
ciallaíonn “Acht 1923” an tAcht Arm-Phinsean, 1923 (Uimh. 26 de 1923);
ciallaíonn “Acht 1927” an tAcht Arm-Phinsean, 1927 (Uimh. 12 de 1927);
ciallaíonn “Acht 1932” an tAcht Arm-Phinsean, 1932 (Uimh. 24 de 1932);
ciallaíonn “Acht 1937” an tAcht Arm-Phinsean, 1937 (Uimh. 15 de 1937);
ciallaíonn “Acht 1941” an tAcht Arm-Phinsean, 1941 (Uimh. 2 de 1941);
ciallaíonn “Acht 1943” an tAcht Arm-Phinsean, 1943 (Uimh. 14 de 1943);
ciallaíonn “Acht 1946” an tAcht Arm-Phinsean, 1946 (Uimh. 3 de 1946);
ciallaíonn “Acht 1949” an tAcht Arm-Phinsean, 1949 (Uimh. 19 de 1949);
ciallaíonn “Acht 1953” an tAcht Arm-Phinsean, 1953 (Uimh. 23 de 1953);
ciallaíonn “na hAchta” na hAchta Arm-Phinsean, 1923 go 1953, ach ní fholaíonn sé an tAcht seo;
ciallaíonn “an tréimhse Aibreán, 1922—Meán Fómhair, 1924” an tréimhse dár thosach an lú lá d'Aibreán, 1922, agus dár chríoch an 30ú lá de Mheán Fómhair, 1924;
ciallaíonn “pinsean míchumais” pinsean créachta nó míthreora faoi na hAchta, agus folaíonn sé aon phínsean breise faoi alt 2 nó alt 3 d'Acht 1923 agus pinsean pósta;
ciallaíonn “pinsean Óglaigh na hÉireann” páigh scoir nó pinsean faoi aon scéim a rinneadh (pé acu roimh an Acht seo a rith nó dá éis sin é) faoi na hAchta Fórsaí Cosanta (Pinsin), 1932 go 1949, arna leasú le haon achtachán ina dhiaidh sin.
(2) Forléireofar an tAcht seo agus na hAchta mar aon ní amháin.
(3) Na tagairtí atá san Acht seo d'aon achtachán forléireofar iad mar thagairtí don achtachán sin arna leasú le haon achtachán ina dhiaidh sin.
CUID II.
Méaduithe ar Phinsin, Liúntais agus Aiscí faoi na hAchta.
An tsuim iomchuí.
3.—(1) Chun críocha na Coda seo, ciallaíonn “an tsuim iomchuí” maidir le pinsean—
(a) mura mó ná £100 sa bhliain méid an phinsin, cúig déag faoin gcéad de mhéid an phinsin,
(b) más mó ná £100 sa bhliain ach nach mó ná £125 sa bhliain méid an phinsin, £15 sa bhliain,
(c) más mó ná £125 sa bhliain ach nach mó ná £150 sa bhliain méid an phinsin, dó dhéag faoin gcéad de mhéid an phinsin,
(d) más mó ná £150 sa bhliain ach nach mó ná £200 sa bhliain méid an phinsin, £18 sa bhliain,
(e) más mó ná £200 sa bhliain ach nach mó ná £300 sa bhliain méid an phinsin, naoi faoin gcéad de mhéid an phinsin,
(f) más mó ná £300 sa bhliain ach nach mó ná £450 sa bhliain méid an phinsin, £27 sa bhliain.
(2) Chun críocha fo-ailt (1) den alt seo, is é méid a bheas i bpinsean ná méid an phinsin iomláin, pé acu atá an pinsean i gcúrsa a íoctha go hiomlán nó go páirteach nó nach bhfuil sé i gcúrsa a íoctha ar chor ar bith.
(3) San alt seo ní fholaíonn “pinsean” pinsean breise faoi alt 2 nó alt 3 d'Acht 1923 ná pinsean pósta.
Méadú ar phinsin chréachta agus ar aiscí faoi alt 1 d'Acht 1923.
4.—(1) Aon phinsean créachta a deonadh faoi alt 1 d'Acht 1923 d'oifigeach a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí roimh an lú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1924, agus is iníoctha faoi na hAchta do réir an ráta a luaitear i gcolún (2) den Chéad Sceideal a ghabhas leis an Acht seo ag uimhir thagartha áirithe, is do réir an ráta mhéadaithe a luaitear i gcolún (3) den Sceideal sin ag an uimhir thagartha sin a bheas sé iníoctha.
(2) Aon phinsean créachta a deonadh faoi alt 1 d'Acht 1923 d'oifigeach a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí an lú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1924, nó dá éis agus roimh an 2ú lá d'Aibreán, 1950, is é méid a bheas ann, in ionad méide arna ríomh do réir fo-ailt (2) d'alt 14 d'Acht 1953, pé méid acu seo a leanas is lú—
(a) an méid is iníoctha leis an oifigeach sin faoi fho-alt (2) d'alt sin 14, móide an tsuim iomchuí,
(b) an méid dob iníoctha leis an oifigeach sin faoi na hAchta dá mba ar an 2ú lá de Shamhain, 1952, a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí é, agus dá mb'ionann a chéim agus a sheirbhís sa chéim sin ar an dáta sin agus a chéim agus a sheirbhís sa chéim sin ar an dáta a hurscaoileadh é iarbhír agus gurb é an scála pinsin a bhain leis an scála iomchuí atá sna Táiblí a ghabhas leis an bhfo-alt seo.
TAIBLE I
Oifigeach dob oifigeach pósta do réir bhrí Rialachán Óglaigh na hÉireann do rialú páighe oifigeach a bhí i bhfeidhm an lá roimh lá a urscaoilte as na fórsaí.
An Grád Míchumais | Scála an Phinsin |
(1) | (2) |
faoin gcéad |
|
100 | 48 faoin gcéad den pháigh bhliantúil ar dháta a urscaoilte. |
90 | 43 faoin gcéad den pháigh bhliantúil ar dháta a urscaoilte. |
80 | 39 faoin gcéad den pháigh bhliantúil ar dháta a urscaoilte. |
70 | 34 faoin gcéad den pháigh bhliantúil ar dháta a urscaoilte. |
60 | 29 faoin gcéad den pháigh bhliantúil ar dháta a urscaoilte. |
50 | 24 faoin gcéad den pháigh bhliantúil ar dháta a urscaoilte. |
40 | 19 faoin gcéad den pháigh bhliantúil ar dháta a urscaoilte. |
30 | 14 faoin gcéad den pháigh bhliantúil ar dháta a urscaoilte. |
20 | 10 faoin gcéad den pháigh bhliantúil ar dháta a urscaoilte. |
TAIBLE II
Oifigeach nárbh oifigeach pósta do réir bhrí Rialachán Óglaigh na hÉireann do rialú páighe oifigeach a bhí i bhfeidhm an lá roimh lá a urscaoilte as na fórsaí.
An Grád Míchumais | Scála an Phinsin |
(1) | (2) |
faoin gcéad |
|
100 | 55 faoin gcéad den pháigh bhliantúil ar dháta a urscaoilte. |
90 | 50 faoin gcéad den pháigh bhliantúil ar dháta a urscaoilte. |
80 | 44 faoin gcéad den pháigh bhliantúil ar dháta a urscaoilte. |
70 | 39 faoin gcéad den pháigh bhliantúil ar dháta a urscaoilte. |
60 | 33 faoin gcéad den pháigh bhliantúil ar dháta a urscaoilte. |
50 | 28 faoin gcéad den pháigh bhliantúil ar dháta a urscaoilte. |
40 | 22 faoin gcéad den pháigh bhliantúil ar dháta a urscaoilte. |
30 | 17 faoin gcéad den pháigh bhliantúil ar dháta a urscaoilte. |
20 | 11 faoin gcéad den pháigh bhliantúil ar dháta a urscaoilte. |
(3) Aon phinsean créachta a deonadh faoi alt 1 d'Acht 1923 do shaighdiúir agus is iníoctha faoi na hAchta do réir an ráta a luaitear i gcolún (2) den Dara Sceideal a ghabhas leis an Acht seo ag uimhir thagartha áirithe, is do réir an ráta mhéadaithe a luaitear i gcolún (3) den Sceideal sin ag an uimhir thagartha sin a bheas sé iníoctha.
(4) Déantar leis seo alt 1 d'Acht 1923 a leasú trí “£175” a chur in ionad “£100” agus “£105” a chur in ionad “£60,” i bhfo-alt (3), agus is dá réir sin a bheas éifeacht ag alt 3 d'Acht 1923 (a mhéid a bhaineas sé le haisce a dheonadh).
Méadú ar phinsin chréachta faoi alt 3 d'Acht 1923.
5.—(1) Aon phinsean créachta a deonadh faoi alt 3 d'Acht 1923 do dhuine ar measadh céim oifigigh sna fórsaí a bheith aige agus is iníoctha faoi na hAchta do réir an ráta a luaitear i gcolún (2) den chéad Sceideal a ghabhas leis an Acht seo ag uimhir thagartha áirithe, is do réir an ráta mhéadaithe a luaitear i gcolún (3) den Sceideal sin ag an uimhir thagartha sin a bheas sé iníoctha.
(2) Aon phinsean créachta a deonadh faoi alt 3 d'Acht 1923 do dhuine ar measadh céim shaighdiúra sna fórsaí a bheith aige agus is iníoctha faoi na hAchta do réir an ráta a luaitear i gcolún (2) den Dara Sceideal a ghabhas leis an Acht seo ag uimhir thagartha áirithe, is do réir an ráta mhéadaithe a luaitear i gcolún (3) den Sceideal sin ag an uimhir thagartha sin a bheas sé iníoctha.
Leasú ar an Dara Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1923.
6.—(1) Sa Dara Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1923 (a shonraíos liúntais do chleithiúnaithe oifigeach éagtha áirithe) —
(a) i mír 1, cuirfear “£151” in ionad “£90” agus “£188” in ionad “£120”,
(b) i mír 2 agus i mír 3, cuirfear “£41 10s.” in ionad “£36” agus “£69” in ionad “£60”,
(c) i mír 4, cuirfear “£60” in ionad “£35”, agus
(d) i mír 5, cuirfear “£1 14s. 6d.” in ionad “£1 10s”.
(2) Athghairmtear leis seo alt 4 den Acht Arm-Phinsean (Méadú), 1949 (Uimh. 28 de 1949).
Leasú ar an Tríú Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1923.
7.—Sa Tríú Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1923 (a shonraíos liúntais do chleithiúnaithe saighdiúirí éagtha áirithe) —
(a) i mír 1, cuirfear “£1 10s. 3d.” in ionad “£1 6s. 3d.” agus “£78 10s.” in ionad “£45 10s. 0d.”,
(b) i mír 2, cuirfear “8s. 9d.”, “6s.” agus “14s. 9d.” in ionad “5s.”, “3s. 6d.” agus “8s. 6d.”, faoi seach,
(c) i mír 3, cuirfear “£60” in ionad “£35”, agus
(d) i mír 4, cuirfear “£1 6s.” in ionad “£1 2s. 6d.”.
Méadú ar phinsin mhíthreora faoi alt 9 d'Acht 1927.
8.—(1) Aon phinsean míthreora a deonadh faoi fho-alt (1) d'alt 9 d'Acht 1927 d'oifigeach agus is iníoctha faoi na hAchta do réir an ráta a luaitear i gcolún (2) den Chéad Sceideal a ghabhas leis an Acht seo ag uimhir thagartha áirithe, is do réir an ráta mhéadaithe a luaitear i gcolún (3) den Sceideal sin ag an uimhir thagartha sin a bheas sé iníoctha.
(2) Aon phinsean míthreora a deonadh faoi fho-alt (1) d'alt 9 d'Acht 1927 do shaighdiúir agus is iníoctha faoi na hAchta do réir an ráta a luaitear i gcolún (2) den Dara Sceideal a gabhas leis an Acht seo ag uimhiar thagartha áirithe, is do réir an ráta mhéadaithe a luaitear i gcolún (3) den Sceideal sin ag an uimhir thagartha sin a bheas sé iníoctha.
