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Uimhir 23 de 1953.
AN tACHT ARM-PHINSEAN, 1953.
[An tiontó oifigiúil.]
CUID I.
Réamhráiteach agus Ginearálta.
Gearrtheideal agus comhlua.
1.—(1) Féadfar an tAcht Arm-Phinsean, 1953, a ghairm den Acht seo.
(2) Féadfar na hAchta Arm-Phinsean, 1923 go 1953, 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 Méaduithe 1949” an tAcht Arm-Phinsean (Méadú), 1949 (Uimh. 28 de 1949);
ciallaíonn “na hAchta” na hAchta Arm-Phinsean, 1923 go 1949, 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;
tá leis an abairt “seirbhís mhíleata” an bhrí a bheirtear di le fo-alt (1) d'alt 5 d'Acht 1932 chun críocha Coda II den Acht sin;
ciallaíonn “seirbhís mhíleata roimh an sos” seirbhís mhíleata i rith aon choda den tréimhse dár thosach an lú lá d'Aibreán, 1916, agus dár chríoch an 11ú lá d'Iúil, 1921;
ciallaíonn “seirbhís mhíleata tar éis an tsosa” seirbhís mhíleata i rith aon choda den tréimhse dár thosach an 12ú lá d'Iúil, 1921, agus dár chríoch an 30ú lá de Mheán Fómhair, 1923.
(2) Forléireofar an tAcht seo agus na hAchta mar aon ní amháin.
(3) Déanfar tagairtí san Acht seo d'aon achtachán d'fhorléiriú mar thagairtí don achtachán sin arna leasú le haon achtachán ina dhiaidh sin.
CUID II.
Liúntais do Ghaolta Daoine Marbha a raibh Seirbhís acu roimh an Sos.
Feidhm na Coda seo.
3.—(1) Tá feidhm ag an gCuid seo—
(a) maidir le gach duine atá marbh agus a bhí ag gabháil do sheirbhís mhíleata roimh an sos agus a mbaineann alt 7 nó alt 8 d'Acht 1923 leis;
(b) maidir le gach duine atá marbh agus a mbaineann alt 14 d'Acht 1927 leis agus a bhí ag gabháil do sheirbhís mhíleata roimh an sos agus—
(i) a bhí ag fónamh sna fórsaí agus d'éag roimh an lú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1927, le linn bheith ag fónamh sna fórsaí nó d'éag, tar éis é d'urscaoileadh as na fórsaí, laistigh de cheithre bliana tar éis a urscaoilte agus roimh an lú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1927, agus arbh í aontsiocair a bháis galar dob inchurtha i leith seirbhíse sna fórsaí i rith na tréimhse dár thosach an lú lá d'Aibreán, 1922, agus dár chríoch an 30ú lá de Mheán Fómhair, 1923, nó
(ii) nach raibh ag fónamh sna fórsaí agus d'éag roimh an 11ú lá d'Iúil, 1925, agus a bhí ina chomhaltá de na Irish Volunteers nó d'Arm Cathránach na hÉireann agus arbh í aon-tsiocair a bháis galar dob inchurtha i leith a sheirbhíse míleata sna Irish Volunteers nó in Arm Cathránach na hÉireann (pé acu é), nó
(iii) a bhí ag fónamh sna fórsaí agus d'éag roimh an lú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1927, le linn bheith ag fónamh sna fórsaí nó d'éag, tar éis é d'urscaoileadh as na fórsaí, laistigh de cheithre bliana tar éis a urscaoilte agus roimh an lú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1927, agus a bhí ina chomhalta de na Irish Volunteers nó d'Arm Cathránach na hÉireann agus arbh í aon-tsiocair a bháis galar dob inchurtha i leith seirbhíse míleata sna Irish Volunteers nó in Arm Cathránach na hÉireann (pé acu é) nó i leith na seirbhíse míleata sin agus seirbhíse sna fórsaí i rith na tréimhse dár thosach an lú lá d'Aibreán, 1922, agus dár chríoch an 30ú lá de Mheán Fómhair, 1923;
(c) maidir le gach duine atá marbh agus a bhí ina chomhalta d'eagras lena mbaineann Cuid II d'Acht 1932 agus—
(i) a bhí ag gabháil do sheirbhís mhíleata roimh an sos agus a maraíodh roimh an lú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1923, le linn bheith ag gabháil do sheirbhís mhíleata roimh an sos nó do sheirbhís mhíleata tar éis an tsosa in imthosca dob inchurtha i leith na seirbhíse sin, nó
(ii) nach raibh ag gabháil do sheirbhís mhíleata ach roimh an sos agus ar bhain créacht dó dob inchurtha i leith na seirbhíse sin agus d'éag laistigh de cheithre bliana tar éis an chréacht sin a bhaint dó agus arbh í an chréach sin ba thrúig bháis dó, nó
(iii) nach raibh ag gabháil do sheirbhís mhíleata ach roimh an sos agus d'éag roimh an 11ú lá d'Iúil, 1925, agus ar ghalar dob inchurtha i leith na seirbhíse sin ba thrúig bháis dó, nó
(iv) a bhí ag gabháil do sheirbhís mhíleata roimh an sos agus do sheirbhís mhíleata tar éis an tsosa, agus
(I) d'éag roimh an lú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1927, de ghalar dob inchurtha i leith seirbhíse míleata sa tréimhse dár thosach an lú lá d'Aibreán, 1916, agus dár chríoch an 30ú lá de Mheán Fómhair, 1923, nó
(II) d'éag de chréacht dob inchurtha i leith seirbhíse míleata sa tréimhse sin is déanaí a luaitear ach laistigh de cheithre bliana tar éis an chréacht sin a bhaint dó.
(2) D'ainneoin fo-ailt (1) den alt seo, ní bheidh feidhm ag an gCuid seo maidir le duine marbh—
(a) a bhfuil feidhm maidir leis ag alt 3 d'Acht 1937, nó
(b) arbh é ba chúis lena bhás faillí mhór nó mí-iompar mór aige féin.
Liúntais bhliantúla a dheonadh do dhaoine áirithe.
4.—(1) Ar iarratas a dhéanamh chuige, féadfaidh an tAire, mar gheall ar bhás aon duine a bhfuil feidhm ag an gCuid seo maidir leis—
(a) liúntas bliantúil de £250 an fhad is baintreach í a dheonadh do bhaintreach an duine mhairbh sin ar choinníoll nár athphós an bhaintreach sin roimh an lú lá d'Eanáir, 1953;
(b) liúntas bliantúil de £180 a dheonadh don aon duine amháin sin de thuismitheoirí an duine mhairbh sin a ordós an tAire;
(c) liúntas bliantúil de £125, an fhad atá sí gan pósadh nó ina baintreach (do réir mar bheas), a dheonadh don aon deirfiúr amháin sin leis an duine marbh sin a ordós an tAire, ar choinníoll go bhfuil an deirfiúr sin gan pósadh nó ina baintreach agus ar choinníoll—
(i) go raibh an deirfiúr sin i gcleithiúnas an duine mhairbh sin ar dháta a bháis, nó
(ii) gur cheart, dar leis an Aire Airgeadais, an deirfiúr sin d'áireamh, ag féachaint d'imthosca uile an cháis, mar chleithiúnaí ar an duine marbh sin;
(d) liúntas bliantúil de £125 a dheonadh don aon deartháir buan-easlán amháin sin leis an duine marbh sin a ordós an tAire, ar choinníoll—
(i) go raibh an deartháir sin i gcleithiúnas an duine mhairbh sin ar dháta a bháis, nó
(ii) gur cheart, dar leis an Aire Airgeadais, an deartháir sin d'áireamh, ag féachaint d'imthosca uile an cháis, mar chleithiúnaí ar an duine marbh sin.
(2) Ní bheidh ach an t-aon liúntas amháin iníoctha i leith an duine mhairbh chéanna san am céanna faoin gCuid seo.
Ordachán maidir leis an ngaol lena n-íocfar liúntas.
5.—(1) Beidh liúntas faoin gCuid seo iníoctha leis an aon ghaol amháin sin (is gaol a luaitear in alt 4 den Acht seo) do dhuine marbh a bhfuil feidhm ag an gCuid seo maidir leis (dá ngairmtear an duine marbh sin san alt seo) a ordós an tAire.
(2) Más rud é, ar ghaol d'fháil bháis le linn bheith ag fáil liúntais faoin gCuid seo, go maireann duine amháin nó níos mó de ghaolta (is gaolta a luaitear in alt 4 den Acht seo) an duine mhairbh sin, féadfaidh an tAire, ar iarratas a dhéanamh chuige, pé liúntas is iomchuí dá luaitear sa Chuid seo a dheonadh don aon duine amháin sin a ordós sé dá maireann de ghaolta sin an duine mhairbh sin.
Tórainn ama chun iarratais a dhéanamh faoin gCuid seo.
6.—(1) Déanfar gach iarratas á iarraidh liúntas faoin gCuid seo a dheonadh lá nach déanaí ná dhá mhí dhéag tar éis dáta an Achta seo a rith ach amháin iarratas ó bhaintreach de bhun míre (c) d'fho-alt (1) d'alt 4 den Acht seo, a bheas le déanamh lá nach déanaí ná dhá mhí dhéag tar éis baintreach a dhéanamh dhi nó dhá mhí dhéag tar éis dáta an Achta seo a rith, pé dáta acu sin is déanaí, agus iarratas de bhun fo-ailt (2) d'alt 5 den Acht seo a bheas le déanamh lá nach déanaí dhá mhí dhéag tar éis báis an ghaoil a luaitear ann.
(2) Beidh gach iarratas i pé foirm, agus beidh pé eolas ann, a iarrfas an tAire.
Tosach feidhme liúntas faoin gCuid seo.
7.—(1) Aon liúntas faoin gCuid seo a deonfar do dhuine a bhí ag fáil liúntais (seachas liúntas speisialta) faoi na hAchta an lú lá d'Eanáir, 1953, tosnóidh sé an lú lá d'Eanáir, 1953.
(2) Aon liúntas faoin gCuid seo a deonfar do dhuine nach raibh ag fáil liúntais (seachas liúntas speisialta) faoi na hAchta an lú lá d'Eanáir, 1953, tosnóidh sé ar pé dáta a chinnfeas an tAire, ach ní bheidh an dáta sin níos luaithe ná dáta an Achta seo a rith.
(3) Faoi réir aon ordachán a bhéarfas an tAire i gcásanna speisialta, déanfar aon liúntas faoin gCuid seo d'íoc i ndiaidh láimhe in aghaidh an mhí agus faoi réir pé coinníollacha maidir le céannú nó eile a ordós an tAire.
Foráil i gcoinne liúntais dhúbailte.
8.—(1) Ní bheidh duine dá ndeonfar liúntas faoin gCuid seo i dteideal aon liúntais eile faoi na hAchta.
(2) I gcás duine dá ndeonfar liúntas faoin gCuid seo a bheith, díreach roimh dháta thosach feidhme an liúntais sin, ag fáil liúntais faoi na hAchta, measfar an liúntas sin is déanaí a luaitear a scor le héifeacht ón dáta sin agus measfar an tsuim a híocadh i leith an liúntais sin is déanaí a luaitear in aghaidh na tréimhse dár thosach an dáta sin a bheith arna híoc i leith an liúntais faoin gCuid seo.
Iarratais a tharchur chun an Bhoird Chláraitheachta Sheirbhíse Míleata.
9.—(1) D'ainneoin aon tuarascála roimhe sin ón mBord Cláraitheachta Sheirbhíse Míleata, féadfaidh an tAire iarratas ar liúntas i leith duine mhairbh, a n-éilítear go bhfuil feidhm ag an gCuid seo maidir leis, a tharchur chun an Bhoird agus a iarraidh ar an mBord pé sonraí a theastós ón Aire i dtaobh an duine sin d'fhionnadh agus a dheimhniú don Aire agus air sin déanfaidh an Bord na sonraí sin d'fhionnadh agus a dheimhniú don Aire.
(2) Gach deimhniú (dá ngairmtear deimhniú seirbhíse sa Chuid seo) a eiseos an Bord chun an Aire faoin alt seo, beidh sé i pé foirm a ordós an tAire agus, faoi réir aon athruithe a dhéanfas an Bord ar an deimhniú faoi fho-alt (3) den alt seo, beidh sé ina fhianaise chríochnaitheach dochlóite ar na fíorais a bheas deimhnithe ann.
(3) Féadfaidh an tAire, ar an bhforas go fuarthas fianaise nua tar éis an deimhniú d'eisiúint, a iarraidh aon tráth ar an mBord an deimhniú d'athbhreithniú, agus air sin athbhreithneoidh an Bord an deimhniú agus féadfaid, tar éis an athbhreithnithe sin, é a dhaingniú nó d'athrú do réir mar is cuí leo.
(4) (a) Má dhealraigh sé ón deimhniú mar heisíodh ar dtús é faoin alt seo nach raibh an duine marbh ina dhuine a bhfuil feidhm ag an gCuid seo maidir leis (dá ngairmtear duine cáilithe san alt seo) agus go ndealraíonn sé ón deimhniú, arna athrú amhlaidh, go raibh an duine marbh ina dhuine cáilithe, ansin, féadfaidh an tAire dul ar aghaidh amhail is dá ndealródh sé ón deimhniú, roimh an athrú sin, go raibh an duine marbh ina dhuine cáilithe.