Méadú ar phinsin mhíthreora faoi alt 10 d'Acht 1927.
9.—(1) Déanfar méid pinsin mhítheora a deonadh faoi fho-alt (1) d'alt 10 d'Acht 1927 d'oifigeach a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí roimh an 2ú lá d'Aibreán, 1950, a chinneadh do réir na bhfórál atá leagtha amach sa Tríú Sceideal a ghabhas leis an Acht seo.
(2) Aon phinsean míthreora a deonadh faoi fho-alt (1) d'alt 10 d'Acht 1927 do shaighdiúir ar a raibh, ar dháta a urscaoilte, míchumas de dheasca galair dob inchurtha i leith seibhíse sna fórsaí i rith na tréimhse Aibreán 1922-Meán Fómhair, 1924, beidh sé, in ionad a bheith iníoctha do réir an ráta a sonraítear chuige sin sna forála sin den Cheathrú Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1953 is infheidhme ina chás, iníoctha do réir an ráta mhéadaithe a sonraítear chuige sin sna forála sin den Cheathrú Sceideal a ghabhas leis an Acht seo is infheidhme ina chás.
(3) Aon phinsean míthreora a deonadh faoi fho-alt (1) d'alt 10 d'Acht 1927 do shaighdiúir ar a raibh, ar dháta a urscaoilte as na fórsaí, míchumas de dheasca galair dob inchurtha i leith seirbhíse sna fórsaí i rith tréimhse na héigeandála agus is iníoctha faoi na hAchta do réir an ráta a luaitear i gcolún (2) den Dara Sceideal a ghabhas leis an Acht seo ag uimhir thagartha áirithe is do réir an ráta mhéadaithe a luaitear i gcolún (3) den Sceideal sin ag an uimhir thagartha sin a bheas sé iníoctha.
Méadú ar phinsin chréachta agus aiscí faoi alt 11 d'Acht 1927.
10.—(1) Aon phinsean créachta a deonadh faoi fho-alt (1) d'alt 11 d'Acht 1927 d'oifigeach agus is iníoctha faoi na hAchta do réir an ráta a luaitear i gcolún (2) den Chéad Sceideal a ghabhas leis an Acht seo ag uimhir thagartha áirithe, is do réir an ráta mhéadaithe a luaitear i gcolún (3) den Sceideal sin ag an uimhir thagartha sin a bheas sé iníoctha.
(2) Aon phinsean créachta a deonadh faoi fho-alt (1) d'alt 11 d'Acht 1927 do shaighdiúir agus is iníoctha faoi na hAchta do réir an ráta a luaitear i gcolún (2) den Dara Sceideal a ghabhas leis an Acht seo ag uimhir thagartha áirithe, is do réir an ráta mhéadaithe a luaitear i gcolún (3) den Sceideal sin ag an uimhir thagartha sin a bheas sé iníoctha.
(3) Leasaítear leis seo fo-alt (4) d'alt 11 d'Acht 1927 trí “céad agus seachtó cúig puint” a chur in ionad “céad punt” agus “céad agus cúig puint” a chur in ionad “trí fichid punt.”
Méadú ar phinsin chréachta agus aiscí airithe faoi alt 12 d'Acht 1927.
11.—(1) Déanfar méid pinsin chréachta a deonadh faoi fho-alt (1) d'alt 12 d'Acht 1927 d'oifigeach a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí roimh an 2ú lá d'Aibreán, 1950, a chinneadh do réir na bhforál atá leagtha amach sa Tríú Sceideal a ghabhas leis an Acht seo.
(2) Aon phinsean créachta a deonadh faoi fho-alt (1) d'alt 12 d'Acht 1927 do shaighdiúir a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí roimh an 30ú lá d'Iúil, 1949, agus ar a raibh, ar dháta a urscaoilte, míchumas de dheasca créachta dob inchurtha i leith seirbhíse sna fórsaí i rith tréimhse seachas tréimhse na héigeandála, beidh sé, in ionad a bheith iníoctha do réir an ráta a sonraítear chuige sin sna forála sin den Cheathrú Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1953 is infheidhme ina chás, iníoctha do réir an ráta mhéadaithe a sonraítear chuige sin sna forála sin den Cheathrú Sceideal a ghabhas leis an Acht seo is infheidhme ina chás.
(3) Aon phinsean créachta a deonadh faoi fho-alt (1) d'alt 12 d'Acht 1927 do shaighdiúir a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí roimh an 30ú lá d'Iúil, 1949, agus ar a raibh, ar dháta a urscaoilte, míchumas de dheasca créachta dob inchurtha i leith seirbhíse sna fórsaí i rith tréimhse na héigeandála agus is iníoctha faoi na Achta do réir an ráta a luaitear i gcolún (2) den Dara Sceideal a ghabhas leis an Acht seo ag uimhir thagartha áirithe, is do réir an ráta mhéadaithe a luaitear i gcolún (3) den Sceideal sin ag an uimhir thagartha sin a bheas sé iníoctha.
(4) Leasaítear leis seo fo-alt (4) d'alt 12 d'Acht 1927—
(i) trí “céad agus dá fhichead punt” a chur in ionad “ceithre fichid punt” agus “ocht bpuint agus cúig scillinge déag” a chur in ionad “ráta cúig bpunt” i mír (a),
(ii) trí “seachtó punt” a chur in ionad “dachad punt” agus “ceithre puint seacht scillinge agus sé pingne” a chur in ionad “ráta dhá phunt agus deich scillinge” i mír (b).
(5) Leasaítear leis seo an Chéad Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1949 tríd an méid seo a leanas a chur in ionad Coda II (a shonraíos méid an phinsin chréachta is iníoctha le saighdiúir a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí an 30ú lá d'Iúil. 1949, nó dá éis):
“CUID II.
Pinsin Chréachta—Saighdiúirí.
An Grád Míchumais | Ráta an Phinsin sa tseachtain | ||
faoin gcéad | £ | s. | d. |
100 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
90 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
80 | 2 | 16 | 6 |
70 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
60 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
50 | 1 | 16 | 3 |
40 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
30 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
20 |
| 14 | 6 |
”
Méadú ar phinsin mhíthreora faoi alt 13 d'Acht 1927.
12.—(1) Aon phinsean míthreora a deonadh faoi fho-alt (1) d'alt 13 d'Acht 1927 d'oifigeach a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí roimh an lú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1924, nó do dhuine ar cinneadh go mb'oifigeach é, agus is iníoctha faoi na hAchta do réir an ráta a luaitear i gcolún (2) den Chéad Sceideal a ghabhas leis an Acht seo ag uimhir thagartha áirithe, is do réir an ráta mhéadaithe a luaitear i gcolún (3) den Sceideal sin ag an uimhir thagartha sin a bheas sé iníoctha.
(2) Aon phinsean míthreora a deonadh faoi fho-alt (1) d'alt 13 d'Acht 1927 d'oifigeach a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí an 1ú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1924, nó dá éis agus roimh an 2ú lá d'Aibreán, 1950, is é méid a bheas ann, in ionad méide arna ríomh dá réir fo-ailt (2) d'alt 23 d'Acht 1953, pé méid acu seo a leanas is lú—
(a) an méid is iníoctha leis an oifigeach sin faoi fho-alt (2) den alt sin 23, móide an tsuim iomchuí,
(b) an méid dob iníoctha leis an oifigeach sin faoi na hAchta dá mb'ar an 2ú lá de Shamhain, 1952, a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí é agus go mb'ionann a chéim agus a sheirbhís sa chéim sin ar an dáta sin agus a chéim agus a sheirbhís sa chéim sin ar an dáta a hurscaoileadh é iarbhír agus gurb é an scála pinsin a bhain leis an scála iomchuí atá sna Táiblí a ghabhas le fo-alt (2) d'alt 4 den Acht seo.
(3) Aon phinsean míthreora a deonadh faoi fho-alt (1) d'alt 13 d'Acht 1927 do shaighdiúir a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí roimh an 1ú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1924, nó do duine ar cinneadh go mba shaighdiúir é, agus is iníoctha faoi na hAchta do réir an ráta a luaitear i gcolún (2) den Dara Sceideal a ghabhas leis an Acht seo ag uimhir thagartha áirithe, is do réir an ráta mhéadaithe a luaitear i gcolún (3) den Sceideal sin ag an uimhir thagartha sin a bheas sé iníoctha.
(4) Aon phinsean míthreora a deonadh faoi fho-alt (1) d'alt 13 d'Acht 1927 do shaighdiúir a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí an 1ú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1924, nó dá éis, beidh sé, in ionad a bheith iníoctha do réir an ráta a sonraítear chuige sin sna forála sin den Cheathrú Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1953 is infheidhme ina chás, iníoctha do réir an ráta mhéadaithe a sonraítear chuige sin sna forála sin den Cheathrú Sceideal a ghabhas leis an Acht seo is infheidhme ina chás.
Leasú ar an Séú Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1927.
13.—Sa Séú Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1927 (a shonraíos liúntais do chleithiúnaithe chomhaltaí éagtha áirithe de na fórsaí)—
(a) i mír 1 de Chuid I, cuirfear “£151” agus “£188” in ionad “£135” agus “£ 120”, faoi seach,
(b) i míreanna 2 agus 3 de Chuid I, cuirfear “£41 10s.” agus “£69” in ionad “£24” agus “£40”, faoi seach,
(c) i mír 4 de Chuid I, cuirfear “£60” in ionad “£35”,
(d) i mír 1 de Chuid II, cuirfear “£1 10s. 3d.” agus “£78 10s.” in ionad “£ 1 6s. 3d.” agus “£45 10s.”,
(e) i mír 2 de Chuid II, cuirfear “8s. 9d.”, “6s.” agus “14s. 9d.” in ionad “5s.”, “3s. 6d.” agus “8s. 6d.”, faoi seach, agus
(f) i mír 3 de Chuid II, cuirfear “£60” in ionad “£35”.
Leasú ar an Seachtú Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1927.
14.—(1) Cuirfear na Coda seo a leanas in ionad Coda I agus Coda II den Seachtú Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1927 (a shonraíos liúntais do chleithiúnaithe chomhaltaí éagtha áirithe de na fórsaí):
“Liúntais do Chleithiúnaithe.
CUID I.
Oifigigh.
1. Baintreach dhara lefteanaint, lefteanaint nó chaptaein ... ... ... | £103 10s. sa bhliain le linn baintreachais. | |
Baintreach mhaoir, lefteanantchornail nó cheannfoirt ... ... | £151 sa bhliain le linn baintreachais. | |
Baintreach chornail nó oifigigh ar chéim níos airde ... ... ... | £188 sa bhliain le linn baintreachais. | |
2. Baintreach oifigigh (aon chéim) | £188 d'aisce ar an gcéad athphósadh. | |
3. Leanaí atá, i gcás chlann mhac, faoi bhun 18 mbliana d'aois, agus, i gcás clann iníon, gan pósadh agus faoi bhun 21 bliain d'aois ... ... | (a) le beo na máthar, £31 sa bhliain do gach leanbh. (b) tar éis báis na máthar £57 10s. sa bhliain do gach leanbh. | |
4. Leanaí os cionn 11 bhliain d'aois agus faoi bhun 18 mbliana d'aois ... | Aisíoc na suime a cruthófar a caitheadh iarbhír, go riachtanach agus go cuí, ar tháill oideachais ach gan dul thar £60 in aon bhliain chaileandair i leith aon linbh áirithe. Is liúntas é seo i dteannta an liúntais a luaitear i mír 3. |
CUID II.
Saighdiútrí.
1. Baintreach ... ... ... ... | 21s. 6d. sa tseachtain le linn baintreachais. | |
2. Baintreach ... ... ... ... | £86 d'aisce ar an gcéad athphósadh. | |
3. Leanaí atá, i gcás clann mhac, faoi bhun 18 mbliana d'aois, agus, i gcás clann iníon, gan pósadh agus faoi bhun 18 mbliana d'aois ... ... ... | (a) le beo na máthar, 8s. sa tseachtain do gach leanbh. (b) tar éis báis na máthar, 16s. sa tseachtain do gach leanbh. | |
4. Leanaí os cionn 11 bhliain d'aois agus faoi bhun 18 mbliana d'aois ... ... | Aisíoc na suime a cruthófar a caitheadh iarbhír, go riachtanach agus go cuí, ar tháillí oideachais ach gan dul thar £60 in aon bhliain chaileandair i leith aon linbh áirithe. Is liúntas é seo i dteannta an liúntais a luaitear i mír 3.” |
(2) Measfar gur tagairt do mhíreanna 1 agus 3 de Chuid I agus do mhíreanna 1 agus 3 den Chuid II den Seachtú Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1927 arna leasú le fo-alt (1) den alt seo an tagairt in alt 25 d'Acht 1953 do mhíreanna 1 agus 3 de Chuid I agus do mhíreanna 1 agus 3 de Chuid II den Seachtú Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1927.
(3) Déanfar Cuid III den Seachtú Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1927 (a cuireadh isteach le fo-alt (5) d'alt 5 d'Acht 1943) d'fhorléiriú amhail is dá gcuirtí “£90” agus “£180” i mír 6 in ionad “£78” agus “£112 10s.”, faoi seach.
(4) Déanfar Cuid IV den Seachtú Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1927 (a cuireadh isteach le fo-alt (5) d'alt 5 d'Acht 1943) d'fhorléiriú amhail is dá gcuirtí “£45” agus “£180” i mír 6 in ionad “£39” agus “£112 10s.”, faoi seach.
Méadú ar phinsin chréachta, mhíthreora agus phósta agus ar aiscí faoi alt 10 d'Acht 1932.
15.—(1) Aon phinsean créachta nó pinsean míthreora a deonadh faoi fho-alt (1) nó faoi fho-alt (2) d'alt 10 d'Acht 1932 agus is iníoctha do réir an ráta a luaitear i gcolún (2) den Chúigiú Sceideal a ghabhas leis an Acht seo ag uimhir thagartha áirithe, is do réir an ráta mhéadaithe a luaitear i gcolún (4) den Sceideal sin ag an uimhir thagartha sin a bheas sé iníoctha.
(2) Leasaítear leis seo fo-alt (1) d'alt 10 d'Acht 1932 trí “céad agus tríocha punt” a chur in ionad “cúig puint sheachtód”.
(3) Aon phinsean pósta a deonadh faoi fho-alt (3) d'alt 10 d'Acht 1932 agus is iníoctha do réir an ráta a luaitear i gcolún (3) den Chúigiú Sceideal a ghabhas leis an Acht seo ag uimhir thagartha áirithe, is do réir an ráta mhéadaithe a luaitear i gcolún (5) den Sceideal sin ag an uimhir thagartha sin a bheas sé iníoctha.
Leasú ar an Dara Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1932.
16.—Sa Dara Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1932 (a shonraíos liúntais agus aiscí d'aicmí áirithe daoine) -
(a) i mír l i gCuid I, cuirfear “£116” agus “£150” in ionad “£101 5s. 0d.” agus “£90”, faoi seach,
(b) i míreanna 2 agus 3 i gCuid I, cuirfear “£31” agus “£52” in ionad “£27” agus “£45”, faoi seach,
(c) i mír 5 i gCuid II, cuirfear “26s.” in ionad “22s. 6d.”.
Leasú ar alt 19 d'Acht 1937.
17.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 19 d'Acht 1937 (a dhéanas foráil le haghaidh aiscí do chleithiúnaithe chomhaltaí éagtha d'eagrais áirithe) trí “de chéad agus ochtó punt” a chur in ionad “de chéad agus dhá phunt déag agus deich scillinge”, i bhfo-alt (3).
Méadú ar phinsin faoi alt 26 d'Acht 1937.
18.—(1) Gach pinsean deiridh faoi alt 26 d'Acht 1937 is iníoctha do réir punt dhá scilling agus sé pingne sa tseachtain, is do réir punt agus sé scillinge sa tseachtain a bheas sé iníoctha.
(2) Gach pinsean deiridh faoi alt 26 d'Acht 1937 is iníoctha do réir punt agus deich scillinge sa tseachtain, is do réir punt agus ceithre scillinge déag agus sé pingne sa tseachtain a bheas sé iníoctha.
Méadú ar phinsin faoi ailt 28 agus 29 d'Acht 1937.
19.—Beidh éifeacht ag alt 28 agus ag alt 29 d'Acht 1937 (a dhéanas foráil le haghaidh pinsean do shean-chomhaltaí de na fórsaí agus do chomhaltaí d'eagrais áirithe i leith créacht nó galar a forthromaíodh de bharr seirbhíse) amhail is dá gcuirtí an Séú Sceideal a ghabhas leis an Acht seo in ionad an Sceidil a ghabhas leis an Acht sin.
Méadú ar liúntais chleithiúnaithe faoi alt 37 d'Acht 1937.
20.—I bhfo-alt (2) agus i mír (d) d'fho-alt (3) d'alt 37 d'Acht 1937 (a dhéanas foráil le haghaidh liúntas do ghaolta áirithe chomhaltaí éagtha d'eagrais áirithe) cuirfear na focail “seasca a naoi puint” in ionad na bhfocal “seasca punt”.
Méadú ar phinsin faoi alt 6 d'Acht 1941.
21.—(1) Gach pinsean deiridh faoi alt 6 d'Acht 1941 is iníoctha do réir punt dhá scilling agus sé pingne sa tseachtain, is do réir punt agus sé scillinge sa tseachtain a bheas sé iníoctha.
(2) Gach pinsean deiridh faoi alt 6 d'Acht 1941 is iníoctha do réir punt agus deich scillinge sa tseachtain is do réir punt agus ceithre scillinge déag agus sé pingne sa tseachtain a bheas sé iníoctha.
Méadú ar phinsin faoi alt 4 d'Acht 1943.
22.—Cuirfear an Sceideal seo a leanas in ionad an Sceidil a ghabhas le halt 4 d'Acht 1943 (a leathnaíos forála áirithe d'Acht 1927 ionas go mbainid le comhaltaí Sheirbhíse Altranais an Airm):
“AN SCEIDEAL.
Scála Pinsean Míthreora agus Pinsean Créachta do Chomhaltaí Sheirbhíse Altranais an Airm.
An Grád Míchumais | Scála an phinsin | |||
|
| £ | s. | d. |
100 | faoin gcéad | 178 | 0 | 0 |
90 | ,, ,, | 166 | 10 | 0 |
80 | ,, ,, | 148 | 0 | 0 |
70 | ,, ,, | 130 | 10 | 0 |
60 | ,, ,, | 114 | 0 | 0 |
50 | ,, ,, | 95 | 0 | 0 |
40 | ,, ,, | 76 | 0 | 0 |
30 | ,, ,, | 57 | 0 | 0 |
20 | ,, ,, | 38 | 0 | 0 |
”
Méadú ar phinsin faoi alt 6 d'Acht 1943.
23.—(1) Gach pinsean deiridh faoi alt 6 d'Acht 1943 is iníoctha do réir punt agus dhá scilling agus sé pingne sa tseachtain, is do réir punt agus sé scillinge sa tseachtain a bheas sé iníoctha.
(2) Gach pinsean deiridh faoi alt 6 d'Acht 1943 is iníoctha do réir punt agus deich scillinge sa tseachtain, is do réir punt ceithre scillinge déag agus sé pingne sa tseachtain a bheas sé iníoctha.
Méadú ar phinsin faoi alt 12 d'Acht 1946.
24.—Beidh éifeacht ag alt 12 d'Acht 1946 (a dhéanas foráil le haghaidh pinsean i leith eitinne a forthromaíodh de bharr seirbhíse i rith na tréimhse éigeandála) amhail is dá gcuirtí an méid seo a leanas in ionad an Dara Sceidil a ghabhas leis an Acht sin:
“AN DARA SCEIDEAL.
Rátaí Pinsean faoi Alt 12 den Acht seo.
An Grád Míchumais | Pinsin | ||
(1) | (2) | ||
100 | faoin gcéad | £168 | sa bhliain |
90 | ,, ,, | £151 | ,, ,, |
80 | ,, ,, | £135 | ,, ,, |
”
Leasú ar alt 16 d'Acht 1953.
25.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 16 d'Acht 1953 (a dhéanas foráil le haghaidh méaduithe ar phinsin bhreise faoi ailt 2 agus 3 d'Acht 1923) trí “cúig tríochad faoin gcéad” a chur in ionad “cúig fichead faoin gcéad.”
Leasú ar alt 24 d'Acht 1953.
26.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 24 d'Acht 1953 (a dhéanas foráil le haghaidh méaduithe ar phinsin phósta faoi ailt 9 go 13 d'Acht 1927 agus faoi alt 5 d'Acht 1946) trí “cúig tríochad faoin gcéad” a chur in ionad “cúig fichead faoin gcéad”.
Srian le pinsean a mhéadú.
27.—Más rud é—
(a) go bhfuil pinsean míchumais á fháil ag duine, agus
(b) go bhfuil pinsean Óglaigh na hÉireann á fháil freisin ag an duine sin, agus
(c) gur £450 sa bhliain nó faoina bhun sin comhshuim—
(i) an phinsin mhíchumais, agus
(ii) glan-mhéid an phinsin Óglaigh na hÉireann,
agus go mba mhó ná £477 sa bhliain an chomhshuim sin, dá méadaítí an pinsean míchumais faoi na forála sin roimhe seo den Acht seo,
ansin, ní déanfar an pinsean míchumais a mhéadú ach de mhéid a bhéarfas comhshuim an phinsin mhíchumais agus glan-mhéid an phinsin Óglaigh na hÉireann suas go dtí £477 sa bhliain.
Gan feidhm a bheith ag na forála sin roimhe seo den Chuid seo.
28.—Ní bheidh feidhm ag na forála sin roimhe seo den Chuid seo maidir le haon phinsean míchumais is iníoctha le duine a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí roimh an 2ú lá d'Aibreán, 1950, ar mó ná £450 sa bhliain a mhéid leis féin nó ar é a chomhshuimiú le pinsean Óglaigh na hÉireann.
Pinsin mhíchumais áirithe a mhéadú.
29.—I gcás duine a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí roimh an 2ú lá d'Aibreán, 1950, agus atá ag fáil pinsin mhíchumais ar mó ná £450 sa bhliain a mhéid leis féin nó ar é a chomhshuimiú le haon phinsean Óglaigh na hÉireann is iníoctha leis an duine sin, ansin, méadófar an pinsean míchumais go dtí pé méid acu seo a leanas is lú—
(a) méid an phinsin mhíchumais ar é a mhéadú 6 faoin gcéad,
(b) méid an phinsin mhíchumais dob iníoctha leis an duine sin dá mb'ar an 2ú lá de Shamhain, 1952, a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí é agus go mb'ionann a chéim agus a sheirbhís sa chéim sin ar an dáta sin agus a chéim agus a sheirbhís sa chéim sin ar an dáta a hurscaoileadh é iarbhír agus gurb é an scála pinsin a bhain leis an scála iomchuí atá sna Táiblí a ghabhas le fo-alt (2) d'alt 4 den Acht seo.
Tosach feidhme na Coda seo.
30.—Measfar go dtáinig an Chuid seo i ngníomh an 1ú lá de Lúnasa, 1956, agus beidh éifeacht ón dáta sin ag an méadú ar phinsin (lena n-áirítear pinsin bhreise agus pinsin phósta) agus ar liúntais agus ar aiscí dá bhforáltar leis an gCuid seo.
CUID III.
Na hAchta a Leasú.
Leasú ar Acht 1923.
31.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo Acht 1923 tríd an alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad ailt 9:
Údarás chun pinsin etc., a dheonadh. | “9.—Is é an tAire an t-údarás maidir le gach pinsean, liúntas agus aisce a dheonadh faoin Acht seo.” |
(2) Athghairmtear leis seo alt 46 d'Acht 1953.
Athrú ar scálaí pinsean créachta i gcás oifigigh a hurscaoilfear tar éis an tAcht seo a rith.