(b) Má dhealraigh sé ón deimhniú mar heisíodh ar dtús é faoin alt seo go raibh an duine marbh ina dhuine cáilithe agus má deonadh dá réir sin liúntas i leith an duine mhairbh agus go ndealraíonn sé ón deimhniú, arna athrú amhlaidh, nach raibh an duine marbh ina dhuine cáilithe, déanfaidh an tAire le hordú, a luaithe is féidir, an liúntas a chúlghairm amhail ó dháta an orduithe.
Iarratais a tharchur chun Boird na nArm-Phinsean.
10.—Aon uair a gheobhas an tAire, tar éis dó iarratas á iarraidh liúntas a dheonadh faoin gCuid seo i leith aon duine mhairbh a tharchur faoin alt deiridh roimhe seo chun an Bhoird Chláraitheachta, deimhniú seirbhíse i leith an duine sin ón mBord Cláraitheachta, féadfaidh an tAire, dá rogha féin, an t-iarratas sin a tharchur chun Boird na nArm-Phinsean de bhun ailt 7 d'Acht 1927 agus air sin beidh feidhm ag an alt sin faoi réir an mhodhnuithe nach ndéanfaidh Bord na nArm-Phinsean fiosrú ná tuarascáil a thabhairt i dtaobh aon ní dob ábhar fionnachtana agus deimhnithe ag an mBord Cláraitheachta faoin gCuid seo.
Feidhm alt áirithe d'Achta 1923 agus 1927.
11.—(1) Beidh feidhm ag ailt 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 agus 14 d'Acht 1923 agus ag alt 21 d'Acht 1927 maidir le liúntais faoin gCuid seo, le daoine a bhfuil, nó a éilíos go bhfuil, teideal acu chun na liúntas sin, le daoine dá ndeonfar na liúntais sin agus le daoine a iarrfas na liúntais sin, amhail is dá mb'iad na liúntais a luaitear sna hailt sin faoi seach na liúntais faoin gCuid seo.
(2) Déanfar an tagairt in alt 21 d'Acht 1927 do dhaoine a thiocfas i láthair mar iarratasóirí nó mar fhinnéithe os comhair Bhord na nArm-Phinsean, de bhun toghairme ón mBord sin, d'fhorléiriú mar thagairt a fholaíos tagairt do dhaoine a thiocfas i láthair mar iarratasóirí nó mar fhinnéithe os comhair an Bhoird Chláraitheachta Sheirbhíse Míleata de bhun toghairme ón mBord sin.
CUID III
Méaduithe ar Phinsin agus Liúntais faoi na hAchta.
An tsuim iomchuí.
12.—(1) Chun críocha na Coda seo, ciallaíonn “an tsuim iomchuí” maidir le pinsean—
(a) mura mó ná £100 sa bhliain méid an phinsin, 50 faoin gcéad de mhéid an phinsin,
(b) más mó ná £100 sa bhliain ach nach mó ná £125 sa bhliain méid an phinsin, £50 sa bhliain,
(c) más mó ná £125 sa bhliain ach nach mó ná £150 sa bhliain méid an phinsin, 40 faoin gcéad de mhéid an phinsin,
(d) más mó ná £150 sa bhliain ach nach mó ná £200 sa bhliain méid an phinsin, £60 sa bhliain,
(e) más mó ná £200 sa bhliain ach nach mó ná £346 3s. 1d. sa bhliain méid an phinsin, 30 faoin gcéad de mhéid an phinsin,
(f) más mó ná £346 3s. 1d. sa bhliain méid an phinsin, oiread agus a bhéarfas méid an phinsin go dtí £450 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 an liúntas do gach deirfiúir ar leith do Shíniúir leis an bhForógra a foilsíodh Luan Cásca, 1916.
13.—Leasaítear leis seo fo-alt (1) d'alt 3 d'Acht 1937 trí “dhá chéad agus caoga punt” a chur in ionad “chéad punt” in mír (c) (a bhaineas leis an liúntas is iníoctha le gach deirfiúr ar leith do Shíniúir leis an bhForógra a foilsíodh Luan Cásca, 1916).
Méadú ar phinsin chréachta faoi alt 1 d'Acht 1923.
14.—(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, beidh sé iníoctha do réir an ráta mhéadaithe a luaitear i gcolún (3) den Chéad Sceideal sin ag an uimhir thagartha sin.
(2) Is é méid a bheas i bpinsean 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, ná pé méid acu seo a leanas is lú—
(a) an méid a bheadh sa phinsean créachta sin dá mba nár ritheadh Acht Méaduithe 1949, móide an tsuim iomchuí,
(b) an méid dob iníoctha faoi na hAchta dá mba ar an 2ú lá de Mheán Fómhair, 1946, a hurscaoilfí an t-oifigeach as na fórsaí 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.
(3) Aon phinsean créachta a deonadh faoi alt 1 d'Acht 1923 do shaighdiúir agus is iníoctha faoi an hAchta do réir an ráta a luaitear i gcolún (2) den Dara Sceideal a ghabhas leis an Acht seo ag uimhir thagartha áirithe, beidh sé iníoctha do réir an ráta mhéadaithe a luaitear i gcolún (3) den Dara Sceideal sin ag an uimhir thagartha sin.
Méadú ar phinsin chréachta faoi alt 3 d'Acht 1923.
15.—(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, beidh sé iníoctha do réir an ráta mhéadaithe a luaitear i gcolún (3) den Chéad Sceideal sin ag an uimhir thagartha sin.
(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, beidh sé iníoctha do réir an ráta mhéadaithe a luaitear i gcolún (3) den Dara Sceideal sin ag an uimhir thagartha sin.
Méadú ar phinsin bhreise faoi ailt 2 agus 3 d'Acht 1923.
16.—Déanfar pinsean breise is iníoctha faoi alt 2 nó faoi alt 3 d'Acht 1923 a mhéadú cúig fichead faoin gcéad.
Leasú ar an Dara Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1923.
17.—Sa Dara Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1923—
(a) i mír 2 agus i mír 3, cuirfear “£36” in ionad “£24” agus “£60” in ionad “£40” sa dá áit ina bhfuil na figiúirí sin, agus
(b) i mír 5, cuirfear “£1 10s,” in ionad “£1”.
Leasú ar an Tríú Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1923.
18.—Sa Tríú Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1923—
(a) i mír 1, cuirfear “£1 6s. 3d.” in ionad “17s. 6d.”, agus
(b) i mír 4, cuirfear “£1 2s. 6d.” in ionad “15s.”.
Méadú ar phinsin mhíchumais faoi alt 9 d'Acht 1927.
19.—(1) Aon phinsean míchumais 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, beidh sé iníoctha do réir an ráta mhéadaithe a luaitear i gcolún (3) den Chéad Sceideal sin ag an uimhir thagartha sin.
(2) Aon phinsean míchumais 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 ghabhas leis an Acht seo ag uimhir thagartha áirithe, beidh sé iníoctha do réir an ráta mhéadaithe a luaitear i gcolún (3) den Dara Sceideal sin ag an uimhir thagartha sin.
Méadú ar phinsin mhíchumais faoi alt 10 d'Acht 1927.
20.—(1) Déanfar méid pinsin mhíchumais 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 bhforál atá leagtha amach sa Tríú Sceideal a ghabhas leis an Acht seo.
(2) Aon phinsean míchumais a deonadh faoi fho-alt (1) d'alt 10 d'Acht 1927 do shaighdiúir ar a raibh, ar dháta a urscaoilte, éagumas de dheasca galair dob inchurtha i leith seirbhíse 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 Méaduithe 1949 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 míchumais a deonadh faoi fho-alt (1) d'alt 10 d'Acht 1927 do shaighdiúir ar a raibh, ar dháta a urscaoilte as na fórsaí, éagumas 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 aon uimhir thagartha, íocfar é do réir an ráta mhéadaithe a luaitear i gcolún (3) den Dara Sceideal sin ag an uimhir thagartha sin.
Méadú ar phinsin chréachta faoi alt 11 d'Acht 1927.
21.—(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, beidh sé iníoctha do réir an ráta mhéadaithe a luaitear i gcolún (3) den Chéad Sceideal sin ag an uimhir thagartha sin.
(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, beidh sé iníoctha do réir an ráta mhéadaithe a luaitear i gcolún (3) den Dara Sceideal sin ag an uimhir thagartha sin.
Méadú ar phinsin chréachta áirithe faoi alt 12 d'Acht 1927.
22.—(1) Déanfar méid pinsin chréachta a deonadh faoi fho-alt (1) d'alt 2 d'Acht 1927 d'oifigeach a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí roimh an 2ú lá de Mheán Fómhair, 1946, 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, éagumas 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 Méaduithe 1949 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 as na fórsaí, éagumas 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 aon uimhir thagartha, íocfar é do réir an ráta mhéadaithe a luaitear i gcolún (3) den Dara Sceideal sin ag an uimhir thagartha sin.
(4) Leasaítear leis seo an Chéad Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1949 tríd an méid seo a leanas a chur in ionad Coda II (a bhaineas le 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 Eagumais | Ráta an Phinsin sa tseachtain | ||
Faoin gcéad | £ | s. | d. |
100 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
90 | 2 | 16 | 8 |
80 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
70 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
60 | 1 | 17 | 9 |
50 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
40 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
30 | 18 | 11 | |
20 | 12 | 6 | |
”
Méadú ar phinsin mhíchumais faoi alt 13 d'Acht 1927.
23.—(1) Aon phinsean míchumais 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 gurbh 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, beidh sé iníoctha do réir an ráta mhéadaithe a luaitear i gcolún (3) den Chéad Sceideal sin ag an uimhir thagartha sin.
(2) Is é méid a bheas i bpinsean míchumais a deonadh faoi fho-alt (1) d'alt 13 d'Acht 1927 d'oifigeach a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí an lú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1924, nó dá éis, ná pé méid acu seo a leanas is lú—
(a) an méid a bheadh sa phinsean míchumais sin dá mba nár ritheadh Acht Méaduithe 1949, móide an tsuim iomchuí,
(b) an méid dob iníoctha faoi na hAchta dá mb'ar an 2ú lá de Mheán Fómhair, 1946, a hurscaoilfí an t-oifigeach, 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.
(3) Aon phinsean míchumais a deonadh faoi fho-alt (1) d'alt 13 d'Acht 1927 do shaighdiúir a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí roimh an lú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1924, nó do duine ar cinneadh gur shaighdiúir é, agus is iníoctha do réir an ráta a luaitear i gcolún (2) den Dara Sceideal a ghabhas leis an Acht seo ag uimhir thagartha áirithe, beidh sé iníoctha do réir an ráta mhéadaithe a luaitear i gcolún (3) den Dara Sceideal sin ag an uimhir thagartha sin.
(4) Aon phinsean míchumais a deonadh faoi fho-alt (1) d'alt 13 d'Acht 1927 do shaighdiúir a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí ar an lú 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 Méaduithe 1949 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.
Méadú ar phinsin phósta faoi ailt 9 go 13 d'Acht 1927 agus faoi alt 5 d'Acht 1946.
24.—Déanfar pinsean pósta is iníoctha faoi alt 9, alt 10, alt 11, alt 12 nó alt 13 d'Acht 1927 nó faoi alt 5 d'Acht 1946 a mhéadú cúig fichead faoin gcéad.
Méadú ar liúntais áirithe faoi fho-alt (2) d'alt 15 d'Acht 1927.
25.—Déanfar na liúntais is iníoctha faoi fho-alt (2) d'alt 15 d'Acht 1927 agus a luaitear ag míreanna 1 agus 3 de Chuid 1, agus ag míreanna 1 agus 3 de Chuid II, den Seachtú Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1927 (a cuirtear isteach ansin le halt 27 den Acht seo) le cleithiúnaithe oifigigh nó saighdiúra—
(a) a maraíodh le linn bheith ag fónamh sna fórsaí (pé acu roimh an Acht seo a rith nó dá éis sin é) i gcúrsa a dhualgais mar chomhalta de na fórsaí nó in imthosca is inchurtha i leith a sheirbhíse sna fórsaí, nó
(b) a mbainfidh créacht is inchurtha i leith a sheirbhíse sna fórsaí dhó (pé acu roimh dháta an Achta seo a rith nó dá éis sin é), le linn bheith ag fónamh sna fórsaí agus a gheobhas bás de dheasca na créachta sin amháin ach laistigh de cheithre bliana tar éis an chréacht sin a bhaint dó,
a mhéadú 50 faoin gcéad.
Leasú ar an Séú Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1927.
26.—I mír 1 de Chuid II den Séú Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1927, cuirfear “£1 6s. 3d.” in ionad “17s. 6d.”.
Leasú ar an Seachtú Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1927.
27.—(1) Cuirfear na Coda seo a leanas in ionad Coda I agus Coda II den Seachtú Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1927:
“Liúntais do Chleithiúnaithe.
CUID I.
Oifigigh.
1. Baintreach dhara lefteanaint, leftenaint nó chaptaein. | £90 sa bhliain le linn baintreachais. |
Baintreach mhaoir, lefteanantchornail nó cheannfoirt. | £135 sa bhliain le linn baintreachais. |
Baintreach chornail nó oifigigh de chéim níos airde. | £170 sa bhliain le linn baintreachais. |
2. Baintreach oifigigh (aon chéim). ... | £120 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 21 bliain d'aois. | (a) le beo na máthar, £27 sa bhliain do gach leanbh. (b) tar éis báis na máthar, £50 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 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 ag Uimh. 3. |
CUID II.