32.—I gcás oifigigh a hurscaoilfear as na fórsaí ar dháta an Achta seo a rith nó dá éis agus é i dteideal, ar é d'urscaoileadh amhlaidh, pinsean créachta d'fháil faoi Acht 1923, beidh feidhm ag an Acht sin maidir leis amhail is dá gcuirtí na scálaí pinsean atá sna Táiblí a ghabhas le fo-alt (2) d'alt 4 den Acht seo in ionad na scálaí pinsean atá sa Chéad Sceideal a ghabhas leis an Acht sin.
Forála maidir le daoine cáilithe agus le liúntais speisialta d'íoc.
33.—(1) Más duine cáilithe chun críocha ailt 7 d'Acht 1943 duine toisc—
(a) gur duine é ba chomhalta d'eagras lena mbaineann Cuid II d'Acht 1932, agus
(b) gur deonadh bonn dó i leith comhlachais leanúnaigh i rith na tréimhse trí mhí dar chríoch an 11ú lá d'Iúil, 1921, agus gur deimhin leis an Aire gur go cuí a dámhadh é,
agus go scoirfidh an tAire de bheith deimhnitheach de gur go cuí a dámhadh an bonn, ansin scoirfidh an duine sin de bheith ina dhuine cáilithe chun críocha ailt sin 7 d'Acht 1943 agus, má bhíonn liúntas speisialta á íoc leis, féadfaidh an tAire a íoc a stop.
(2) Má scoireann duine, de bhuaidh fo-ailt (1) den alt seo, de bheith ina dhuine cáilithe chun críocha ailt 7 d'Acht 1943 agus go dtiocfaidh an tAire dá éis sin chun bheith deimhnitheach de gur go cuí a dámhadh don duine sin an bonn dá dtagartar i mír (b) den fho-alt sin (1), tiocfaidh an duine sin chun bheith ina dhuine cáilithe chun na gcríoch sin agus oibreoidh alt 7 d'Acht 1943 arís chun go bhféadfar liúntas speisialta a dheonadh dhó amhail ó pé dáta, nach luaithe ná an dáta a ndearnadh íoc an liúntais a stop faoi fho-alt (1) den alt seo, a chinnfeas an tAire.
(3) Measfar go dtáinig an t-alt seo i ngníomh ar dháta Achta 1946 a rith.
Athbhreithniú iarratas dar diúltaíodh faoi alt 4 d'Acht 1953.
34.—Má diúltaíodh nó má diúltaítear, pé acu roimh an Acht seo a rith nó dá éis sin é, d'iarratas ar liúntas faoi mhír (c) nó mír (d) d'fho-alt (1) d'alt 4 d'Acht 1953 de bhrí nach ceart, dar leis an Aire Airgeadais, ag féachaint d'imthosca uile an cháis, an t-iarratasóir d'áireamh mar chleithiúnaí ar an duine éagtha ar ina leith a rinneadh an t-iarratas, féadfaidh an tAire ó am go ham an t-iarratas d'athbhreithniú ar an iarratasóir á iarraidh sin agus oibreoidh an t-alt sin 4 d'Acht 1953 maidir le gach iarraidh den tsórt sin amhail is dá mb'é an t-iarratas bunaidh é.
Leasú ar Chuid II d'Acht 1953.
35.—(1) I gcás—
(a) a ndearna gaol do dhuine éagtha lena mbaineann Cuid II d'Acht 1953 (dá ngairmtear an duine éagtha sin san alt seo) iarratas go cuí ar liúntas faoin gCuid sin den Acht sin, agus
(b) go n-éagfaidh an t-iarratasóir sara mbeidh breith tugtha ar an iarratas, agus
(c) go mbeidh an t-am chun an t-iarratas sin a dhéanamh caite,
ansin, d'ainneoin ailt 6 d'Acht 1953, féadfar, tráth nach déanaí ná dhá mhí dhéag tar éis bháis an iarratasóra éagtha nó dhá mhí dhéag tar éis dáta an Achta seo a rith, pé acu is déanaí, glacadh le hiarratas ó ghaol eile leis an duine éagtha sin (is gaol dá dtagartar in alt 4 den Acht sin) á iarraidh go ndeonfaí liúntas faoin gCuid sin II.
(2) Aon liúntas faoi Chuid II d'Acht 1953 a deonfar de bhun iarratais a déanfar de bhuaidh fo-ailt (1) den alt seo, tosnóidh sé, d'ainneoin ailt 7 den Acht sin, ar pé dáta a chinnfeas an tAire, ach ní bheidh an dáta sin níos luaithe ná dáta Achta 1953 a rith.
Leasú ar alt 41 d'Acht 1953.
36.—Maidir leis an tagairt i bhfo-mhír (iv) de mhír (a) d'fho-alt (3) d'alt 41 d'Acht 1953 d'iarratas a déanfaí lá nach déanaí ná dhá mhí dhéag tar éis dáta an Achta sin a rith forléireofar í mar thagairt d'iarratas arna dhéanamh lá nach déanaí ná dhá mhí dhéag tar éis dáta an Achta seo a rith.
Aiscí do ghaolta le daoine éagtha áirithe.
37.—(1) Má gheibheann duine a bhí ag fáil pinsin nó liúntais (lena n-áirítear liúntas speisialta) faoi na hAchta bás tar éis an dámhachtain deiridh d'fhorceannadh agus sara ndearnadh dámhachtain nua agus go ndéanfaí dámhachtain nua mura mbeadh bás an duine sin, ansin, féadfaidh an tAire aisce d'íoc i leith an duine sin is comhionann le méid an phinsin nó an liúntais a bheadh, ar bhás an duine sin, faibhrithe chun bheith dlite de bhun na dámhachtana nua.
(2) I gcás ina bhféadfar aisce i leith aon duine áirithe d'íoc faoi fho-alt (1) den alt seo, íocfar an aisce sin (má deontar í)—
(a) mura bhfága an duine sin ach gaol amháin, leis an ngaol sin,
(b) má fhágann an duine sin beirt ghaolta nó níos mó, leis an duine sin nó leis na daoine sin, agus na daoine nó an duine eile d'eisiamh, de na gaolta sin a cheapfas an tAire, agus má feidhmítear an chumhacht sin i bhfábhar níos mó ná duine acu, i pé scaireanna a cheapfas an tAire.
(3) Chun críocha an ailt seo, is gaol do dhuine éagtha gach duine acu seo a leanas, agus ní gaol dó aon duine eile—
(a) a bhaintreach,
(b) a mhac,
(c) a iníon,
(d) a mháthair,
(e) a athair,
(f) a dheartháir,
(g) a dheirfiúr.
(4) Athghairmtear leis seo alt 12 d'Acht 1949 agus alt 44 d'Acht 1953.
(5) Measfar go dtáinig na fo-ailt roimhe seo den alt seo i ngníomh an lú lá de Shamhain, 1955, agus beidh éifeacht acu ar an lá sin agus ón lá sin amach.
E bheith d'oblagáid nithe áirithe a tharlós a chur in iúl don Aire.
38.—(1) Má tharlaíonn, i gcás aon duine atá ag fáil liúntais speisialta agus a pósadh roimh an lú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1942, go bhfaighidh céile an duine sin nó leanbh leis an duine sin bás, ansin, déanfaidh an duine sin nó bhéarfaidh go ndéanfar, laistigh de mhí tar éis sin a tharlachtaint, é a chur in iúl i scríbhinn don Aire.
(2) Má mhainníonn duine fo-alt (1) den alt seo a chomhlíonadh beidh an duine sin ciontach i gcion faoin alt seo agus ar a chiontú ann go hachomair dlífear fineáil nach mó ná cúig puint fhichead a chur air nó, de rogha na Cúirte, príosúntacht ar feadh téarma nach sia ná sé mhí nó an fhíneáil sin agus an phríosúntacht sin le chéile.
(3) Má mhainníonn duine fo-alt (1) den alt seo a chomhlíonadh agus, dá dheasca sin, go mbeifear tar éis airgead nach raibh teideal aige chuige d'íoc leis mar liúntas speisialta, dlífidh an duine sin nó, má bhíonn sé tar éis bháis, dlífidh a ionadaí pearsanta an t-airgead sin d'aisíoc leis an Aire nuair a héileofar sin.
(4) Má mhainníonn duine fo-alt (1) den alt seo a chomhlíonadh, beidh méid aon airgid a híocadh leis mar liúntas speisialta i leith a chéile nó a linbh, pé acu é, in aghaidh tréimhse tar éis don chéile nó don leanbh sin bás d'fháil ina fhiach a bheas dlite ón duine sin don Aire agus féadfaidh an tAire é d'aisghabháil mar fhiach conartha shimplí i gcúirt dlínse inniúla nó trína asbhaint as aon airgead is iníoctha faoi na hAchta nó dá mbuaidh leis an duine sin nó ina leith.
(5) d'ainneoin aon ní in alt 10 den Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851, féadfar cion faoin alt seo a chúiseamh laistigh de shé mhí tar éis an dáta a chuir an tAire eolas ar fhianaise a bhéarfadh bonn don chúiseamh agus is deimhniú críochnaitheach chun críocha an ailt seo a bheas i ndeimhniú faoi láimh an Aire ag deimhniú an dáta a chuir sé eolas ar fhianaise a bhéarfadh bonn don chúiseamh sin.
(6) San alt seo tá le “leanbh” an bhrí atá leis in alt 7 d'Acht 1943.
(7) Athghairmtear leis seo alt 43 d'Acht 1953.
Leasuithe ilghnéitheacha ar na hAchta.
39.—Déantar leis seo na hachtacháin a luaitear sa Seachtú Sceideal a ghabhas leis an Acht seo a leasú mar taispeántar sa tríú colún den Sceideal sin.
AN CHEAD SCEIDEAL.
Rátaí méadaithe—
(a) na bpinsean créachta a deonadh faoi alt 1 d'Acht 1923 d'oifigigh a hurscaoileadh roimh an lú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1924,
(b) na bpinsean créachta a deonadh faoi alt 3 d'Acht 1923 do dhaoine a meastar a bheith ar chéim oifigeach,
(c) na bpinsean míthreora a deonadh faoi alt 9 d'Acht 1927 d'oifigigh,
(d) na bpinsean créachta a deonadh faoi alt 11 d'Acht 1927 d'oifigigh,
(e) na bpinsean míthreora a deonadh faoi alt 13 d'Acht 1927 d'oifigigh a hurscaoileadh roimh an lú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1924,
(f) na bpinsean míthreora a deonadh faoi alt 13 d'Acht 1927 do dhaoine a meastar a bheith ar chéim oifigeach.
Uimh. Thag. | Ráta an phinsin in aghaidh na bliana faoi láthair | Ráta méadaithe an phinsin in aghaidh na bliana | |
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1 | £260 | £283 | 10s. |
2 | £250 | £272 | 10s. |
3 | £240 | £261 | 10s. |
4 | £230 | £250 | 10s. |
5 | £220 | £240 | |
6 | £210 | £229 | |
7 | £196 | £214 | |
8 | £182 | £200 | |
9 | £170 | £188 | |
10 | £160 | £178 | |
11 | £150 | £168 | |
12 | £135 | £151 | |
13 | £120 | £135 | |
14 | £105 | £120 | |
15 | £90 | £103 | 10s. |
16 | £75 | £86 | 10s. |
17 | £60 | £69 |
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AN DARA SCEIDEAL.
Rátaí méadaithe—
(a) na bpinsean créachta a deonadh faoi alt 1 d'Acht 1923 do shaighdiúirí,
(b) na bpinsean créachta a deonadh faoi alt 3 d'Acht 1923 do dhaoine a meastar a bheith ar chéim shaighdiúirí,
(c) na bpinsean míthreora a deonadh faoi alt 9 d'Acht 1927 do shaighdiúirí,
(d) na bpinsean créachta a deonadh faoi alt 10 d'Acht 1927 do shaighdiúirí i leith míchumais de dheasca galair dob inchurtha i leith seirbhíse sna fórsaí i rith tréimhse na héigeandála,
(e) na bpinsean créachta a deonadh faoi alt 11 d'Acht 1927 do shaighdiúirí,
(f) na bpinsean créachta a deonadh faoi alt 12 d'Acht 1927 do shaighdiúirí a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí roimh an 30ú lá d'Iúil, 1949, i leith míchúmais de dheasca créachta dob inchurtha i leith seirbhíse sna fórsaí i rith tréimhse na héigeandála,
(g) na bpinsean míthreora a deonadh faoi alt 13 d'Acht 1927 do shaighdiúirí a hurscaoileadh roimh an lú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1924,
(h) na bpinsean míthreora a deonadh faoi alt 13 d'Acht 1927 do dhaoine a meastar a bheith ar chéim shaighdiúirí.
Uimh. Thag. | Ráta an phinsin in aghaidh na seachtaine faoi láthair | Ráta méadaithe an phinsin in aghaidh na seachtaine | ||||
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2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
4 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
5 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 6 |
6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
8 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
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AN TRIU SCEIDEAL.
Rátaí Méadaithe na bPinsean a deonadh d'Oifigigh faoi Ailt 10 agus 12 d'Acht, 1927.
1. (1) Aon phinsean míthreora a deonadh faoi fho-alt (1) d'alt 10 d'Acht 1927 d'oifigeach a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí roimh an 2ú lá d'Aibreán, 1950, agus ar a raibh, ar dháta a urscaoilte, míchumas de dheasca galair dob inchurtha i leith seirbhíse sna fórsaí i rith na tréimhse Aibreán, 1922—Meán Fómhair, 1924, is é méid a bheas ann, in ionad méide arna ríomh do réir fo-mhíre (1) de mhír 1 den Tríú Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1953, pé méid acu seo a leanas is lú—
(a) an méid is iníoctha leis an oifigeach sin faoi fho-mhír (1) den mhír sin 1, móide an tsuim iomchuí;
(b) an méid dob iníoctha leis an oifigeach sin faoi na hAchta dá mb'ar an 2ú lá de Shamhain, 1952, a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí é agus go mb'ionann a chéim agus a sheirbhís sa chéim sin ar an dáta sin agus a chéim agus a sheirbhís sa chéim sin ar an dáta a hurscaoileadh é iarbhír agus gurb é an scála pinsin a bhain leis an scála iomchuí atá sna Táiblí a ghabhas le fo-alt (2) d'alt 4 den Acht seo.
(2) Aon phinsean míthreora a deonadh faoi fho-alt (1) d'alt 10 d'Acht 1927 d'oifigeach a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí roimh an 2ú lá d'Aibreán, 1950, agus ar a raibh, ar dháta a urscaoilte, míchumas de dheasca galair dob inchurtha i leith seirbhíse sna fórsaí i rith tréimhse na héigeandála, is é méid a bheas ann, in ionad méide arna ríomh do réir fo-mhíre (2) de mhír 1 den Tríú Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1953, pé méid acu seo a leanas is lú—
(a) an méid dob iníoctha leis an oifigeach sin faoi fho-mhír (2) den mhír sin 1, móide an tsuim iomchuí;
(b) an méid dob iníoctha leis an oifigeach sin faoi na hAchta dá mb'ar an 2ú lá de Shamhain, 1952, a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí é agus go mb'ionann a chéim agus a sheirbhís sa chéim sin ar an dáta sin agus a chéim agus a sheirbhís sa chéim sin ar an dáta a hurscaoileadh é iarbhír agus gurb é an scála pinsin a bhain leis an scála iomchuí atá sna Táiblí a ghabhas le fo-alt (2) d'alt 4 den Acht seo.
2. Aon phinsean créachta a deonadh faoi fho-alt (1) d'alt 12 d'Acht 1927 d'oifigeach a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí roimh an 2ú lá d'Aibreán, 1950, is é méid a bheas ann, in ionad méide arna ríomh do réir míre 2 den Tríú Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1953, pé méid acu seo a leanas is lú—
(a) an méid dob iníoctha leis an oifigeach sin faoin mír sin 2, móide an tsuim iomchuí,
(b) an méid dob iníoctha leis an oifigeach sin faoi na hAchta dá mb'ar an 2ú lá de Shamhain, 1952, a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí é agus go mb'ionann a chéim agus a sheirbhís sa chéim sin ar an dáta sin agus a chéim agus a sheirbhís sa chéim sin ar an dáta a hurscaoileadh é iarbhír agus gurb é an scála pinsin a bhain leis an scála iomchuí atá sna Táiblí a ghabhas le fo-alt (2) d'alt 4 den Acht seo.
AN CEATHRU SCEIDEAL.
Scála athscrúdaithe na bpinsean a deonadh—
(a) faoi alt 10 d'Acht 1927 do shaighdiúirí ar a raibh míchumas de dheasca galair dob inchurtha i leith seirbhíse i rith na tréimhse Aibreán, 1922—Meán Fómhair, 1924,
(b) faoi alt 12 d'Acht 1927 do shaighdiúirí a hurscaoileadh roimh an 30ú lá d'Iúil, 1949, agus ar a raibh míchumas de dheasca créachta dob inchurtha i leith seirbhíse (seachas seirbhís i rith tréimhse na héigeandála),
(c) faoi alt 13 d'Acht 1927 do shaighdiúirí a hurscaoileadh an lú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1924, nó dá éis.
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Maor-Sháirsint | ... | ... | ... | V | 68 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 63 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 56 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 49 | 9 | 46 | 9 | 43 | 6 | 39 | 9 | 36 | 3 | 32 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
AN CUIGIU SCEIDEAL.
Méadú ar na Pinsin Chréachta agus Mhíthreora a Deonadh faoi alt 10 d'Acht 1932.
Uimh. Thag. | Ráta an Phinsin in aghaidh na Bliana faoi láthair | Ráta an Phinsin Phósta in aghaidh na Seachtaine faoi láthair | Ráta Méadaithe an Phinsin in aghaidh na Bliana | Ráta Méadaithe an Phinsin Phósta in aghaidh na Seachtaine | ||||||
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1 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 229 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
2 | 199 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 217 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
3 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 |
4 | 178 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 196 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 9 |
5 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
6 | 162 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 180 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
7 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
8 | 146 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
9 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
10 | 123 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
11 | 112 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 127 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
12 | 101 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 116 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
13 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 103 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
14 | 78 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 90 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
15 | 67 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 77 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
16 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 64 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
17 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
AN SEU SCEIDEAL.
Rátaí Athscrúdaithe na bPinsean faoi Chuid VI d'Acht 1937.
An Grád Míchumais | An Pinsean | |
(1) | (2) | |
Faoin gcéad | In aghaidh na bliana | |
100 | £168 | |
90 | £151 | |
80 | £135 | |
70 | £120 | |
60 | £103 | 10s. |
50 | £86 | 10s. |
40 | £69 | |
30 | £52 | |
20 | £34 | 10s. |
AN SEACHTU SCEIDEAL
Leasuithe Ilghnéitheacha ar na hAchta.
Uimhir agus Bliain | Gearrtheideal | An leasú |
An tAcht Arm-Phinsean, 1923 | I bhfo-alt (3) d'alt 1 agus i bhfo-alt (1) d'alt 5, scriosfar “le toil an Aire Airgid”. | |
An tAcht Arm-Phinsean, 1927. | I bhfo-alt (6) d'alt 5, i bhfo-alt (4) d'alt 11, scriosfar “le toil an Aire Airgid “agus, i mír (a) agus i mír (b) d'fho-alt (4) d'alt 12, i mír (i) d'fho-alt (1) agus i mír (i) d'fho-alt (2) d'alt 14 agus i bhfo-alt (3) d'alt 25, scriosfar “le toiliú an Aire Airgid”. | |
An tAcht Arm-Phinsean, 1932. | I bhfo-alt (6) d'alt 6, scriosfar “le toiliú an Aire Airgid”. | |
In alt 7 scriosfar “le haontú an Aire Airgid”. | ||
I mír (b) d'fho-alt (1) agus i míreanna (a) agus (b) d'fho-alt (5) d'alt 10. scriosfar “le toiliú an Aire Airgid” | ||
An tAcht Arm-Phinsean, 1937. | I bhfo-alt (2) d'alt 19 scriosfar, “le toiliú an Aire Airgid”. | |
I bhfo-alt (1) d'alt 37, scriosfar “agus leis an Aire Airgid”. | ||
I bhfo-alt (1) d'alt 40, scriosfar “le toiliú an Aire Airgid”, gach áit ina bhfuil na focail sin. | ||
I bhfo-alt (1) d'alt 41, scriosfar “le toiliú an Aire Airgid”. | ||
An tAcht Arm-Phinsean, 1941. | I bhfo-alt (1) agus i bhfo-alt (2) d'alt 13, scriosfar “le toiliú an Aire Airgeadais”. | |
An tAcht Arm-Phinsean, 1953. | I bhfo-alt (1) d'alt 52 agus i bhfo-alt (1) d'alt 53, scriosfar “agus leis an Aire Airgeadais”. |
Number 19 of 1957.
ARMY PENSIONS ACT, 1957.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL
Section | |
INCREASES OF PENSIONS, ALLOWANCES AND GRATUITIES UNDER THE ACTS.
AMENDMENT OF THE ACTS.
Acts Referred to | |
No. 26 of 1923 | |
No. 12 of 1927 | |
No. 24 of 1932 | |
No. 15 of 1937 | |
No. 2 of 1941 | |
No. 14 of 1943 | |
No. 3 of 1946 | |
No. 19 of 1949 | |
No. 23 of 1953 | |
No. 28 of 1949 | |
Number 19 of 1957.
ARMY PENSIONS ACT, 1957.
PART I.
Preliminary and General.
Short title and collective citation.
1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Army Pensions Act, 1957.
(2) The Acts and this Act may be cited together as the Army Pensions Acts, 1923 to 1957.
Interpretation.
2.—(1) In this Act—
“the Act of 1923” means the Army Pensions Act, 1923 (No. 26 of 1923);
“the Act of 1927” means the Army Pensions Act, 1927 (No. 12 of 1927);
“the Act of 1932” means the Army Pensions Act, 1932 (No. 24 of 1932);
“the Act of 1937” means the Army Pensions Act, 1937 (No. 15 of 1937);
“the Act of 1941” means the Army Pensions Act, 1941 (No. 2 of 1941);
“the Act of 1943” means the Army Pensions Act, 1943 (No. 14 of 1943);
“the Act of 1946” means the Army Pensions Act, 1946 (No. 3 of 1946);
“the Act of 1949” means the Army Pensions Act, 1949 (No. 19 of 1949);
“the Act of 1953” means the Army Pensions Act, 1953 (No. 23 of 1953);
“the Acts” means the Army Pensions Acts, 1923 to 1953, but does not include this Act;
“the April, 1922-September, 1924, period” means the period which commenced on the 1st day of April, 1922, and ended on the 30th day of September, 1924;
“disablement pension” means a wound or disability pension under the Acts, and includes any further pension under section 2 or section 3 of the Act of 1923 and a married pension;
“Defence Forces pension” means retired pay or pension under any scheme made (whether before or after the passing of this Act) under the Defence Forces (Pensions) Acts, 1932 to 1949, as amended by any subsequent enactment.
(2) This Act shall be construed as one with the Acts.
(3) References in this Act to any enactment shall be construed as references to that enactment as amended by any subsequent enactment.
PART II.
Increases of Pensions, Allowances and Gratuities under the Acts.
Appropriate sum.
3.—(1) For the purposes of this Part “the appropriate sum” in relation to a pension means—
(a) where the amount of the pension does not exceed £100 a year, fifteen per cent. of the amount of the pension,
(b) where the amount of the pension exceeds £100 a year but does not exceed £125 a year, £15 a year.
(c) where the amount of the pension exceeds £125 a year but does not exceed £150 a year, twelve per cent. of the amount of the pension,
(d) where the amount of the pension exceeds £150 a year but does not exceed £200 a year, £18 a year,
(e) where the amount of the pension exceeds £200 a year but does not exceed £300 a year, nine per cent. of the amount of the pension,
(f) where the amount of the pension exceeds £300 a year but does not exceed £450 a year, £27 a year.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, the amount of a pension shall be the amount of the full pension, whether the pension is in course of payment in full, in part or not at all.
(3) In this section “pension” does not include a further pension under section 2 or section 3 of the Act of 1923 or a married pension.
Increase of wound pensions and gratuities under section 1 of the Act of 1923.