Saighdiúirí.
1. Baintreach | ... | ... | ... | 18/9d. sa tseachtain le linn baintreachais. |
2. Baintreach | ... | ... | ... | £50 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, 7/- sa tseachtain do gach leanbh. (b) tar éis báis na máthar, 14/- 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 ag Uimh. 3.” | |||
(2) Déanfar Cuid III den Seachtú Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1927 (a cuireadh isteach le fo-alt (5) d'alt 5 d'Acht 1943), arna leasú le fo-alt (1) d'alt 10 d'Acht 1946, d'fhorléiriú amhail is dá gcuirtí an figiúr “£78” in ionad an fhigiúir “£52” in mír 6.
(3) Déanfar Cuid IV den Seachtú Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1927 (a cuireadh isteach le fo-alt (5) d'alt 5 d'Acht 1943), arna leasú le fo-alt (1) d'alt 10 d'Acht 1946, d'fhorléiriú amhail is dá gcuirtí an figiúr “£39” in ionad an fhigiúir “£26” i mír 6.
Méadú ar phinsin chréachta, mhíchumais agus phósta faoi alt 10 d'Acht 1932.
28.—(1) Aon phinsean créachta nó pinsean míchumais 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, beidh sé iníoctha do réir an ráta mhéadaithe a luaitear i gcolún (4) den Sceideal sin ag an uimhir thagartha sin.
(2) 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, beidh sé iníoctha do réir an ráta mhéadaithe a luaitear i gcolún (5) den Sceideal sin ag an uimhir thagartha sin.
Leasú ar an Dara Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1932.
29.—(1) I gCuid I den Dara Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1932 cuirfear—
(a) “£101 5s. 0d.” in ionad “£67 10s.”,
(b) “£27” in ionad “£18” gach áit ina bhfuil an figiúr deiridh sin,
(c) “£45” in ionad “£30” gach áit ina bhfuil an figiúr deiridh sin, agus
(d) “£52” in ionad “£26”.
(2) Cuirfear “ 22s. 6d.” in ionad “15s.” i gCuid II den Dara Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1932.
(3) San áit in a bhfuil, faoi fho-alt (1) d'alt 18 d'Acht 1937, Cuid I den Dara Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1932 le forléiriú agus le héifeacht a bheith aici amhail is dá gcuirtí “£90” in ionad “£67 10s. 0d.”, forléireofar an Chuid sin I agus beidh éifeacht aici amhail is dá gcuirtí “£135” in ionad “£90”.
Méadú ar phinsin faoi alt 26 d'Acht 1937.
30.—(1) Gach pinsean de bharr breithe deiridh faoi alt 26 d'Acht 1937 is iníoctha do réir seacht scillinge déag agus trí pingne sa tseachtain, beidh sé iníoctha do réir punt dhá scilling agus sé pingne sa tseachtain.
(2) Gach pinsean de bharr breithe deiridh faoi alt 26 d'Acht 1937 is iníoctha do réir punt agus trí scillinge sa tseachtain, beidh sé iníoctha do réir punt agus deich scillinge sa tseachtain.
Méadú ar phinsin faoi ailt 28 agus 29 d'Acht 1937.
31.—Beidh éifeacht ag ailt 28 agus 29 d'Acht 1937 amhail is dá gcuirtí an Séú Sceideal a ghabhas leis an Acht seo in ionad an Sceidil a ghabhas le hAcht 1937.
Méadú ar liúntais chleithiúnaithe faoi alt 37 d'Acht 1937.
32.—I bhfo-alt (2) agus i mír (d) d'fho-alt (3) d'alt 37 d'Acht 1937 cuirfear na focail “seasca punt” in ionad na bhfocal “dachad punt”.
Méadú ar phinsin faoi alt 6 d'Acht 1941.
33.—(1) Gach pinsean de bharr breithe deiridh faoi alt 6 d'Acht 1941 is iníoctha do réir seacht scillinge déag agus trí pingne sa tseachtain, beidh sé iníoctha do réir punt dhá scilling agus sé pingne sa tseachtain.
(2) Gach pinsean de bharr breithe deiridh faoi alt 6 d'Acht 1941 is iníoctha do réir punt agus trí scillinge sa tseachtain, beidh sé iníoctha do réir punt agus deich scillinge sa tseachtain.
Méadú ar phinsin faoi alt 4 d'Acht 1943.
34.—Cuirfear an Sceideal seo a leanas in ionad an Sceidil a ghabhas le halt 4 d'Acht 1943:
“AN SCEIDEAL.
An Grád Eagumais | Scála an Phinsin | ||||
£ | s. | d. | |||
100 | faoin gcéad | 160 | 0 | 0 | sa bhliain |
90 | ,, ,, | 148 | 10 | 0 | ,, ,, |
80 | ,, ,, | 132 | 0 | 0 | ,, ,, |
70 | ,, ,, | 115 | 10 | 0 | ,, ,, |
60 | ,, ,, | 99 | 0 | 0 | ,, ,, |
50 | ,, ,, | 82 | 10 | 0 | ,, ,, |
40 | ,, ,, | 66 | 0 | 0 | ,, ,, |
30 | ,, ,, | 49 | 10 | 0 | ,, ,, |
20 | ,, ,, | 33 | 0 | 0 | ,, ,, |
”
Méadú ar phinsin faoi alt 6 d'Acht 1943.
35.—(1) Gach pinsean deiridh faoi alt 6 d'Acht 1943 is iníoctha do réir seacht scillinge déag agus trí pingne sa tseachtain, beidh sé iníoctha do réir punt dhá scilling agus sé pingne sa tseachtain.
(2) Gach pinsean deiridh faoi alt 6 d'Acht 1943 is iníoctha do réir punt agus trí scillinge sa tseachtain, beidh sé iníoctha do réir punt agus deich scillinge sa tseachtain.
Méadú ar phinsin faoi alt 12 d'Acht 1946.
36.—Beidh éifeacht ag alt 12 d'Acht 1946 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 Eagumais | An Pinsean | ||
(1) | (2) | ||
100 | faoin gcéad | £150 | sa bhliain. |
90 | ,, ,, | £135 | ,, ,, |
80 | ,, ,, | £120 | ,, ,, |
”
Srian le méadú ar phinsean.
37.—(1) San alt seo—
ciallaíonn an abairt “pinsean éagumais” pinsean créachta nó míchumais faoi na hAchta, agus folaíonn sí aon phinsean breise faoi alt 2 nó alt 3 d'Acht 1923 agus pinsean pósta;
ciallaíonn an abairt “pinsean Fórsaí Cosanta” páigh scoir nó pinsean faoi aon scéim arna déanamh (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 achtacháin ina dhiaidh sin.
(2) Ní bhainfidh forála na Coda seo le haon phinsean éagumais is iníoctha faoi na hAchta do réir £450 sa bhliain nó do réir ráta is airde ná sin.
(3) Más rud é faoi aon cheann d'fhorála an Achta seo go ndéanfaí, mura mbeadh an fo-alt seo, pinsean éagumais a mhéadú go dtí suim is mó ná £450 sa bhliain, déanfar, faoi réir fo-alt (4) agus (5) den alt seo, an pinsean éagumais a mhéadú go dtí £450 sa bhliain ar a mhéid.
(4) Más rud é—
(a) go bhfuil pinsean éagumais á fháil ag duine, agus
(b) go bhfuil pinsean Fórsaí Cosanta á fháil freisin ag an duine sin, agus
(c) gur £450 sa bhliain nó os a chionn sin comhshuim—
(i) an phinsin éagumais, agus
(ii) ghlan-mhéid an phinsin Fórsaí Cosanta,
ansin, ní déanfar aon mhéadú faoin Acht seo ar an bpinsean éagumais.
(5) Más rud é—
(a) go bhfuil pinsean éagumais á fháil ag duine, agus
(b) go bhfuil pinsean Fórsaí Cosanta á fháil freisin ag an duine sin, agus
(c) gur lú ná £450 sa bhliain comhshuim—
(i) an phinsin éagumais, agus
(ii) ghlan-mhéid an phinsin Fórsaí Cosanta, agus
(d) go mbeadh an chomhshuim sin, dá méadaítí an pinsean éagumais faoi fhorála an Achta seo, os cionn £450 sa bhliain,
ansin, ní méadófar an pinsean éagumais faoin Acht seo ach pé méid a bhéarfas comhshuim an phinsin éagumais agus ghlanmhéid an phinsin Fórsaí Cosanta suas go dtí £450 sa bhliain.
Tosach feidhme na Coda seo.
38.—Measfar an Chuid seo a theacht i ngníomh an lú lá d'Eanáir, 1953, agus beidh éifeacht ón dáta sin ag an méadú ar phinsin (lena n-áirítear pinsin bhreise agus pinsin phósta) agus ar liúntais dá bhforáltar leis an gCuid seo.
CUID IV.
Leasú ar na hAchta maidir le Pinsin Phósta agus Liúntais Bhaintrí.
Leasú ar na hAchta maidir le pinsin phósta.
39.—(1) San alt seo ciallaíonn “forála iomchuí na nAcht”—
(a) fo-alt (2) d'alt 2 d'Acht 1923,
(b) fo-alt (2) d'alt 9, fo-alt (2) d'alt 10, fo-alt (2) d'alt 11, fo-alt (2) d'alt 12, agus fo-alt (2) d'alt 13 d'Acht 1927, agus
(c) fo-alt (3) d'alt 10 d'Acht 1932.
(2) Déanfar, i gcás aon duine a bhí ag gabháil do sheirbhís mhíleata roimh an sos agus atá ag fáil pinsin mhíchumais nó pinsin chréachta faoi na hAchta, forála iomchuí na nAcht d'fhorléiriú, le héifeacht ón lú lá d'Eanáir, 1953, amhail is dá mba rud é, maidir le galar a tholg sé le linn seirbhíse a chríochnaigh roimh an 10ú lá de Nollaig, 1932, nó créacht a bhain dó roimh an 10ú lá de Nollaig, 1932, gurbh é an t-aon-choinníoll ba ghá ó thaobh pósadh an duine sin chun go ndeonfaí pinsean breise nó pinsean pósta don duine sin go ndearnadh an pósadh sin roimh an 10ú lá de Nollaig, 1932, agus, dá réir sin, ar iarratas a dhéanamh chun an Aire, beidh an pinsean breise nó an pinsean pósta is iomchuí iníoctha faoi na hAchta ón lú lá d'Eanáir, 1953, nó ó dháta thosach feidhme an phinsin mhíchumais nó an phinsin chréachta, pé dáta acu sin is déanaí, leis an duine sin ar choinníoll gurbh fhear pósta é chun críocha na nAcht ar pé dáta acu sin a bhaineas lena chás.
(3) Déanfar gach iarratas ar phinsean faoi fhorála iomchuí na nAcht, arna leasú leis an Acht seo, lá nach déanaí ná dhá mhí dhéag tar éis dáta an Achta seo a rith agus beidh sé i pé foirm, agus beidh pé sonraí ann, a iarrfas an tAire.
(4) Ní forléireofar aon ní san alt seo mar ní a údaraíos pinsean breise ná pinsean pósta d'íoc le duine dár deonadh pinsean den tsórt sin in aghaidh tréimhse roimh an 10ú lá de Nollaig, 1932, agus ar éag a bhean chéile agus d'athphós roimh an dáta sin.
Leasú ar na hAchta maidir le liúntais bhaintrí.
40.—(1) San alt seo ciallaíonn “forála iomchuí na nAcht”—
(a) na forála seo a leanas d'Acht 1927, eadhon—
(i) mír (ii) d'fho-alt (1) d'alt 14 (sa mhéid go mbaineann sí le duine a luaitear i mír (e) den fho-alt sin), arna leasú le fo-alt (1) d'alt 25 d'Acht 1932,
(ii) fo-alt (6) d'alt 14 (sa mhéid go mbaineann sé le duine a luaitear i mír (a), i mír (b) nó i mír (c) d'fho-alt (2) den alt sin),
(iii) fo-alt (4) d'alt 15 (sa mhéid go mbaineann sé le duine a luaitear i mír (a), i mír (b) nó i mír (c) d'fho-alt (2) den alt sin);
(b) alt 12 d'Acht 1932, arna leasú le halt 19 d'Acht 1937.
(2) Déanfar forála iomchuí na nAcht, i gcás aon duine mhairbh a bhí ag gabháil do sheirbhís mhíleata roimh an sos, agus
(a) a bhí ina chomhalta d'eagras lenar bhain Cuid II d'Acht 1932, nó
(b) d'éag de ghalar roimh an 10ú lá de Nollaig, 1932, le linn bheith ag fónamh sna fórsaí, nó a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí roimh an dáta sin agus galar air, nó
(c) i gcás duine a maraíodh, a maraíodh roimh an 10ú lá de Nollaig, 1932, nó
(d) i gcás duine d'éag de dheasca créachta, ar bhain an chréacht sin dó roimh an 10ú Nollaig, 1932,
d'fhorléiriú, le héifeacht ón lú lá d'Eanáir, 1953, amhail is dá mb'é an t-aon-choinníoll ba ghá ó thaobh pósadh an duine sin chun go ndeonfaí liúntas baintrí agus liúntais leanaí faoi na hAchta do bhaintreach agus do leanaí an duine sin go ndearnadh an pósadh sin roimh an 10ú lá de Nollaig, 1932, agus, dá réir sin, ar iarratas a dhéanamh chun an Aire, beidh an liúntas baintrí agus na liúntais leanaí is iomchuí iníoctha faoi na hAchta ón lú lá d'Eanáir, 1953, leis an mbaintreach sin (ar choinníoll nár athphós sí ar an lú lá sin d'Eanáir, 1953, nó roimhe) agus leis na leanaí sin.