4.—(1) A wound pension granted under section 1 of the Act of 1923 to an officer discharged from the forces before the 1st day of October, 1924, which under the Acts is payable at the rate mentioned in column (2) of the First Schedule to this Act at a particular reference number shall be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (3) of that Schedule at that reference number.
(2) The amount of a wound pension granted under section 1 of the Act of 1923 to an officer discharged from the forces on or after the 1st day of October, 1924, and before the 2nd day of April, 1950, shall, in lieu of being an amount calculated in accordance with subsection (2) of section 14 of the Act of 1953, be whichever of the following amounts is the lesser—
(a) the amount payable to such officer under subsection (2) of the said section 14, increased by the appropriate sum,
(b) the amount which would be payable to such officer under the Acts if he had been discharged from the forces on the 2nd day of November, 1952, and his rank and service in that rank on that date were the same as those on the date of his actual discharge and the scale of pension applicable to him were the appropriate scale contained in the Tables to this subsection.
TABLE I
Officer who was a married officer within the meaning of the Defence Force Regulations governing the pay of officers in force on the day before the day of his discharge from the forces.
Degree of Disablement | Scale of Pension |
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100 | 48 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge. |
90 | 43 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge. |
80 | 39 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge. |
70 | 34 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge. |
60 | 29 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge. |
50 | 24 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge. |
40 | 19 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge. |
30 | 14 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge. |
20 | 10 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge. |
TABLE II
Officer who was not a married officer within the meaning of the Defence Force Regulations governing the pay of officers in force on the day before the day of his discharge from the forces.
Degree of Disablement | Scale of Pension |
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per cent. | |
100 | 55 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge. |
90 | 50 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge. |
80 | 44 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge. |
70 | 39 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge. |
60 | 33 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge. |
50 | 28 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge. |
40 | 22 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge. |
30 | 17 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge. |
20 | 11 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge. |
(3) A wound pension granted under section 1 of the Act of 1923 to a soldier which under the Acts is payable at the rate mentioned in column (2) of the Second Schedule to this Act at a particular reference number shall be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (3) of that Schedule at that reference number.
(4) Section 1 of the Act of 1923 is hereby amended by the substitution, in subsection (3), of “£175” for “£100” and “£105” for “£60”, and section 3 of the Act of 1923 (in so far as it relates to the grant of a gratuity) shall have effect accordingly.
Increase of wound pensions under section 3 of the Act of 1923.
5.—(1) A wound pension granted under section 3 of the Act of 1923 to a person deemed to have held the rank of officer in the forces which under the Acts is payable at the rate mentioned in column (2) of the First Schedule to this Act at a particular reference number shall be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (3) of that Schedule at that reference number.
(2) A wound pension granted under section 3 of the Act of 1923 to a person deemed to have held the rank of soldier in the forces which under the Acts is payable at the rate mentioned in column (2) of the Second Schedule to this Act at a particular reference number shall be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (3) of that Schedule at that reference number.
Amendment of Second Schedule to the Act of 1923.
6.—(1) In the Second Schedule to the Act of 1923 (which specifies allowances for dependants of certain deceased officers) there shall be substituted—
(a) in paragraph 1, “£151” for “£90” and “£188” for “£120”,
(b) in paragraph 2 and in paragraph 3, “£41 10s.” for “£36” and “£69” for “£60”,
(c) in paragraph 4, “£60” for “£35”, and
(d) in paragraph 5, “£1 14s. 6d.” for “£1 10s.”.
(2) Section 4 of the Army Pensions (Increase) Act, 1949 (No. 28 of 1949), is hereby repealed.
Amendment of Third Schedule to the Act of 1923.
7.—In the Third Schedule to the Act of 1923 (which specifies allowances for dependants of certain deceased soldiers) there shall be substituted—
(a) in paragraph 1, “£1 10s. 3d.” for “£1 6s. 3d.” and “£78 10s.” for “£45 10s. 0d.”,
(b) in paragraph 2, “8s. 9d.”, “6s.” and “14s. 9d.” for “5s.”, “3s. 6d.” and “8s. 6d.”, respectively,
(c) in paragraph 3, “£60” for “£35”, and
(d) in paragraph 4, “£1 6s.” for “£1 2s. 6d.”.
Increase of disability pensions under section 9 of the Act of 1927.
8.—(1) A disability pension granted under subsection (1) of section 9 of the Act of 1927 to an officer which under the Acts is payable at the rate mentioned in column (2) of the First Schedule to this Act at a particular reference number shall be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (3) of that Schedule at that reference number.
(2) A disability pension granted under subsection (1) of section 9 of the Act of 1927 to a soldier which under the Acts is payable at the rate mentioned in column (2) of the Second Schedule to this Act at a particular reference number shall be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (3) of that Schedule at that reference number.
Increase of disability pensions under section 10 of the Act of 1927.
9.—(1) The amount of a disability pension granted under subsection (1) of section 10 of the Act of 1927 to an officer discharged from the forces before the 2nd day of April, 1950, shall be determined in accordance with the provisions set out in the Third Schedule to this Act.
(2) A disability pension granted under subsection (1) of section 10 of the Act of 1927 to a soldier suffering at the date of his discharge from a disablement caused by disease attributable to service in the forces during the April, 1922-September, 1924, period shall, in lieu of being payable at the rate specified in that behalf in those provisions of the Fourth Schedule to the Act of 1953 which are applicable to his case, be payable at the increased rate specified in that behalf in those provisions of the Fourth Schedule to this Act which are applicable to his case.
(3) A disability pension granted under subsection (1) of section 10 of the Act of 1927 to a soldier who was at the date of his discharge from the forces suffering from a disablement caused by disease attributable to service in the forces during the emergency period and which under the Acts is payable at the rate mentioned in column (2) of the Second Schedule to this Act at a particular reference number shall be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (3) of that Schedule at that reference number.
Increase of wound pensions and gratuities under section 11 of the Act of 1927.
10.—(1) A wound pension granted under subsection (1) of section 11 of the Act of 1927 to an officer which under the Acts is payable at the rate mentioned in column (2) of the First Schedule to this Act at a particular reference number shall be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (3) of that Schedule at that reference number.
(2) A wound pension granted under subsection (1) of section 11 of the Act of 1927 to a soldier which under the Acts is payable at the rate mentioned in column (2) of the Second Schedule to this Act at a particular reference number shall be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (3) of that Schedule at that reference number.
(3) Subsection (4) of section 11 of the Act of 1927 is hereby amended by the substitution of “one hundred and seventy-five pounds” for “one hundred pounds” and “one hundred and five pounds” for “sixty pounds.”
Increase of certain wound pensions and gratuities under section 12 of the Act of 1927.
11.—(1) The amount of a wound pension granted under subsection (1) of section 12 of the Act of 1927 to an officer discharged from the forces before the 2nd day of April, 1950, shall be determined in accordance with the provisions set out in the Third Schedule to this Act.
(2) A wound pension granted under subsection (1) of section 12 of the Act of 1927 to a soldier who was discharged from the forces before the 30th day of July, 1949, and who at the date of his discharge was suffering from a disablement due to a wound attributable to service in the forces other than during the emergency period shall, in lieu of being payable at the rate specified in that behalf in those provisions of the Fourth Schedule to the Act of 1953 which are applicable to his case, be payable at the increased rate specified in that behalf in those provisions of the Fourth Schedule to this Act which are applicable to his case.
(3) A wound pension granted under subsection (1) of section 12 of the Act of 1927 to a soldier who was discharged from the forces before the 30th day of July, 1949, and who at the date of his discharge was suffering from a disablement due to a wound attributable to service in the forces during the emergency period and which under the Acts is payable at the rate mentioned in column (2) of the Second Schedule to this Act at a particular reference number shall be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (3) of that Schedule at that reference number.
(4) Subsection (4) of section 12 of the Act of 1927 is hereby amended—
(i) by the substitution in paragraph (a) of “one hundred and forty pounds” for “eighty pounds” and “eight pounds and fifteen shillings” for “five pounds”,
(ii) by the substitution in paragraph (b) of “seventy pounds” for “forty pounds” and “four pounds seven shillings and sixpence” for “two pounds and ten shillings”.
(5) The First Schedule to the Act of 1949 is hereby amended by the substitution for Part II (which specifies the amount of a wound pension payable to a soldier who was discharged from the forces on or after the 30th day of July, 1949), of the following:
“PART II.
Wound Pensions—Soldiers.
Degree of Disablement | Rate of Pension per week | ||
per cent. | £ | s. | d. |
100 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
90 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
80 | 2 | 16 | 6 |
70 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
60 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
50 | 1 | 16 | 3 |
40 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
30 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
20 | 14 | 6 | |
”
Increase of disability pensions under section 13 of the Act of 1927.
12.—(1) A disability pension granted under subsection (1) of section 13 of the Act of 1927 to an officer discharged from the forces before the 1st day of October, 1924, or to a person determined to have been an officer which under the Acts is payable at the rate mentioned in column (2) of the First Schedule to this Act at a particular reference number shall be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (3) of that Schedule at that reference number.
(2) The amount of a disability pension granted under subsection (1) of section 13 of the Act of 1927 to an officer discharged from the forces on or after the 1st day of October, 1924, and before the 2nd day of April, 1950, shall, in lieu of being an amount calculated in accordance with subsection (2) of section 23 of the Act of 1953, be whichever of the following is the lesser—
(a) the amount payable to such officer under subsection (2) of the said section 23, increased by the appropriate sum,
(b) the amount which would be payable to such officer under the Acts if he had been discharged from the forces on the 2nd day of November, 1952, and his rank and service in that rank on that date were the same as those on the date of his actual discharge and the scale of pension applicable to him were the appropriate scale contained in the Tables to subsection (2) of section 4 of this Act.
(3) A disability pension granted under subsection (1) of section 13 of the Act of 1927 to a soldier discharged from the forces before the 1st day of October, 1924, or to a person determined to have been a soldier which under the Acts is payable at the rate mentioned in column (2) of the Second Schedule to this Act at a particular reference number shall be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (3) of that Schedule at that reference number.
(4) A disability pension granted under subsection (1) of section 13 of the Act of 1927 to a soldier discharged from the forces on or after the 1st day of October, 1924, shall, in lieu of being payable at the rate specified in that behalf in those provisions of the Fourth Schedule to the Act of 1953 which are applicable to his case, be payable at the increased rate specified in that behalf in those provisions of the Fourth Schedule to this Act which are applicable to his case.
Amendment of Sixth Schedule to the Act of 1927.
13.—In the Sixth Schedule to the Act of 1927 (which specifies allowances to dependants of certain deceased members of the forces)—
(a) in paragraph 1 of Part I, “£151” and “£188” shall be substituted for “£135” and “£120”, respectively,
(b) in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Part I, “£41 10s.” and “£69” shall be substituted for “£24”, and “£40”, respectively,
(c) in paragraph 4 of Part I, “£60” shall be substituted for “£35”,
(d) in paragraph 1 of Part II, “£1 10s. 3d.” and “£78 10s.” shall be substituted for “£1 6s. 3d.” and “£45 10s.”, respectively,
(e) in paragraph 2 of Part II, “8s. 9d.”, “6s.” and “14s. 9d.” shall be substituted for “5s.”, “3s. 6d.” and “8s. 6d.”, respectively, and
(f) in paragraph 3 of Part II, “£60” shall be substituted for “£35”.
Amendment of Seventh Schedule to the Act of 1927.
14.—(1) The following Parts shall be substituted for Part I and Part II of the Seventh Schedule to the Act of 1927 (which specifies allowances to dependants of certain deceased members of the forces):
“Allowances to Dependants.
PART I.
Officers.
1. Widow of second lieutenant, lieutenant or captain | £103 10s. per annum during widowhood. |
Widow of major, lieutenant-colonel or commandant | £151 per annum during widowhood. |
Widow of colonel or officer of higher rank | £188 per annum during widowhood. |
2. Widow of officer (any rank) | £188 gratuity on first remarriage. |
3. Children who are, in the case of sons, under the age of 18, and in the case of daughters, unmarried and under the age of 21— | (a) while mother is living, £31 per annum for each child. |
(b) after death of mother, £57 10s. per annum for each child. | |
4. Children over the age of 11 and under the age of 18. | Repayment of amount proved to have been in fact necessarily and properly expended in educational fees but not exceeding £60 in any one calendar year in respect of any one child. This allowance is additional to the allowance stated in paragraph 3. |
PART II.