(3) I gcás ina bhfuair duine a bhí ag gabháil do sheirbhís mhíleata roimh an sos bás le linn bheith ag fáil pinsin chréachta nó pinsin mhíchumais agus ina mbeadh teideal aige, díreach roimh dháta a bháis, chun pinsin bhreise nó pinsin phósta dá mb'é an t-aon-choinníoll chun go ndeonfaí an pinsean breise nó an pinsean pósta sin gur dháta roimh an 10ú lá de Nollaig, 1932, dáta a phósta, agus más rud é gurbh é aon-tsiocair bháis an duine sin an chréacht nó an galar ar ina leith a deonadh an pinsean créachta nó an pinsean míchumais (pé acu é), féadfaidh an tAire, ar iarratas a dhéanamh chuige, na liúntais iomchuí faoi na hAchta arna leasú leis an Acht seo a dheonadh, le héifeacht ón lú lá d'Eanáir, 1953, do bhaintreach (ar choinníoll nár athphós sí roimh an lú lá sin d'Eanáir, 1953) agus do leanaí an duine sin.
(4) (a) Ní tabharfar aird ar aon iarratas faoi na hAchta, arna leasú leis an Acht seo, ar liúntas baintrí nó linbh i leith duine mhairbh mura ndearnadh iarratas go cuí roimhe sin faoi na hAchta ar an liúntas sin nó ar aisce bhaintrí i leith an duine mhairbh sin.
(b) D'ainneoin míre (a) den fho-alt seo, is dleathach do bhaintreach agus do leanaí duine mhairbh, a bhí ar dháta a bháis ag fáil pinsin mhíchumais nó pinsin chréachta, go n-iarrfaidís agus go ndeonfaí dhóibh liúntas baintrí agus linbh faoi na hAchta arna leasú leis an Acht seo.
(c) D'ainneoin míre (a) den fho-alt seo, is dleathach do dhuine nár iarr roimhe sin liúntas baintrí nó linbh ná aisce bhaintrí faoi na hAchta i leith báis dhuine lena mbaineann fo-alt (2) den alt seo go n-iarrfadh an duine sin agus go ndeonfaí don duine sin an liúntas sin faoi na hAchta, arna leasú leis an Acht seo, ar choinníoll, dá ndéanfadh an duine sin iarratas go cuí ar liúntas nó aisce faoi na hAchta i leith an duine mhairbh sin, gurb é an t-aon fhoras amháin ar a ndiúltófaí don iarratas sin nár chomhlíon an t-iarratasóir forála iomchuí na nAcht.
(5) (a) I gcás ina ndearnadh, roimh dháta an Achta seo a rith, iarratas go cuí faoi na hAchta ar liúntas baintrí nó linbh nó ar aisce i leith duine mhairbh agus gur diúltaíodh don iarratas sin ar fhorais seachas neamhchomhlíonadh forál iomchuí na nAcht, ní tabharfar aird ar aon iarratais eile faoi na hAchta, arna leasú leis an Acht seo, i leith an duine mhairbh sin.
(b) I gcás ina ndearna duine iarratas roimhe sin ar liúntas baintrí nó linbh nó aisce bhaintrí faoi na hAchta agus inarbh é an t-aon fhoras amháin ar ar diúltaíodh don iarratas sin nár comhlíonadh forála iomchuí na nAcht, is dleathach go n-iarrfadh an duine sin agus go ndeonfaí don duine sin an liúntas sin faoi na hAchta arna leasú leis an Acht seo.
(6) Ní forléireofar aon ní san alt seo mar ní a údaraíos liúntas a dheonadh mar gheall ar bhás duine ar éag a bhean chéile roimh an 10ú lá de Nollaig, 1932, agus d'athphós roimh an dáta sin más rud é, mura mbeadh a bás, go mbeadh a chéad bhean chéile cáilithe chun liúntais faoi na hAchta arna leasú leis an Acht seo.
(7) Déanfar gach iarratas ar liúntas faoi fhorála iomchuí na nAcht, arna leasú leis an Acht seo, lá nach déanaí ná dhá mhí dhéag tar éis dáta an Achta seo a rith agus beidh sé i pé foirm, agus beidh pé sonraí ann, a iarrfas an tAire.
CUID V.
Leasú ar na hAchta maidir le Liúntais Speisialta.
Leasú ar alt 7 d'Acht 1943.
41.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo alt 7 d'Acht 1943 tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fo-ailt (1):
“(1) (a) Faoi réir forál an ailt seo, féadfaidh an tAire, le toiliú an Aire Airgeadais, liúntas (dá ngairmtear liúntas speisialta san alt seo) a dheonadh d'aon duine cáilithe a sásófar an tAire agus an tAire Airgeadais go bhfuil na coinníollacha reachtúla comhlíonta ina chás.
(b) Féadfaidh an tAire Airgeadais, ó am go ham agus i leith tréimhse sonraithe, toiliú coiteann a thabhairt, faoi réir pé coinníollacha a chinnfeas sé ó am go ham, chun críche míre (a) den fho-alt seo, agus ní bheidh feidhm, i gcaitheamh aon tréimhse sonraithe den tsórt sin, ag an gceanglas i dtaobh an tAire Airgeadais a shásamh go bhfuil na coinníollacha reachtúla comhlíonta.”
(2) Déantar leis seo an fo-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fo-ailt (6) d'alt 7 d'Acht 1943—
“(6) (a) I gcás ina mbeifear tar éis diúltú d'iarratas ar liúntas speisialta, nó i gcás liúntas speisialta d'fhorceannadh nó a bheith forceannta, ní déanfar, laistigh de dhá mhí dhéag ó dháta an diúltuithe nó an fhorceannta, aird a thabhairt ar aon iarratas eile ar an liúntas sin ná ar aon iarratas ar an liúntas sin d'athnuachaint (pé acu é).
(b) D'ainneoin míre (a) den fho-alt seo, féadfaidh an tAire, dá rogha féin, aird a thabhairt ar iarratas eile a déanfar laistigh de dhá mhí dhéag tar éis liúntas speisialta a dhiúltú nó d'fhorceannadh má thugann an t-iarratasóir fianaise shásúil ar aird don Aire go gcomhlíonann sé na coinníollacha reachtúla.”
(3) Athghairmtear leis seo an míniú ar an abairt “duine cáilithe” atá i bhfo-alt (9) d'alt 7 d'Acht 1943, arna leasú le fo-alt (1) d'alt 14 d'Acht 1946 agus le fo-alt (2) d'alt 9 d'Acht 1949, agus chun críocha an ailt sin 7 d'Acht 1943 ciallaíonn duine cáilithe—
(a) duine a bhí ina chomhalta d'eagras lena mbaineann Cuid II d'Acht 1932 agus dár deonadh—
(i) deimhniú seirbhíse míleata faoi Acht na bPinsean Seirbhíse Míleata, 1924 (Uimh. 48 de 1924), nó deimhniú seirbhíse faoi Acht na bPinsean Seirbhíse Míleata, 1934 (Uimh. 43 de 1934), i leith seirbhíse i rith aon choda den tréimhse dár thosach an 23ú lá d'Aibreán, 1916, agus dár chríoch an 11ú lá d'Iúil, 1921, nó
(ii) pinsean créachta nó míchumais faoi na hAchta i leith créachta a bhain dó nó míchumais a tharla dhó sa tréimhse sin, nó
(iii) bonn i leith seirbhíse i rith aon choda den tseachtain dár thosach an 23ú lá d'Aibreán, 1916, nó
(iv) bonn i leith comhaltais leanúnaigh i gcaitheamh na tréimhse trí mhí dár chríoch an 11ú lá d'Iúil, 1921, más deimhin leis an Aire gur dámhadh go cuí é ar iarratas a rinneadh lá nach déanaí ná dhá mhí dhéag tar éis dáta an Achta seo a rith; nó
(b) duine dár deonadh pinsean seirbhíse, créachta nó míchumais faoi na hAchta um na Connaught Rangers (Pinsin), 1936 go 1953.
(4) Leasaítear leis seo fo-alt (9) d'alt 7 d'Acht 1943—
(a) tríd an méid seo a leanas a chur in ionad na bhfocal “ciallaíonn an abairt ‘ an tsuim bliantúil oiriúnach’”—
“ciallaíonn an abairt ‘an tsuim bliantúil oiriúnach’, i gcás duine atá seachtó bliain nó níos mó d'aois”;
(b) tríd an méid seo a leanas a chur isteach díreach i ndiaidh an mhínithe ar an abairt a luaitear i mír (a) den fho-alt seo—
“ciallaíonn an abairt ‘an tsuim bliantúil oiriúnach’, i gcás duine atá faoi bhun seachtó bliain d'aois—
(a) maidir le fear singil nó bean singil, nó le fear pósta nó bean phósta, a pósadh tar éis an 30ú lá de Mheán Fómhair, 1942, nó le baintreach fir nó baintreach mná a pósadh tar éis an 30ú lá de Mheán Fómhair, 1942, nó le baintreach fir nó baintreach mná gan chlann, £104;
(b) maidir le fear pósta nó bean phósta a pósadh roimh an lú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1942, a maireann an céile ach atá gan chlann, £130;
(c) maidir le fear pósta nó bean phósta, a pósadh roimh an lú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1942, a maireann an céile agus ag a bhfuil clann, suim na méideanna seo a leanas, eadhon, £130 agus £10 8s. i leith gach duine clainne faoi leith;
(d) maidir le baintreach fir nó baintreach mná, a pósadh roimh an lú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1942, ag a bhfuil clann, suim na méideanna seo a leanas, eadhon, £104, agus £10. 8s. i leith gach duine clainne faoi leith.”
Athbhreithniú ar liúntais speisialta.
42.—(1) Féadfaidh an tAire, dá rogha féin, liúntas faoi alt 7 d'Acht 1943 (dá ngairmtear liúntas speisialta san Acht seo) d'athbhreithniú dá thoil féin nó ar an duine dár deonadh an liúntas sin dá iarraidh sin.
(2) Má dhealraíonn sé de thoradh athbhreithnithe faoi fho-alt (1) den alt seo nach bhfuil teideal ag duine chun liúntais speisialta nó chun an liúntais sin do réir an ráta dob iníoctha díreach roimh dháta an athbhreithnithe, déanfar (do réir mar is iomchuí sa chás) an liúntas d'fhorceannadh nó a laghdú go dtí an ráta iomchuí ón dáta ar a gcinnfidh an tAire nach bhfuil teideal ag an duine sin chun liúntais speisialta nó chun an liúntais sin do réir an ráta dob iníoctha díreach roimh dháta an athbhreithnithe ach amháin, i gcás ina gcuirfear bás céile nó linbh in iúl go cuí, go mbeidh éifeacht ag an bhforceannadh nó an laghdú sin (pé acu é) amhail ó dháta an bháis sin.
(3) Má dhealraíonn sé de thoradh athbhreithnithe faoi fho-alt (1) den alt seo go bhfuil teideal ag duine chun liúntais mhéadaithe, féadfar an liúntas a mhéadú go dtí an ráta iomchuí amhail ón dáta ar a gcinnfidh an tAire go bhfuil teideal ag an duine sin chun an liúntais mhéadaithe.
(4) I gcás ina ndeonfar liúntas speisialta do dhuine nach bhfuil i gcumas é féin a chothú mar gheall ar bhuan-easláine choirp nó aigne, féadfaidh an tAire, dá rogha féin, staid sláinte an duine sin d'athbhreithniú tráth ar bith agus, más deimhin leis an Aire, de thoradh aon athbhreithnithe den tsórt sin, nach gcomhlíonann an duine sin níos mó an coinníoll reachtúil a bhaineas le buan-easláine, forceannfar an liúntas speisialta amhail ón dáta ar ar deimhin leis an Aire nach gcomhlíonann an duine sin níos mó an coinníoll reachtúil a bhaineas le buaneasláine.
(5) Athghairmtear leis seo fo-alt (7) d'alt 7 d'Acht 1943 (a cuireadh isteach le fo-alt (1) d'alt 9 d'Acht 1949).
E bheith d'oblagáid nithe áirithe a tharlós a chur in iúl don Aire.
43.—(1) Má thagann, i gcás aon duine atá ag fáil liúntais speisialta, aon fheabhas ar acmhainn an duine sin ó fiosraíodh acmhain an duine sin go deiridh thar ceann an Aire, agus, i gcás aon duine den tsórt sin a pósadh roimh an lú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1942, má gheibheann 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 sé ciontach i gcion faoin alt seo agus ar a chiontú ann go hachomair dlífear fíneáil 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) Beidh feidhm ag alt 14 d'Acht 1949 amhail is dá mba thagairt do mhainneachtaint maidir le fo-alt (1) den alt seo a chomhlíonadh an tagairt atá i mír (b) d'fho-alt (1) do ráiteas bréagach.
(4) San alt seo tá an bhrí chéanna le “leanbh” atá le “duine cloinne” in alt 7 d'Acht 1943.
Aiscí do ghaolta le daoine marbha áirithe.
44.—(1) Má gheibheann duine a bhí ag fáil liúntais speisialta bás tar éis an damhachtain deiridh d'fhorceannadh agus sara ndearnadh dámhachtain nua agus go ndéanfaí dámhachtain nua mura mbeadh bás an duine sin, ansin, d'ainneoin fo-ailt (1) d'alt 12 d'Acht 1949, féadfaidh an tAire aisce d'íoc i leith an duine sin is comhionann le méid an liúntais speisialta a bheadh, ar bhás an duine sin, faibhrithe chun bheith dlite de bhun na dámhachtana nua.
(2) Beidh feidhm ag fo-ailt (3) agus (4) d'alt 12 d'Acht 1949 maidir le haisce is iníoctha faoin alt seo.
(3) Measfar fo-ailt (1) agus (2) den alt seo a theacht i ngníomh ar an lú lá d'Iúil, 1950, agus beidh éifeacht acu ar an dáta sin agus uaidh sin amach.
CUID VI.
Ilghnéitheach.
Liúntais do leanaí áirithe le Síniúirí an Fhorógra a foilsíodh Luan Cásca, 1916.
45.—(1) Íocfar as airgead a sholáthrós an tOireachtas, ar iarratas a dhéanamh chun an Aire, liúntas bliantúil de £125—
(a) le gach iníon ar leith do Shíniúir leis an bhForógra a foilsíodh Luan Cásca, 1916, agus
(b) le gach mac ar leith do Shíniúir den tsórt sin más deimhin leis an Aire nach bhfuil an mac sin i gcumas é féin a chothú mar gheall ar aois nó buan-easláine choirp nó aigne.
(2) Beidh gach liúntas faoi fho-alt (1) den alt seo iníoctha i ndiaidh láimhe in aghaidh an mhí agus tosnóidh sé ar pé dáta (nach luaithe ná dáta an Achta seo a rith) a chinnfeas an tAire.
Leasú ar alt 9 d'Acht 1923.
46.—Féadfaidh an tAire Airgeadais, ó am go ham agus i leith tréimhse sonraithe, toiliú coitiann chun críche ailt 9 d'Acht 1923 a thabhairt, faoi réir pé coinníoll a chinnfeas sé ó am go ham, i leith pinsean, liúntas agus aiscí is iníoctha faoi aon fhoráil de na hAchta nó den Acht seo agus lena mbaineann an t-alt sin 9.
Leasú ar alt 10 d'Acht 1927.
47.—Beidh éifeacht ag fo-alt (2) d'alt 10 d'Acht 1927, maidir le hoifigeach a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí an 2ú lá d'Aibreán, 1950, nó dá éis, amhail is dá gcuirtí an méid seo a leanas in ionad na bhfocal a cuireadh sa bhfo-alt sin le mír (b) d'fho-alt (1) d'alt 3 d'Acht 1943—
“an lá roimh dháta a urscaoilte, má ba oifigeach é, ina oifigeach pósta do réir bhrí na Rialachán Fórsaí Cosanta do rialú páighe oifigeach a bhí i bhfeidhm an lá sin nó, má ba shaighdiúir é, a bheith, ar dháta a urscaoilte, ag fáil liúntais phósta mar shaighdiúir pósta.”
Leasú ar ailt 10 agus 12 d'Acht 1927.
48.—(1) Beidh éifeacht ag alt 10 agus ag alt 12 d'Acht 1927, maidir lena bhfeidhm i gcás oifigigh a hurscaoilfear as na fórsaí ar dháta an Achta seo a rith nó dá éis, amhail is dá gcuirtí na Táiblí seo a leanas in ionad an Táible atá i gCuid I den Tríú Sceideal a ghabhas leis an Acht sin:
“Oifigeach dob oifigeach pósta do réir bhrí na Rialachán Fórsaí Cosanta do rialú páighe oifigeach a bhí i bhfeidhm an lá roimh lá a urscaoilte as na fórsaí.
An Grád Eagumais | 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. |
Oifigeach nárbh oifigeach pósta do réir bhrí na Rialachán Fórsaí Cosanta do rialú páighe oifigeach a bhí i bhfeidhm an lá roimh lá a urscaoilte as na fórsaí.
An Grád Eagumais | 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. |
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(2) Ní bheidh feidhm ag fo-alt (1) d'alt 6 ná ag fo-alt (1) d'alt 8 d'Acht Méaduithe 1949 maidir le hoifigeach lena mbaineann fo-alt (1) den alt seo.
Ní féidir dul thar dámhachtain faoi alt 12 d'Acht 1927.
49.—(1) Má dámhtar aisce faoi alt 12 d'Acht 1927 i leith créachta nó má diúltaítear pinsean nó aisce a dhámhachtain faoin alt sin i leith créachta, ní bheidh dul thar an dámhachtain nó an diúltú dámhachtana (pé acu é) sin, ná ní féidir é d'athscrúdú ná d'athbhreithniú, ach amháin mar foráltar a mhalairt leis an alt seo.
(2) Aon duine a ndámhfar dó, ar dháta an Achta seo a rith nó dá éis, aisce faoi alt 12 d'Acht 1927 i leith créachta nó aor duine a ndíúltófar, ar dháta an Achta seo a rith nó dá éis, pinsean nó aisce a dhámhachtain dó faoin alt sin i leith créachta ar an aon-fhoras nach bhfuil aon éagumas ar an duine sin, féadfaidh sé, laistigh de chúig bliana ó dháta na dámhachtana sin nó an diúltú dámhachtana sin (pé acu é), a iarraidh ar an Aire méid na dámhachtana nó an diúltú dámhachtana sin (pé acu é) a chur dá athscrúdú agus air sin féadfaidh an tAire, más cuí leis é, an scéal a tharchur chun Boird na nArm-Phinsean lena athscrúdú agus féadfaidh, ar thuarascáil d'fháil ó Bhord na nArm-Phinsean, pé pinsean nó aisce (más aon cheann é) a dheonadh don duine sin d'fhéadfaí a dheonadh dá dtugtaí an tuarascáil sin nuair a céad-fhiosraíodh an cás faoin alt sin 12, faoi réir na tórann nach dtosnóidh aon phinsean a deonfar amhlaidh ar dháta is luaithe ná an dáta a gcinnfidh Bord na nArm-Phinsean gurb é an dáta é a chéad-shroich an t-éagumas ar ina leith a deonfar an pinsean sin fiche faoin gcéad.
(3) Aon duine dár dámhadh, roimh dháta an Achta seo a rith, aisce faoi alt 12 d'Acht 1927 i leith créachta a bhain dó an 3ú lá de Mheán Fómhair, 1939, nó dá éis, nó aon duine ar diúltaíodh roimh dháta an Achta seo a rith, pinsean nó aisce a dhámhachtain dó faoin alt sin i leith créachta a bhain dó an 3ú lá de Mheán Fómhair, 1939, nó dá éis, ar an aon-fhoras nach raibh aon éagumas ar an duine sin, féadfaidh sé, laistigh de dhá mhí dhéag tar éis dáta an Achta seo a rith, a iarraidh ar an Aire méid na dámhachtana sin nó an diúltú dámhachtana sin (pé acu é) a chur dá athscrúdú, agus air sin féadfaidh an tAire, más cuí leis é, an scéal a tharchur chun Boird na nArm-Phinsean agus féadfaidh, ar thuarascáil d'fháil ó Bhord na nArm-Phinsean, pé pinsean nó aisce (más aon cheann é) a dheonadh don duine sin d'fhéadfaí a dheonadh dá dtugtaí an tuarascáil sin nuair a céad-fhiosraíodh an cás faoin alt sin 12, faoi réir na tórann go dtosnóidh aon phinsean a deonfar amhlaidh ar pé dáta (nach luaithe ná dáta an Achta seo a rith nó an dáta a gcinnfidh Bord na nArm-Phinsean gurb é an dáta é a shroich an míchumas fiche faoin gcéad, pé dáta acu sin is déanaí) a chinnfeas an tAire.
Tórainn ama chun iarratais áirithe a dhéanamh faoi ailt 14 agus 15 d'Acht 1927.
50.—D'ainneoin aon ní sna hAchta, gach iarratas ar liúntas nó aisce faoi fho-alt (2) d'alt 14 d'Acht 1927 i leith duine arbh í aon-tsiocair a bháis galar dob inchurtha i leith seirbhíse sna fórsaí i rith tréimhse na héigeandála, agus gach iarratas ar liúntas nó aisce faoi fho-alt (2) d'alt 15 den Acht sin i leith duine d'éag de chréacht a bhain dó an 3ú lá de Mheán Fómhair, 1939, nó dá éis, déanfar é—
(a) i gcás an duine ar ina leith a héilítear an aisce nó an liúntas d'fháil bháis roimh dháta an Achta seo a rith, lá nach déanaí ná dhá mhí dhéag tar éis dáta an Achta seo a rith;
(b) i gcás an duine sin d'fháil bháis ar dháta an Achta seo a rith nó dá éis, lá nach déanaí ná dhá mhí dhéag tar éis dáta báis an duine sin.
Leasú ar alt 20 d'Acht 1932.
51.—Leasaítear leis seo fo-alt (3) d'alt 20 d'Acht 1932 trí “(ach amháin fo-alt (4) de sin)” a scrios.
Cumhacht chun liúntais bhreise a dheonadh faoi Chuid VII d'Acht 1937.
52.—(1) Má gheibheann duine bás le linn bheith ag fáil liúntais faoi Chuid VII d'Acht 1937, is dleathach do ghaol cleithiúnach eile don duine marbh a raibh an liúntas iníoctha ina leith go n-iarrfadh sé agus go ndeonfaí dhó liúntas faoin gCuid sin VII, ar choinníoll gur deimhin leis an Aire agus leis an Aire Airgeadais go gcomhlíontar na coinníollacha reachtúla chun liúntas faoin gCuid sin VII a dheonadh.
(2) Beidh gach iarratas ar liúntas faoi Chuid VII d'Acht 1937, arna leasú leis an alt seo, i pé foirm, agus beidh pé sonraí ann, a iarrfas an tAire, agus déanfar é—
(a) más roimh dháta an Achta seo a rith d'éag an duine a fuair bás le linn bheith ag fáil liúntais, lá nach déanaí ná dhá mhí dhéag tar éis an dáta sin, agus
(b) más ar dháta an Achta seo a rith nó dá éis d'éag an duine sin, laistigh de dhá mhí dhéag tar éis báis an duine sin.
(3) Gach liúntas a deonfar faoi Chuid VII d'Acht 1937, arna leasú leis an alt seo, tosnóidh sé ar pé dáta (nach luaithe ná dáta an Achta seo a rith) a chinnfeas an tAire.
Ceart daoine áirithe chun athiarratas a dhéanamh faoi Chuid VII d'Acht 1937.
53.—(1) D'ainneoin fo-ailt (2) d'alt 10 d'Acht 1941, is dleathach don Aire, ar iarratas a dhéanamh chuige, liúntas faoi Chuid VII d'Acht 1937 a dheonadh do dhuine ar bith ar diúltaíodh dá iarratas ar liúntas cleithiúnaí faoin gCuid sin VII ar an aonfhoras nár chomhlíon an t-iarratasóir sin an coinníoll reachtúil maidir le hacmhainn, ar choinníoll gur deimhin leis an Aire agus leis an Aire Airgeadais go gcomhlíontar na coinniollacha reachtúla chun liúntas faoin gCuid sin VII a dheonadh.
(2) Beidh gach iarratas ar liúntas faoi Chuid VII d'Acht 1937, arna leasú leis an Acht seo, i pé foirm, agus beidh pé sonraí ann, a iarrfas an tAire, agus déanfar é lá nach déanaí ná dhá mhí dhéag tar éis dáta an Achta seo a rith.
(3) Gach liúntas a deonfar faoi Chuid VII d'Acht 1937, arna leasú leis an Acht seo, tosnóidh sé ar pé dáta (nach luaithe ná dáta an Achta seo a rith) a chinnfeas an tAire.
Leasú ar alt 40 d'Acht 1937.
54.—Déanfar an tagairt i bhfo-alt (2) d'alt 40 d'Acht 1937 do chúig scillinge déag sa tseachtain d'fhorléiriú mar thagairt do sheasca punt sa bhliain.
Leasú ar alt 5 d'Acht 1946.
55.—Beidh éifeacht ag fo-alt (3) d'alt 5 d'Acht 1946, maidir le hoifigeach a hurscaoileadh asna fórsaí an 2ú lá d'Aibreán, 1950, nó dá éis, amhail is dá gcuirtí in ionad na bhfocal “ar dháta a urscaoilte, má ba oifigeach é, ar lonnaíocht i gceathrúna do lucht pósta nó ag fáil liúntais lóistín, tin-abhair agus solais mar oifigeach pósta nó, má ba shaighdiúir é, ag fáil liúntais phósta mar shaighdiúir pósta, nó” i mír (c) an méid seo a leanas:
“an lá roimh dháta a urscaoilte, má ba oifigeach é, ina oifigeach pósta do réir bhrí na Rialachán Fórsaí Cosanta do rialú páighe oifigeach a bhí i bhfeidhm an lá sin nó, má ba shaighdiúir é, a bheith, ar dháta a urscaoilte, ag fáil liúntais phósta mar shaighdiúir pósta, nó”.
Srian le halt 6 d'Acht 1946.