Soldiers.
1. Widow | 21s. 6d. per week during widowhood. |
2. Widow | Gratuity of £86 on first remarriage. |
3. Children who are, in the case of sons, under the age of 18, and in the case of daughters, unmarried and under the age of 18 | (a) while mother is living, 8s. per week for each child. |
(b) after death of mother, 16s. per week for each child. | |
4. Children over the age of 11 and under the age of 18 | Repayment of amount proved to have been in fact necessarily and properly expended in educational fees but not exceeding £60 in any one calendar year in respect of any one child. This allowance is additional to the allowance stated in paragraph 3.” |
(2) The reference in section 25 of the Act of 1953 to paragraphs 1 and 3 of Part I and paragraphs 1 and 3 of Part II of the Seventh Schedule to the Act of 1927 shall be deemed to be a reference to paragraphs 1 and 3 of Part I and paragraphs 1 and 3 of Part II of the Seventh Schedule to the Act of 1927 as amended by subsection (1) of this section.
(3) Part III of the Seventh Schedule to the Act of 1927 (inserted by subsection (5) of section 5 of the Act of 1943) shall be construed as if, “£90” and “£180” were substituted in paragraph 6 for “£78” and “£112 10s.”, respectively.
(4) Part IV of the Seventh Schedule to the Act of 1927 (inserted by subsection (5) of section 5 of the Act of 1943) shall be construed as if “£45” and “£180” were substituted in paragraph 6 for “£39” and “£112 10s.”, respectively.
Increase of wound disability and married pensions and gratuities under section 10 of the Act of 1932.
15.—(1) A wound pension or a disability pension granted under subsection (1) or under subsection (2) of section 10 of the Act of 1932 which is payable at the rate mentioned in column (2) of the Fifth Schedule to this Act at a particular reference number shall be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (4) of that Schedule at that reference number.
(2) Subsection (1) of section 10 of the Act of 1932 is hereby amended by the substitution of “one hundred and thirty pounds” for “seventy-five pounds”.
(3) A married pension granted under subsection (3) of section 10 of the Act of 1932 which is payable at the rate mentioned in column (3) of the Fifth Schedule to this Act at a particular reference number shall be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (5) of that Schedule at that reference number.
Amendment of Second Schedule to the Act of 1932.
16.—In the Second Schedule to the Act of 1932 (which specifies allowances and gratuities to certain classes of persons)—
(a) in paragraph 1 in Part I, “£116” and “£150” shall be substituted for “£101 5s. 0d.” and “£90”, respectively,
(b) in paragraphs 2 and 3 in Part I, “£31” and “£52” shall be substituted for “£27” and “£45”, respectively,
(c) in paragraph 5 in Part II, “26s.” shall be substituted for “22s. 6d.”.
Amendment of section 19 of the Act of 1937.
17.—section 19 of the Act of 1937 (which provides for gratuities to dependants of deceased members of certain organisations) is hereby amended by the substitution, in sub-section (3), of “one hundred and eighty pounds” for “one hundred and twelve pounds and ten shillings”.
Increase of pensions under section 26 of the Act of 1937.
18.—(1) Every final pension under section 26 of the Act of 1937 which is payable at the rate of one pound two shillings and sixpence per week shall be payable at the rate of one pound and six shillings per week.
(2) Every final pension under section 26 of the Act of 1937 which is payable at the rate of one pound and ten shillings per week shall be payable at the rate of one pound fourteen shillings and sixpence per week.
Increase of pensions under sections 28 and 29 of the Act of 1937.
19.—Section 28 and section 29 of the Act of 1937 (which provide for pensions to former members of the forces and members of certain organisations in respect of wounds or disease aggravated by service) shall have effect as if, for the Schedule to that Act, there were substituted the Sixth Schedule to this Act.
Increase of dependants' allowances under section 37 of the Act of 1937.
20.—In subsection (2) and in paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section 37 of the Act of 1937 (which provides for allowances to certain relatives of deceased members of certain organisations) there shall be substituted “sixty-nine pounds” for “sixty pounds”.
Increase of pensions under section 6 of the Act of 1941.
21.—(1) Every final pension under section 6 of the Act of 1941 which is payable at the rate of one pound two shillings and sixpence per week shall be payable at the rate of one pound and six shillings per week.
(2) Every final pension under section 6 of the Act of 1941 which is payable at the rate of one pound and ten shillings per week shall be payable at the rate of one pound fourteen shillings and sixpence per week.
Increase of pensions under section 4 of the Act of 1943.
22.—The following Schedule shall be substituted for the Schedule to section 4 of the Act of 1943 (which extends certain provisions of the Act of 1927 to members of the Army Nursing Service):
“SCHEDULE.
Scale of disability pensions and wound pensions for members of the Army Nursing Service.
Degree of Disablement | Scale of pension | ||||
£ | s. | d. | |||
100 | per | cent. | 178 | 0 | 0 |
90 | ” | ” | 166 | 10 | 0 |
80 | ” | ” | 148 | 0 | 0 |
70 | ” | ” | 130 | 10 | 0 |
60 | ” | ” | 114 | 0 | 0 |
50 | ” | ” | 95 | 0 | 0 |
40 | ” | ” | 76 | 0 | 0 |
30 | ” | ” | 57 | 0 | 0 |
20 | ” | ” | 38 | 0 | 0 |
”
Increase of pensions under section 6 of the Act of 1943.
23.—(1) Every final pension under section 6 of the Act of 1943 which is payable at the rate of one pound two shillings and sixpence per week shall be payable at the rate of one pound and six shillings per week.
(2) Every final pension under section 6 of the Act of 1943 which is payable at the rate of one pound and ten shillings per week shall be payable at the rate of one pound fourteen shillings and sixpence per week.
Increase of pensions under section 12 of the Act of 1946.
24.—section 12 of the Act of 1946 (which provides for pensions in respect of tuberculosis aggravated by service during the emergency period) shall have effect as if for the Second Schedule to that Act there were substituted the following :
“SECOND SCHEDULE.
Rates of Pensions under Section 12 of this Act.
Degree of Disablement | Pensions | ||||
(1) | (2) | ||||
100 | per | cent. | £168 | per | annum |
90 | ” | ” | £151 | ” | ” |
80 | ” | ” | £135 | ” | ” |
”
Amendment of section 16 of the Act of 1953.
25.—Section 16 of the Act of 1953 (which provides for an increase of further pensions under sections 2 and 3 of the Act of 1923) is hereby amended by the substitution of “thirty-five per cent.” for “twenty-five per cent.”.
Amendment of section 24 of the Act of 1953.
26.—Section 24 of the Act of 1953 (which provides for an increase of married pensions under sections 9 to 13 of the Act of 1927 and section 5 of the Act of 1946) is hereby amended by the substitution of “thirty-five per cent.” for “twenty-five per cent.”.
Restriction on increase of pension.
27.—Where—
(a) a person is in receipt of a disablement pension, and
(b) such person is also in receipt of a Defence Forces pension, and
(c) the aggregate amount of—
(i) the disablement pension, and
(ii) the net amount of the Defence Forces pension
is £450 or less per annum and that aggregate amount would, if the disablement pension were increased under the preceding provisions of this Act, exceed £477 per annum,
then, the disablement pension shall be increased only by such amount as will bring the aggregate amount of the disablement pension and of the net amount of the Defence Forces pension up to £477 per annum.
Non-application of preceding provisions of this Part.
28.—The preceding provisions of this Part shall not apply to any disablement pension payable to a person discharged from the forces before the 2nd day of April, 1950, the amount of which, either alone or when aggregated with a Defence Forces pension, exceeds £450 per annum.
Increase of certain disablement pensions.
29.—Where a person discharged from the forces before the 2nd day of April, 1950, is in receipt of a disablement pension the amount of which, either alone or when aggregated with any Defence Forces pension payable to such person, exceeds £450 per annum, then, the disablement pension shall be increased to whichever of the following amounts is the lesser—
(a) the amount of the disablement pension increased by six per cent.,
(b) the amount of the disablement pension which would be payable to such person if he had been discharged from the forces on the 2nd day of November, 1952, and his rank and service in that rank on that date were the same as those on the date of his actual discharge and the scale of pension applicable to him were the appropriate scale contained in the Tables to subsection (2) of section 4 of this Act.
Commencement of this Part.
30.—This Part shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of August, 1956, and the increase in pensions (including further and married pensions), allowances and gratuities provided by this Part shall have effect from that date.
PART III.
Amendment of the Acts.
Amendment of the Act of 1923.
31.—(1) The Act of 1923 is hereby amended by the substitution for section 9 of the following section:
Authority for grant of pensions, etc.
“9.—The authority for the grant of every pension, allowance and gratuity which may be granted under this Act shall be the Minister.”
(2) Section 46 of the Act of 1953 is hereby repealed.
Alteration of scales of wound pensions in case of officer discharged after the passing of this Act.
32.—In the case of an officer who is discharged from the forces on or after the date of the passing of this Act and who is entitled on such discharge to a wound pension under the Act of 1923, that Act shall apply to him as if, for the scales of pensions contained in the First Schedule thereto, there were substituted the scales of pensions contained in the Tables to subsection (2) of section 4 of this Act.
Provisions in relation to qualified persons and the payment of special allowances.
33.—(1) Where a person is a qualified person for the purposes of section 7 of the Act of 1943 by reason of—
(a) being a person who was a member of an organisation to which Part II of the Act of 1932 applies, and
(b) having been granted a medal in respect of continuous membership during the period of three months which ended on the 11th day of July, 1921, the Minister being satisfied that it was duly awarded,
and the Minister ceases to be satisfied that the medal was duly awarded, then, that person shall cease to be a qualified person for the purposes of the said section 7 of the Act of 1943 and, if a special allowance is in course of payment to him, the Minister may stop payment thereof.
(2) Where, by virtue of subsection (1) of this section, a person ceases to be a qualified person for the purposes of section 7 of the Act of 1943 and the Minister subsequently becomes satisfied that the medal referred to in paragraph (b) of the said subsection (1) was duly awarded to him, that person shall become a qualified person for the said purposes and section 7 of the Act of 1943 shall again operate to enable a special allowance to be granted to him from such date, not being earlier than the date on which payment of the allowance was stopped under subsection (1) of this section, as the Minister may determine.
(3) This section shall be deemed to have come into operation on the date of the passing of the Act of 1946.
Reconsideration of applications refused under section 4 of the Act of 1953.
34.—Where, either before or after the passing of this Act, an application for the grant of an allowance under paragraph (c) or paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section 4 of the Act of 1953 was or is refused by reason of the fact that the applicant should not, in the opinion of the Minister for Finance, be treated, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, as a dependant of the deceased person in respect of whom the application was made, the Minister may from time to time reconsider the application at the request of the applicant and the said section 4 of the Act of 1953 shall operate in relation to every such request in the same manner as if it were the original application.
Amendment of Part II of the Act of 1953.
35.—(1) Where—
(a) an application for the grant of an allowance under Part II of the Act of 1953 was duly made by a relative of a deceased person in respect of whom that Part applies (in this section referred to as such deceased person), and
(b) the applicant dies before a decision on the application is reached, and
(c) the time within which such application may be made has expired,
then, notwithstanding section 6 of the Act of 1953, an application for the grant of an allowance under the said Part II may, not later than twelve months after the death of the deceased applicant or twelve months after the date of the passing of this Act, whichever is the later, be entertained from another relative of such deceased person (being a relative mentioned in section 4 of that Act).
(2) An allowance under Part II of the Act of 1953 which is granted pursuant to an application made by virtue of subsection (1) of this section shall, notwithstanding section 7 of that Act, commence on such date as the Minister may determine but such date shall not be earlier than the date of the passing of the Act of 1953.
Amendment of section 41 of the Act of 1953.
36.—The reference in subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 41 of the Act of 1953 to an application made not later than twelve months after the date of the passing of that Act shall be construed as a reference to an application made not later than twelve months after the date of the passing of this Act.