56.—Ní bheidh feidhm ag alt 6 d'Acht 1946 maidir le hoifigeach a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí an 2ú lá d'Aibreán, 1950, nó dá éis.
Dearbhú maidir le pinsean faoi alt 12 d'Acht 1946.
57.—Chun deireadh a chur le hamhras dearbhaítear leis seo go measfar, chun críocha fo-ailt (3) d'alt 47 d'Acht 1937, gur pinsean faoi na hAchta pinsean a deonadh faoi alt 12 d'Acht 1946.
Pinsean a dhéanamh bailí.
58.—I gcás duine a ndearnadh, an 27ú lá d'Eanáir, 1943, aisce i leith créachta a dheonadh dhó faoi alt 10 d'Acht 1932 agus d'iarr ar an Aire, an 10ú lá de Mhárta, 1948, méid na dámhachtana a chur dá athscrúdú, beidh éifeacht ag na fórala seo a leanas:
(a) d'ainneoin fo-ailt (2) d'alt 18 d'Acht 1932, measfar gur pinsean a deonadh go bailí an pinsean a deonadh don duine sin faoin alt sin 10;
(b) i gcás pinsean faoin alt sin 10 a bheith iníoctha leis an duine sin tar éis dáta an Achta seo a rith, beidh an pinsean sin iníoctha ó pé dáta a chinnfeas an tAire ach ní bheidh an dáta sin níos luaithe ná dáta an Achta seo a rith.
AN CHEAD SCEIDEAL.
Ailt 14 (1); 15 (1); 19 (1); 21 (1); 23 (1).
Rátaí méadaithe—
(a) na bpinsean créachta a deonadh faoi alt 1 d'Acht 1923 d'oifigigh a hurscaoileadh roimh an 1ú 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 míchumais 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 míchumais a deonadh faoi alt 13 d'Acht 1927 d'oifigigh a hurscaoileadh roimh an 1ú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1924,
(f) na bpinsean míchumais 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 pinshin in aghaidh na bliana | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | |
1 | £240 | £260 | |
2 | £228 | £250 | |
3 | £216 | £240 | |
4 | £204 | £230 | |
5 | £192 | £220 | |
6 | £172 | 10s. | £210 |
7 | £161 | £196 | |
8 | £149 | 10s. | £182 |
9 | £138 | £170 | |
10 | £126 | 10s. | £160 |
11 | £115 | £150 | |
12 | £99 | £135 | |
13 | £88 | £120 | |
14 | £77 | £105 | |
15 | £66 | £90 | |
16 | £55 | £75 | |
17 | £44 | £60 | |
AN DARA SCEIDEAL.
Ailt 14 (3); 15 (2); 19 (2); 20 (3); 21 (2); 22 (3); 23 (3).
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 míchumais a deonadh faoi alt 9 d'Acht 1927 do shaighdiúirí,
(d) na bpinsean míchumais a deonadh faoi alt 10 d'Acht 1927 do shaighdiúirí i leith éagumais de dheasca galair dob inchurtha i leith seirbhíse sna fórsaí i rith tréimhse na héigeandála,
(e) na bpinsean créachta a deonadh faoi alt 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 éagumais de dheasca créachta dob inchurtha i leith seirbhíse sna fórsaí i rith tréimhse na héigeandála,
(g) na bpinsean míchumais a deonadh faoi alt 13 d'Acht 1927 do shaighdiúirí a hurscaoileadh roimh an lú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1924,
(h) na bpinsean míchumais 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 | ||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | ||||
£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 6 |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
6 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
7 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
8 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 |
10 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 8 |
11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
12 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
13 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
14 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
15 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 11 | ||
16 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 9 | ||
17 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 6 | ||
AN TRIU SCEIDEAL.
Rátaí méadaithe na bPinsean a Deonadh d'Oifigigh faoi Ailt 10 agus 12 D'Acht 1927.
1. (1) Is é méid a bheas i bpinsean míchumais a deonadh faoi fho-alt (1) d'alt 10 d'Acht 1927 d'oifigeach a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí roimh an 2ú lá de Mheán Fómhair, 1946, agus ar a raibh, ar dháta a urscaoilte, éagumas de dheasca galair dob inchurtha i leith seirbhíse sna fórsaí i rith na tréimhse Aibreán 1922-Meán Fómhair, 1924, pé méid acu seo a leanas is lú—
(a) an méid a bheadh sa phinsean míchumais sin dá mba nár ritheadh Acht Méaduithe 1949, móide an tsuim iomchuí;
(b) an méid dob iníoctha faoi na hAchta dá mba nár ritheadh Acht Méaduithe 1949 agus gur hurscaoileadh an t-oifigeach as na fórsaí an 2ú lá de Mheán Fómhair, 1946, agus gurbh ionann a chéim agus a sheirbhís sa chéim sin ar an dáta sin agus a chéim agus a sheirbhís sa chéim sin ar dháta a urscaoilte iarbhír.
(2) Is é méid a bheas i bpinsean míchumais a deonadh faoi fho-alt (1) d'alt 10 d'Acht 1927 d'oifigeach a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí roimh an 2ú lá de Mheán Fómhair, 1946, agus ar a raibh, ar dháta a urscaoilte, éagumas de dheasca galair dob inchurtha i leith seirbhíse sna fórsaí i rith tréimhse na héigeandála, pé méid acu seo a leanas is lú—
(a) an méid a bheadh sa phinsean míchumais sin dá mba nár ritheadh Acht Méaduithe 1949, móide an tsuim iomchuí;
(b) an méid a bheadh iníoctha faoi na hAchta dá mba—
(i) gur hurscaoileadh an t-oifigeach as na fórsaí an 2ú lá de Mheán Fómhair, 1946, agus
(ii) gurb ionann a chéim agus a sheirbhís sa chéim sin ar an dáta sin agus a chéim agus a sheirbhís sa chéim sin ar dháta a urscaoilte iarbhír, agus
(iii) gurbh é an scála pinsin a bhí infheidhme an scála atá leagtha amach sa Táible a ghabhas leis an Sceideal seo.
(3) Is é méid a bheas i bpinsean míchumais a deonadh faoi fho-alt (1) d'alt 10 d'Acht 1927 d'oifigeach a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí an 2ú lá de Mheán Fómhair, 1946, nó dá éis, agus roimh an 2ú lá d'Aibreán, 1950, ná an tsuim dob iníoctha dá mba é an scála pinsin dob infheidhme an scála atá leagtha amach sa Táible a ghabhas leis an Sceideal seo.
2. Is é méid a bheas i bpinsean créachta a deonadh faoi fho-alt (1) d'alt 12 d'Acht 1927 d'oifigeach a hurscaoileadh as na fórsaí roimh an 2ú lá de Mheán Fómhair, 1946, pé méid acu seo a leanas is lú—
(a) an méid a bheadh sa phinsean créachta sin dá mba nár ritheadh Acht Méaduithe 1949, móide an tsuim iomchuí;
(b) an méid dob iníoctha dá mba—
(i) gur hurscaoileadh an t-oifigeach as na fórsaí an 2ú lá de Mheán Fómhair, 1946, agus
(ii) gurbh íonann a chéim agus a sheirbhís sa chéim sin ar an dáta sin agus a chéim agus a sheirbhís sa chéim sin ar dháta a urscaoilte iarbhír, agus
(iii) gurbh é an scála pinsin dob infheidhme an scála atá leagtha amach sa Táible a ghabhas leis an Sceideal seo.
AN TAIBLE A GHABHAS LEIS AN TRIU SCEIDEAL.
An Grád Eagumais | Scála an Phinsin |
100 | 60% den pháigh bhliantúil ar dháta a urscaoilte, nó suim £170 sa bhliain, pé acu sin is mó. |
90 | 54% den pháigh bhliantúil ar dháta a urscaoilte, nó suim £158 sa bhliain, pé acu sin is mó. |
80 | 48% den pháigh bhliantúil ar dháta a urscaoilte, nó suim £144 sa bhliain, pé acu sin is mó. |
70 | 42% den pháigh bhliantúil ar dháta a urscaoilte, nó suim £126 sa bhliain, pé acu sin is mó. |
60 | 36% den pháigh bhliantúil ar dháta a urscaoilte, nó suim £108 sa bhliain, pé acu sin is mó. |
50 | 30% den pháigh bhliantúil ar dháta a urscaoilte, nó suim £90 sa bhliain, pé acu sin is mó. |
40 | 24% den pháigh bhliantúil ar dháta a urscaoilte, nó suim £72 sa bhliain, pé acu sin is mó. |
30 | 18% den pháigh bhliantúil ar dháta a urscaoilte, nó suim £54 sa bhliain, pé acu sin is mó. |
20 | 12% den pháigh bhliantúil ar dháta a urscaoilte, nó suim £36 sa bhliain, pé acu sin is mó. |
AN CEATHRU SCEIDEAL.
Scála athscrúdaithe na bpinsean a deonadh—
(a) faoi alt 10 d'Acht 1927 do shaighdiúirí ar a raibh éagumas 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 éagumas 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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An Chéim tráth an Urscaoilte as na Fórsaí | Grúpa | Ráta Pinsin in aghaidh na seachtaine do réir an ghráid Eagumais | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
100% | 95% | 90% | 85% | 80% | 75% | 70% | 65% | 60% | 55% | 50% | 45% | 40% | 35% | 45% | 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 | ||
Saighdiúir Singil ... | I | 39 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 23 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
Ceannaire ... ... | II | 45 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 40 | 6 | 38 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 31 | 6 | 29 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
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Ceathrú-Shairsint | III | 51 | 0 | 48 | 5 | 45 | 11 | 43 | 4 | 40 | 9 | 38 | 3 | 35 | 9 | 33 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 22 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 3 |
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Sáirsint Complachta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ceathrú-Sháirsint | IV | 57 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 51 | 3 | 48 | 5 | 45 | 8 | 42 | 9 | 39 | 11 | 37 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 31 | 5 | 28 | 6 | 25 | 8 | 22 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 5 |
Cathláin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maor-Sháirsint ... | V | 61 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 56 | 8 | 53 | 6 | 50 | 5 | 47 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 40 | 11 | 37 | 9 | 34 | 8 | 31 | 6 | 28 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 6 |
AN CUIGIU SCEIDEAL
Méadú ar na Pinsin Chréachta agus Mhíchumais a Deonadh faoi alt 10 d'Acht 1932.
Uimh. Thag. | Ráta an Phinsin in aghaidh na Bliana faoi láthair | Ráta an Phinssin Phósta in aghaidh na Seachtaine faoi láthair | Ráta Méadaithe an Phinsin in aghaidh na Bliana | Ráta Méadaithe an Phinsin Phósta in aghaidh na Seachtaine | ||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | ||||
1. | £180 | 0 | 0 | 11/3d. | £210 | 0 | 0 | 14/1d. |
2. | £171 | 0 | 0 | 10/7d. | £199 | 10 | 0 | 13/3d. |
3. | £162 | 0 | 0 | 10/- | £189 | 0 | 0 | 12/6d. |
4. | £153 | 0 | 0 | 9/6d. | £178 | 10 | 0 | 11/11d |
5. | £144 | 0 | 0 | 9/0d. | £170 | 0 | 0 | 11/3d. |
6. | £129 | 7 | 6 | 8/4d. | £162 | 10 | 0 | 10/5d. |
7. | £120 | 15 | 0 | 7/9d. | £155 | 0 | 0 | 9/8d. |
8. | £112 | 2 | 6 | 7/3d. | £146 | 5 | 0 | 9/1d. |
9. | £103 | 10 | 0 | 6/9d. | £135 | 0 | 0 | 8/5d. |
10. | £94 | 17 | 6 | 6/1d. | £123 | 15 | 0 | 7/7d. |
11. | £86 | 5 | 0 | 5/6d. | £112 | 10 | 0 | 6/11d. |
12. | £74 | 5 | 0 | 5/- | £101 | 5 | 0 | 6/3d. |
13. | £66 | 0 | 0 | 4/6d. | £90 | 0 | 0 | 5/8d. |
14. | £57 | 15 | 0 | 3/10d. | £78 | 15 | 0 | 4/10d. |
15. | £49 | 10 | 0 | 3/3d. | £67 | 10 | 0 | 4/1d. |
16. | £41 | 5 | 0 | 2/9d. | £56 | 5 | 0 | 3/5d. |
17. | £33 | 0 | 0 | 2/3d. | £45 | 0 | 0 | 2/10d. |
AN SEU SCEIDEAL.
Rátaí Athscrúdaithe na bPinsean faoi Chuid VI d'Acht 1937.
An Grád Eagumais | An Pinsean |
(1) | (2) |
faoin gcéad | in aghaidh na bliana |
100 | £150 |
90 | £135 |
80 | £120 |
70 | £105 |
60 | £90 |
50 | £75 |
40 | £60 |
30 | £45 |
20 | £30 |
Number 23 of 1953.
ARMY PENSIONS ACT, 1953.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL.
Section | |
ALLOWANCES TO RELATIVES OF DECEASED PERSONS WITH PRE-TRUCE SERVICE.
Reference of applications to Military Service Registration Board. | |
INCREASES OF PENSIONS AND ALLOWANCES UNDER THE ACTS.
AMENDMENT OF THE ACTS IN RELATION TO MARRIED PENSIONS AND WIDOWS' ALLOWANCES.
AMENDMENT OF THE ACTS IN RELATION TO SPECIAL ALLOWANCES.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Increased Rates of Pensions granted to Officers under sections 10 and 12 of the Act of 1927.
Increase of Wound and Disability Pensions granted under section 10 of the Act of 1932.
Revised Rates of Pensions under Part VI of the Act of 1937.
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. 28 of 1949 | |
No. 48 of 1924 | |
No. 43 of 1934 | |
Number 23 of 1953.
ARMY PENSIONS ACT, 1953.
PART I.
Preliminary and General.
Short title and collective citation.
1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Army Pensions Act, 1953.
(2) The Acts and this Act may be cited together as the Army Pensions Acts, 1923 to 1953.
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 Increase Act of 1949” means the Army Pensions (Increase) Act, 1949 (No. 28 of 1949);
“the Acts” means the Army Pensions Acts, 1923 to 1949, 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 September, 1924;
“military service” has the meaning assigned to that expression by subsection (1) of section 5 of the Act of 1932 for the purposes of Part II of that Act;
“pre-truce military service” means military service during any part of the period beginning on the 1st day of April, 1916, and ending on the 11th day of July, 1921;
“post-truce military service” means military service during any part of the period beginning on the 12th day of July, 1921, and ending on the 30th day of September, 1923.
(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.
Allowances to Relatives of Deceased Persons with Pre-Truce Service.
Application of this Part.
3.—(1) This Part applies in respect of—
(a) every deceased person who was engaged in pre-truce military service and in respect of whom section 7 or section 8 of the Act of 1923 applies;
(b) every deceased person to whom section 14 of the Act of 1927 applies and who was engaged in pre-truce military service and—
(i) who, having served in the forces, died before the 1st day of October, 1927, while serving in the forces or, having been discharged from the forces, died within four years after such discharge and before the 1st day of October, 1927, and whose death was due solely to disease attributable to service in the forces during the period which commenced on the 1st day of April, 1922, and ended on the 30th day of September, 1923, or
(ii) who, not having served in the forces, died before the 11th day of July, 1925, and was a member of the Irish Volunteers or of the Irish Citizen Army and whose death was due solely to disease attributable to his military service in the Irish Volunteers or the Irish Citizen Army (as the case may be), or
(iii) who, having served in the forces, died before the 1st day of October, 1927, while serving in the forces or, having been discharged from the forces, died within four years after such discharge and before the 1st day of October, 1927, and was a member of the Irish Volunteers or of the Irish Citizen Army and whose death was due solely to disease attributable to military service in the Irish Volunteers or the Irish Citizen Army (as the case may be) or to such military service and service in the forces during the period which commenced on the 1st day of April, 1922, and ended on the 30th day of September, 1923;
(c) every deceased person who was a member of an organisation to which Part II of the Act of 1932 applies and—
(i) who was engaged in pre-truce military service and was killed before the 1st day of October, 1923, while engaged in either pre-truce military service or post-truce military service in circumstances attributable to such service, or
(ii) who was engaged in pre-truce military service only and received a wound attributable to such service and died within four years after receiving such wound and whose death was due to such wound, or
(iii) who was engaged in pre-truce military service only and died before the 11th day of July, 1925, and whose death was due to disease attributable to such service, or
(iv) who was engaged in pre-truce military service and in post-truce military service, and
(I) died before the 1st day of October, 1927, from a disease attributable to military service in the period which commenced on the 1st day of April, 1916, and ended on the 30th day of September, 1923, or
(II) died from a wound attributable to military service in the said last-mentioned period but within four years after receiving such wound.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, this Part shall not apply in respect of a deceased person—
(a) in respect of whom section 3 of the Act of 1937 applies, or
(b) whose death was due to any serious negligence or misconduct on his part.
Grant of annual allowances to certain persons.
4.—(1) The Minister may, on account of the death of any person in respect of whom this Part applies, on application being made to him—
(a) grant to the widow of such deceased person provided such widow had not re-married before the 1st day of January, 1953, an annual allowance of £250 during widowhood;
(b) grant to such one parent of such deceased person, as the Minister may direct, an annual allowance of £180;
(c) grant to such one sister of such deceased person, as the Minister may direct, provided such sister is unmarried or a widow, an annual allowance of £125, while she remains unmarried or a widow (as the case may be) and provided such sister—
(i) was dependent on such deceased person at the date of his death, or
(ii) should, in the opinion of the Minister for Finance, be treated, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, as a dependant of such deceased person;
(d) grant to such one permanently invalided brother of such deceased person, as the Minister may direct, an annual allowance of £125, provided such brother—
(i) was dependent on such deceased person at the date of his death, or
(ii) should, in the opinion of the Minister for Finance, be treated, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, as a dependant of such deceased person.
(2) Only one allowance in respect of the same deceased person shall be payable at any one time under this Part.
Direction as to relative to whom allowance is to be paid.
5.—(1) An allowance under this Part shall be payable to such one of the relatives (being a relative mentioned in section 4 of this Act) of a deceased person in respect of whom this Part applies (in this section referred to as such deceased person) as the Minister may direct.
(2) Where, on the death of a relative while in receipt of an allowance under this Part, there are one or more surviving relatives (being relatives mentioned in section 4 of this Act) of such deceased person, the Minister may, on application being made to him, grant to such one of the said surviving relatives of such deceased person as he may direct, such allowance mentioned in this Part as may be appropriate.
Time limit for making applications under this Part.
6.—(1) Every application for the grant of an allowance under this Part shall be made not later than twelve months after the date of the passing of this Act save an application made by a widow pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 4 of this Act which shall be made not later than twelve months after she became a widow or twelve months after the date of the passing of this Act whichever is the later and save an application made pursuant to subsection (2) of section 5 of this Act which shall be made not later than twelve months after the death of the relative mentioned therein.
(2) Every application shall be in such form and contain such particulars as the Minister may require.
Commencement of allowances under this Part.
7.—(1) An allowance under this Part which is granted to a person who was on the 1st day of January, 1953, in receipt of an allowance (other than a special allowance) under the Acts shall commence on the 1st day of January, 1953.
(2) An allowance under this Part which is granted to a person who was not on the 1st day of January, 1953, in receipt of an allowance (other than a special allowance) under the Acts shall commence on such date as the Minister may determine, but such date shall not be earlier than the date of the passing of this Act.
(3) An allowance under this Part shall, subject to any directions of the Minister in special cases, be paid monthly in arrear and subject to such conditions as to identification or otherwise as the Minister may direct.
Provision against double allowance.
8.—(1) A person to whom an allowance is granted under this Part shall not be entitled to any other allowance under the Acts.
(2) Where a person to whom an allowance is granted under this Part was, immediately before the date of the commencement of that allowance, in receipt of an allowance under the Acts, the last-mentioned allowance shall be deemed to have ceased with effect from the said date and the sum paid in respect of the said last-mentioned allowance in respect of the period commencing on the said date shall be deemed to have been paid in respect of the allowance under this Part.
Reference of applications to Military Service Registration Board.
9.—(1) Notwithstanding any previous report of the Military Service Registration Board the Minister may refer an application for an allowance in respect of a deceased person in respect of whom it is claimed that this Part applies to the Board and request the Board to ascertain and certify to the Minister such particulars as the Minister may require in respect of such person and thereupon the Board shall ascertain and certify to the Minister such particulars.
(2) Every certificate (in this Part referred to as a service certificate) issued by the Board to the Minister under this section shall be in such form as the Minister may prescribe and shall, subject to any variation of the certificate made by the Board under subsection (3) of this section, be final and conclusive evidence of the matters of fact certified therein.
(3) The Minister may, on the ground that new evidence has become available subsequent to the issue of the certificate, at any time request the Board to review the certificate, and thereupon the Board shall review the certificate and may, after such review, either, as they think proper, confirm or vary it.
(4) (a) In case it appeared from the certificate, as originally issued under this section that the deceased person was not a person in respect of whom this Part applies (in this section referred to as a qualified person) and it appears from the certificate, as so varied, that the deceased person was a qualified person, then the Minister may proceed in like manner as if it appeared from the certificate, before such variation, that the deceased person was a qualified person.
(b) In case it appeared from the certificate as originally issued under this section, that the deceased person was a qualified person and an allowance in respect of the deceased person was accordingly granted, and it appears from the certificate, as so varied, that the deceased person was not a qualified person, the Minister shall, as soon as may be, by order revoke the allowance as from the date of the order.
Reference of applications to Army Pensions Board.
10.—Whenever the Minister, after referring under the immediately preceding section to the Registration Board an application for the grant under this Part of an allowance in respect of any deceased person receives from the Registration Board a service certificate in respect of such person, the Minister may, at his discretion, refer the said application to the Army Pensions Board in pursuance of section 7 of the Act of 1927 and thereupon that section shall apply subject to the modification that the Army Pensions Board shall not investigate or report on any matter which has been the subject of ascertainment and certification by the Registration Board under this Part.
Application of certain sections of Acts of 1923 and 1927.
11.—(1) Sections 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of the Act of 1923 and section 21 of the Act of 1927 shall apply in respect of allowances under this Part, persons who are or claim to be entitled to such allowances, persons to whom such allowances are granted and persons applying for such allowances as if such allowances were the allowances mentioned in those sections respectively.
(2) The reference in section 21 of the Act of 1927 to persons attending as applicants or witnesses before the Army Pensions Board pursuant to a summons of that Board shall be construed as including a reference to persons attending as applicants or witnesses before the Military Service Registration Board pursuant to a summons of that Board.
PART III.
Increases of Pensions and Allowances under the Acts.
Appropriate sum.
12.—(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, 50 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, £50 a year,
(c) where the amount of the pension exceeds £125 a year but does not exceed £150 a year, 40 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, £60 a year,
(e) where the amount of the pension exceeds £200 a year but does not exceed £346 3s. 1d. a year, 30 per cent. of the amount of the pension,
(f) where the amount of the pension exceeds £346 3s. 1d. a year, sufficient to bring the amount of the pension to £450 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 allowance to each sister of a Signatory of the Proclamation published on Easter Monday, 1916.
13.—Subsection (1) of section 3 of the Act of 1937 is hereby amended by the substitution in paragraph (c) (which relates to the allowance payable to each sister of a Signatory of the Proclamation published on Easter Monday, 1916) of “two hundred and fifty pounds” for “one hundred pounds”.
Increase of wound pensions under section 1 of the Act of 1923.
14.—(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 the said First 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, shall be whichever of the following amounts is the lesser—
(a) the amount of such wound pension which would be payable if the Increase Act of 1949 had not been passed, increased by the appropriate sum,
(b) the amount which would be payable under the Acts if the officer had been discharged from the forces on the 2nd day of September, 1946, and his rank and service in that rank on that date were the same as those on the date of his actual 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 the said Second Schedule at that reference number.
Increase of wound pensions under section 3 of the Act of 1923.
15.—(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 the said First 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 the said Second Schedule at that reference number.
Increase of extra pensions under sections 2 and 3 of the Act of 1923.
16.—A further pension payable under section 2 or under section 3 of the Act of 1923 shall be increased by twenty-five per cent.
Amendment of Second Schedule to the Act of 1923.
17.—In the Second Schedule to the Act of 1923 there shall be substituted—
(a) in paragraph 2 and in paragraph 3, “£36” for “£24” and “£60” for “£40” in both cases where those figures occur, and
(b) in paragraph 5, “£1 10s.” for “£1”.
Amendment of Third Schedule to the Act of 1923.
18.—In the Third Schedule to the Act of 1923 there shall be substituted—
(a) in paragraph 1, “£1 6s. 3d.” for “17s. 6d.”, and
(b) in paragraph 4, “£1 2s. 6d.” for “15s.”.
Increase of disability pensions under section 9 of the Act of 1927.
19.—(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 the said First 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 the said Second Schedule at that reference number.
Increase of disability pensions under section 10 of the Act of 1927.
20.—(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 Increase Act of 1949 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 any reference number shall be paid at the increased rate mentioned in column (3) of the said Second Schedule at that reference number.
Increase of wound pensions under section 11 of the Act of 1927.
21.—(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 the said First 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 shall be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (3) of the said Second Schedule at that reference number.
Increase of certain wound pensions under section 12 of the Act of 1927.
22.—(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 September, 1946, 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 Increase Act of 1949 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 was at the date of his discharge from the forces 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 any reference number shall be paid at the increased rate mentioned in column (3) of the said Second Schedule at that reference number.
(4) The First Schedule to the Act of 1949 is hereby amended by the substitution for Part II (which relates to 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 | 1 | 2 |
90 | 2 | 16 | 8 |
80 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
70 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
60 | 1 | 17 | 9 |
50 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
40 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
30 | 18 | 11 | |
20 | 12 | 6 | |
”
Increase of disability pensions under section 13 of the Act of 1927.
23.—(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 the said First 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, shall be whichever of the following amounts is the lesser—
(a) the amount of such disability pension as would be payable if the Increase Act of 1949 had not been passed, increased by the appropriate sum,
(b) the amount which would be payable under the Acts if the officer had been discharged from the forces on the 2nd day of September, 1946, and his rank and service in that rank on that date were the same as those on the date of his actual discharge.
(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 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 the said Second 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 Increase Act of 1949 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.
Increase of married pensions under sections 9 to 13 of the Act of 1927 and section 5 of the Act of 1946.
24.—A married pension payable under section 9, section 10, section 11, section 12 or section 13 of the Act of 1927 or under section 5 of the Act of 1946 shall be increased by twenty-five per cent.