Gratuities to relatives of certain deceased persons.
37.—(1) Where a person who had been in receipt of a pension or an allowance (including a special allowance) under the Acts dies after the termination of the last award and before a new award had been made and where a new award would have been made but for the death of such person, the Minister may pay, in respect of such person a gratuity equal to the amount of the pension or allowance which would, at such person's death, have accrued due on foot of the new award.
(2) Where a gratuity in respect of any person may be paid under subsection (1) of this section, such gratuity shall (if granted) be paid—
(a) if such person leaves only one relative, to such relative,
(b) if such person leaves two or more relatives, to such one or more, exclusively of the others or other, of the said relatives as the Minister may appoint, and if such power is exercised in favour of more than one of them, in such shares as the Minister may appoint.
(3) For the purposes of this section, each of the following and no other persons shall be a relative of a deceased person—
(a) his widow,
(b) his son,
(c) his daughter,
(d) his mother,
(e) his father,
(f) his brother,
(g) his sister.
(4) section 12 of the Act of 1949 and section 44 of the Act of 1953 are hereby repealed.
(5) The preceding subsections of this section shall be deemed to have come into operation on and shall have effect on and from the 1st day of November, 1955.
Obligation to notify Minister of certain occurrences.
38.—(1) On the occurrence, in the case of a person who is in receipt of a special allowance and who was married before the 1st day of October, 1942, of the death of that person's spouse or child, that person shall, within one month of the date of such occurrence, notify the Minister or cause the Minister to be notified thereof in writing.
(2) Where a person fails to comply with subsection (1) of this section, such person shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding twenty-five pounds or, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment.
(3) Where a person fails to comply with subsection (1) of this section and, as a consequence thereof, moneys to which he was not entitled have been paid to him by way of special allowance, that person or, if he is dead, his personal representative, shall be liable to repay to the Minister on demand such moneys.
(4) Where a person fails to comply with subsection (1) of this section, the amount of any moneys paid to him by way of special allowance in respect of his spouse or child, as the case may be, in respect of a period subsequent to the death of such spouse or child shall be a debt due by such person to the Minister and may be recovered by the Minister as a simple contract debt in a court of competent jurisdiction or by deduction from any moneys payable under or by virtue of the Acts to or in respect of such person.
(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 10 of the Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851, a prosecution for an offence under this section may be brought within six months after the date when evidence to sustain the prosecution came to the notice of the Minister, and a certificate under the hand of the Minister as to the date on which evidence to sustain such prosecution came to his notice shall, for the purposes of this section, be conclusive.
(6) In this section “child” has the same meaning as in section 7 of the Act of 1943.
(7) Section 43 of the Act of 1953 is hereby repealed.
Miscellaneous amendments of the Acts.
39.—The enactments mentioned in the Seventh Schedule to this Act are hereby amended in the manner indicated in the third column of that Schedule.
FIRST SCHEDULE.
Increased rates of—
(a) wound pensions granted under section 1 of the Act of 1923 to officers discharged before the 1st day of October, 1924,
(b) wound pensions granted under section 3 of the Act of 1923 to persons ranking as officers,
(c) disability pensions granted under section 9 of the Act of 1927 to officers,
(d) wound pensions granted under section 11 of the Act of 1927 to officers,
(e) disability pensions granted under section 13 of the Act of 1927 to officers discharged before the 1st day of October, 1924,
(f) disability pensions granted under section 13 of the Act of 1927 to persons ranking as officers.
Ref. No. | Existing rate of pension per annum | Increased rate of pension per annum | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | |
1 | £260 | £283 | 10s. |
2 | £250 | £272 | 10s. |
3 | £240 | £261 | 10s. |
4 | £230 | £250 | 10s. |
5 | £220 | £240 | |
6 | £210 | £229 | |
7 | £196 | £214 | |
8 | £182 | £200 | |
9 | £170 | £188 | |
10 | £160 | £178 | |
11 | £150 | £168 | |
12 | £135 | £151 | |
13 | £120 | £135 | |
14 | £105 | £120 | |
15 | £90 | £103 | 10s. |
16 | £75 | £86 | 10s. |
17 | £60 | £69 | |
SECOND SCHEDULE.
Increased rates of—
(a) wound pensions granted under section 1 of the Act of 1923 to soldiers,
(b) wound pensions granted under section 3 of the Act of 1923 to persons ranking as soldiers,
(c) disability pensions granted under section 9 of the Act of 1927 to soldiers,
(d) disability pensions granted under section 10 of the Act of 1927 to soldiers in respect of disablement caused by disease attributable to service in the forces during the emergency period,
(e) wound pensions granted under section 11 of the Act of 1927 to soldiers,
(f) wound pensions granted under section 12 of the Act of 1927 to soldiers discharged from the forces before the 30th day of July, 1949, in respect of disablement caused by a wound attributable to service in the forces during the emergency period,
(g) disability pensions granted under section 13 of the Act of 1927 to soldiers discharged before the 1st day of October, 1924,
(h) disability pensions granted under section 13 of the Act of 1927 to persons ranking as soldiers.
Ref. No. | Existing rate of pension per week | Increased rate of pension per week | ||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | ||||
£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
4 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
5 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 6 |
6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
8 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
9 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
10 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 9 |
11 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 3 |
12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 |
13 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
15 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
16 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 0 | ||
17 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 6 | ||
THIRD SCHEDULE.
Increased Rates of Pensions granted to officers under Sections 10 and 12 of the Act of 1927.
1. (1) The amount of a disability pension granted under subsection (1) of section 10 of the Act of 1927 to an officer discharged from the forces before the 2nd day of April, 1950, and at the date of his discharge suffering from a disablement caused by disease attributable to service in the forces during the April, 1922— September, 1924, period shall, in lieu of being an amount calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 1 of the Third Schedule to the Act of 1953, be whichever of the following amounts is the lesser—
(a) the amount payable to such officer under sub-paragraph (1) of the said paragraph 1, increased by the appropriate sum;
(b) the amount which would be payable to such officer under the Acts if he had been discharged from the forces on the 2nd day of November, 1952, and his rank and service in that rank on that date were the same as those on the date of his actual discharge and the scale of pension applicable were the appropriate scale contained in the Tables to subsection (2) of section 4 of this Act.
(2) The amount of a disability pension granted under subsection (1) of section 10 of the Act of 1927 to an officer discharged from the forces before the 2nd day of April, 1950, and at the date of his discharge suffering from a disablement caused by disease attributable to service in the forces during the emergency period shall, in lieu of being an amount calculated in accordance with subparagraph (2) of paragraph 1 of the Third Schedule to the Act of 1953, be whichever of the following amounts is the lesser—
(a) the amount payable to such officer under subparagraph (2) of the said paragraph 1, increased by the appropriate sum;
(b) the amount which would be payable to such officer under the Acts if he had been discharged from the forces on the 2nd day of November, 1952, and his rank and service in that rank on that date were the same as those on the date of his actual discharge and the scale of pension applicable were the appropriate scale contained in the Tables to subsection (2) of section 4 of this Act.
2. The amount of a wound pension granted under subsection (1) of section 12 of the Act of 1927 to an officer discharged from the forces before the 2nd day of April, 1950, shall, in lieu of being an amount calculated in accordance with paragraph 2 of the Third Schedule to the Act of 1953, be whichever of the following amounts is the lesser—
(a) the amount payable to such officer under the said paragraph 2 increased by the appropriate sum;
(b) the amount which would be payable to such officer under the Acts if he had been discharged from the forces on the 2nd day of November, 1952, and his rank and service in that rank on that date were the same as those on the date of his actual discharge, and the scale of pension applicable were the appropriate scale contained in the Tables to subsection (2) of section 4 of this Act.
FOURTH SCHEDULE.
Revised scale of pensions granted—
(a) under section 10 of the Act of 1927 to soldiers suffering from disablement caused by disease attributable to service during the April, 1922—September, 1924, period,
(b) under section 12 of the Act of 1927 to soldiers discharged before the 30th day of July, 1949, suffering from disablement caused by wound attributable to service (other than service during the emergency period),
(c) under section 13 of the Act of 1927 to soldiers discharged on or after the 1st day of October, 1924.
Rank at Discharge from Forces | Group | Rates of pension per week according to degree of disablement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
100% | 95% | 90% | 85% | 80% | 75% | 70% | 65% | 60% | 55% | 50% | 45% | 40% | 35% | 30% | 25% | 20% | ||||||||||||||||||||
s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | |||
Private | I | 44 | 9 | 42 | 9 | 40 | 6 | 38 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 31 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 0 | |
Corporal | II | 50 | 9 | 48 | 6 | 46 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 41 | 6 | 38 | 9 | 36 | 3 | 33 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
Sergeant Co. Q.M. Sergeant | III | 57 | 0 | 54 | 3 | 51 | 9 | 49 | 0 | 46 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 9 | |
Co. Sergeant Batt. Q.M.S. | IV | 63 | 9 | 60 | 9 | 57 | 6 | 54 | 3 | 51 | 6 | 48 | 6 | 45 | 9 | 42 | 9 | 39 | 6 | 36 | 3 | 32 | 9 | 29 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 3 | |
Sergeant Major | V | 68 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 63 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 56 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 49 | 9 | 46 | 9 | 43 | 6 | 39 | 9 | 36 | 3 | 32 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 6 | |
FIFTH SCHEDULE.
Increase of Wound and Disability Pensions granted under section 10 of the Act of 1932.
Ref. No. | Existing Rate of Pension per Annum | Existing Rate of Married Pension per Week | Increased Rate of Pension per Annum | Increased Rate of Married Pension per Week | |||||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |||||||
£ | s. | d. | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | s. | d. | ||
1 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 229 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | |
2 | 199 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 217 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 3 | |
3 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | |
4 | 178 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 196 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 9 | |
5 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
6 | 162 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 180 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
7 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | |
8 | 146 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | |
9 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
10 | 123 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |
11 | 112 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 127 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 6 | |
12 | 101 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 116 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
13 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 103 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
14 | 78 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 90 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
15 | 67 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 77 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
16 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 64 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
17 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
SIXTH SCHEDULE.
Revised Rates of Pensions under Part VI of the Act of 1937.
Degree of Disablement | Pension | |
(1) | (2) | |
Per cent. | Per annum | |
100 | £168 | |
90 | £151 | |
80 | £135 | |
70 | £120 | |
60 | £103 | 10s. |
50 | £86 | 10s. |
40 | £69 | |
30 | £52 | |
20 | £34 | 10s. |
SEVENTH SCHEDULE.
Miscellaneous Amendments of the Acts.
Number and Year | Short title | How amended |
No. 26 of 1923. | In subsection (3) of section 1 and subsection (1) of section 5, “with the consent of the Minister for Finance” shall be deleted. | |
No. 12 of 1927. | In subsection (6) of section 5, subsection (4) of section 11, paragraph (a) and paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 12, paragraph (i) of subsection (1) and paragraph (i) of subsection (2) of section 14 and subsection (3) of section 25, “with the consent of the Minister for Finance” shall be deleted. | |
No. 24 of 1932. | Army Pensions Act, 1932. | In subsection (6) of section 6, “with the consent of the Minister for Finance” shall be deleted. |
In section 7, “with the concurrence of the Minister for Finance” shall be deleted. | ||
In paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (5) of section 10, “with the consent of the Minister for Finance” shall be deleted. | ||
No. 15 of 1937. | In subsection (2) of section 19, “with the consent of the Minister for Finance” shall be deleted. | |
In subsection (1) of section 37, “is” shall be substituted for “and the Minister for Finance are”. | ||
In subsection (1) of section 40, “with the consent of the Minister for Finance” shall be deleted in each place where those words occur. | ||
In subsection (1) of section 41, “with the consent of the Minister for Finance” shall be deleted. | ||
No. 2 of 1941. | In subsection (1) and subsection (2) of section 13, “with the consent of the Minister for Finance” shall be deleted. | |
No. 23 of 1953. | In subsection (1) of section 52 and subsection (1) of section 53, “is” shall be substituted for “and the Minister for Finance are”. |