Increase of certain allowance under subsection (2) of section 15 of the Act of 1927.
25.—The allowances payable under subsection (2) of section 15 of the Act of 1927 and mentioned at paragraphs 1 and 3 of Part I, and at paragraphs 1 and 3 of Part II, of the Seventh Schedule to the Act of 1927 (inserted therein by section 27 of this Act) to the dependants of an officer or soldier who—
(a) was killed while serving in the forces (whether before or after the passing of this Act) in the course of his duty as a member of the forces or in circumstances attributable to his service in the forces, or
(b) receives (whether before or after the passing of this Act) while serving in the forces a wound attributable to his service in the forces and dies solely from such wound but within four years after receiving such wound,
shall be increased by 50 per cent.
Amendment of Sixth Schedule to the Act of 1927.
26.—In paragraph 1 of Part II of the Sixth Schedule to the Act of 1927, “£1 6s. 3d.” shall be substituted for “17s. 6d.”.
Amendment of Seventh Schedule to the Act of 1927.
27.—(1) The following Parts shall be substituted for Part I and Part II of the Seventh Schedule to the Act of 1927:
“Allowances to Dependants.
PART I.
Officers.
1. Widow of second lieutenant, lieutenant or captain. | £90 per annum during widowhood. |
Widow of major, lieutenant-colonel or commandant. | £135 per annum during widowhood. |
Widow of colonel or officer of higher rank. | £170 per annum during widowhood. |
2. Widow of officer (any rank) | £120 gratuity on first re-marriage. |
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, £27 per annum for each child. |
(b) after death of mother, £50 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 at No. 3. |
PART II.
Soldiers.
1. Widow | 18/9d. per week during widowhood. |
2. Widow | Gratuity of £50 on first re-marriage. |
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, 7/- per week for each child. |
(b) after death of mother, 14/- 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 at No. 3.” |
(2) Part III of the Seventh Schedule to the Act of 1927 (inserted by subsection (5) of section 5 of the Act of 1943) as amended by subsection (1) of section 10 of the Act of 1946, shall be construed as if there were substituted for the figure “£52” in paragraph 6 the figure “£78”.
(3) Part IV of the Seventh Schedule to the Act of 1927 (inserted by subsection (5) of section 5 of the Act of 1943) as amended by subsection (1) of section 10 of the Act of 1946, shall be construed as if there were substituted for the figure “£26” in paragraph 6 the figure “£39”.
Increase of wound, disability and married pensions under section 10 of the Act of 1932.
28.—(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 the said Schedule at that reference number.
(2) 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 the said Schedule at that reference number.
Amendment of Second Schedule to the Act of 1932.
29.—(1) There shall be substituted in Part I of the Second Schedule to the Act of 1932—
(a) “£101 5s. 0d.” for “£67 10s.”,
(b) “£27” for “£18” in each case where the latter occurs,
(c) “£45” for “£30” in each case where the latter occurs, and
(d) “£52” for “£26”.
(2) There shall be substituted in Part II of the Second Schedule to the Act of 1932 “22s. 6d.” for “15s.”.
(3) Where, under subsection (1) of section 18 of the Act of 1937, Part I of the Second Schedule to the Act of 1932 is to be construed and have effect as if “£90” were substituted for “£67 10s. 0d.”, the said Part I shall be construed and have effect as if “£135” were substituted for “£90”.
Increase of pensions under section 26 of the Act of 1937.
30.—(1) Every final pension under section 26 of the Act of 1937 which is payable at the rate of seventeen shillings and three pence per week shall be payable at the rate of one pound two shillings and sixpence per week.
(2) Every final pension under section 26 of the Act of 1937 which is payable at the rate of one pound and three shillings per week shall be payable at the rate of one pound and ten shillings per week.
Increase of pensions under sections 28 and 29 of the Act of 1937.
31.—Section 28 and section 29 of the Act of 1937 shall have effect as if, for the Schedule to the Act of 1937, there were substituted the Sixth Schedule to this Act.
Increase of dependants' allowances under section 37 of the Act of 1937.
32.—In subsection (2) and in paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section 37 of the Act of 1937 there shall be substituted the words “sixty pounds” for the words “forty pounds”.
Increase of pensions under section 6 of the Act of 1941.
33.—(1) Every final pension under section 6 of the Act of 1941 which is payable at the rate of seventeen shillings and threepence per week shall be payable at the rate of one pound two shillings and sixpence per week.
(2) Every final pension under section 6 of the Act of 1941 which is payable at the rate of one pound and three shillings per week shall be payable at the rate of one pound and ten shillings per week.
Increase of pensions under section 4 of the Act of 1943.
34.—The following Schedule shall be substituted for the Schedule to section 4 of the Act of 1943:
“SCHEDULE.
Degree of Disablement | Scale of Pension | ||||||
£ | s. | d. | |||||
100 | per | cent. | 160 | 0 | 0 | per | annum |
90 | ” | ” | 148 | 10 | 0 | ” | ” |
80 | ” | ” | 132 | 0 | 0 | ” | ” |
70 | ” | ” | 115 | 10 | 0 | ” | ” |
60 | ” | ” | 99 | 0 | 0 | ” | ” |
50 | ” | ” | 82 | 10 | 0 | ” | ” |
40 | ” | ” | 66 | 0 | 0 | ” | ” |
30 | ” | ” | 49 | 10 | 0 | ” | ” |
20 | ” | ” | 33 | 0 | 0 | ” | ” |
”
Increase of pensions under section 6 of the Act of 1943.
35.—(1) Every final pension under section 6 of the Act of 1943 which is payable at the rate of seventeen shillings and three pence per week shall be payable at the rate of one pound two shillings and sixpence per week.
(2) Every final pension under section 6 of the Act of 1943 which is payable at the rate of one pound and three shillings per week shall be payable at the rate of one pound and ten shillings per week.
Increase of pensions under section 12 of the Act of 1946.
36.—Section 12 of the Act of 1946 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 | Pension | ||||
(1) | (2) | ||||
100 | per | cent. | £150 | per | annum |
90 | ” | ” | £135 | ” | ” |
80 | ” | ” | £120 | ” | ” |
”
Restrictions on increase of pension.
37.—(1) In this section—
the expression “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;
the expression “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) The provisions of this Part shall not apply to any disablement pension which under the Acts is payable at the rate of £450 a year or any higher rate.
(3) Where under any of the provisions of this Act a disablement pension would, but for this subsection, be increased to an amount exceeding £450 per annum, the disablement pension shall, subject to subsections (4) and (5) of this section, be increased to £450 per annum and no more.
(4) 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 per annum or more,
then, no increase of the disablement pension shall be made under this Act.
(5) 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 less than £450 per annum, and
(d) the said aggregate amount would, if the disablement pension were increased under the provisions of this Act, exceed £450 per annum,
then, the disablement pension shall be increased only by such amount under this Act as will bring the aggregate amount of the disablement pension and of the net amount of the Defence Forces pension up to £450 per annum.
Commencement of this Part.
38.—This Part shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1953, and the increase in pensions (including further and married pensions) and allowances provided by this Part shall have effect from that date.
PART IV.
Amendment of the Acts in Relation to Married Pensions and Widows' Allowances.
Amendment of the Acts in relation to married pensions.
39.—(1) In this section “the relevant provisions of the Acts” means—
(a) subsection (2) of section 2 of the Act of 1923,
(b) subsection (2) of section 9, subsection (2) of section 10, subsection (2) of section 11, subsection (2) of section 12 and subsection (2) of section 13 of the Act of 1927, and
(c) subsection (3) of section 10 of the Act of 1932.
(2) The relevant provisions of the Acts, as respects any person who was engaged in pre-truce military service and who is in receipt of a disability pension or a wound pension under the Acts, shall, with effect from the 1st day of January, 1953, be construed as if, in respect of a disease contracted during service which terminated before the 10th day of December, 1932, or a wound received before the 10th day of December, 1932, the sole condition necessary as to the marriage of that person for the grant of a further pension or a married pension to such person was that such marriage took place before the 10th day of December, 1932, and accordingly, the appropriate further pension or married pension shall, on application being made to the Minister, be payable under the Acts, from the 1st day of January, 1953, or from the date of the commencement of the disability pension or the wound pension, whichever is the later, to such person provided he was, on whichever of the said dates is applicable, a married man for the purposes of the Acts.
(3) Every application for a pension under the relevant provisions of the Acts as amended by this Act shall be made not later than twelve months after the date of the passing of this Act and shall be in such form and contain such particulars as the Minister may require.
(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorising the payment of a further pension or a married pension to a person who was granted such pension in respect of a period before the 10th day of December, 1932, and whose wife died and who re-married before that date.
Amendment of the Acts in relation to widows' allowances.
40.—(1) In this section “the relevant provisions of the Acts” means—
(a) the following provisions of the Act of 1927, namely—
(i) paragraph (ii) of subsection (1) of section 14 (in so far as it applies to a person mentioned in paragraph (e) of that subsection) as amended by subsection (1) of section 25 of the Act of 1932,
(ii) subsection (6) of section 14 (in so far as it relates to a person mentioned in paragraph (a), paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of that section),
(iii) subsection (4) of section 15 (in so far as it relates to a person mentioned in paragraph (a), paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of that section);
(b) section 12 of the Act of 1932, as amended by section 19 of the Act of 1937.
(2) The relevant provisions of the Acts, as respects any deceased person who was engaged in pre-truce military service, and
(a) who was a member of an organisation to which Part II of the Act of 1932 applied, or
(b) who either died from a disease before the 10th day of December, 1932, while serving in the forces, or was discharged from the forces before the said date suffering from a disease, or
(c) who, in the case of a person who was killed, was killed before the 10th day of December, 1932, or
(d) who, in the case of a person who died as a result of a wound, received such wound before the 10th day of December, 1932,
shall, with effect from the 1st day of January, 1953, be construed as if the sole condition necessary as to the marriage of that person, for the grant of a widow's allowance and children's allowances under the Acts to the widow and children of such person was that such marriage took place before the 10th day of December, 1932, and accordingly, the appropriate widow's allowance and children's allowances shall, on application being made to the Minister, be payable under the Acts, from the 1st day of January, 1953, to such widow (provided she had not remarried on or before the said 1st day of January, 1953) and children.
(3) Where a person who was engaged in pre-truce military service died while in receipt of a wound pension or a disability pension and would have been entitled, immediately prior to the date of his death, to a further pension or a married pension if the sole condition for the grant of such further pension or married pension had been that the date of his marriage was before the 10th day of December, 1932, and provided the death of such person was due solely to the wound or disease in respect of which the wound pension or the disability pension (as the case may be) was granted the Minister, on application being made to him, may, with effect from the 1st day of January, 1953, grant to the widow (provided she had not remarried before the said 1st day of January, 1953), and children of such person the appropriate allowances under the Acts as amended by this Act.
(4) (a) No application under the Acts as amended by this Act for a widow's or child's allowance in respect of a deceased person shall be entertained unless an application was previously duly made under the Acts for such allowance or for a widow's gratuity in respect of that deceased person.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, it shall be lawful for the widow and children of a deceased person who, at the date of his death, was in receipt of a disability pension or a wound pension to apply for and be granted a widow's and child's allowance under the Acts as amended by this Act.
(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, it shall be lawful for a person who did not previously apply for a widow's or child's allowance or for a widow's gratuity under the Acts in respect of the death of a person to whom subsection (2) of this section applies to apply for and be granted such allowance under the Acts as amended by this Act provided that, if such person had duly made an application for an allowance or gratuity under the Acts in respect of such deceased person, such application would have been refused solely on the ground that the applicant did not comply with the relevant provisions of the Acts.
(5) (a) Where, before the passing of this Act, an application was duly made under the Acts for a widow's or child's allowance or for a gratuity in respect of a deceased person and such application was refused on grounds other than failure to comply with the relevant provisions of the Acts, no further application under the Acts as amended by this Act in respect of that deceased person shall be entertained.
(b) It shall be lawful for a person who previously applied for a widow's or child's allowance or for a widow's gratuity under the Acts and whose application was refused solely on the ground of failure to comply with the relevant provisions of the Acts, to apply for and be granted such allowance under the Acts as amended by this Act.
(6) Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorising the grant of an allowance on account of the death of a person whose wife died before the 10th day of December, 1932, and who re-married before that date if, were it not for her death, his first wife would have qualified for an allowance under the Acts as amended by this Act.
(7) Every application for an allowance under the relevant provisions of the Acts as amended by this Act shall be made not later than twelve months after the date of the passing of this Act and shall be in such form and contain such particulars as the Minister may require.
PART V.
Amendment of the Acts in Relation to Special Allowances.
Amendment of section 7 of the Act of 1943.
41.—(1) Section 7 of the Act of 1943 is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (1) of the following subsection:
“(1) (a) Subject to the provisions of this section the Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, grant an allowance (in this section referred to as a special allowance) to any qualified person in whose case the Minister and the Minister for Finance are satisfied that the statutory conditions are complied with.
(b) The Minister for Finance may, from time to time and in respect of a specified period, give, subject to such conditions as he may from time to time decide, a general consent for the purpose of paragraph (a) of this subsection, and during any such specified period the requirement that the Minister for Finance be satisfied that the statutory conditions are complied with shall not apply.”
(2) The following subsection is hereby substituted for subsection (6) of section 7 of the Act of 1943—
“(6) (a) Where an application for a special allowance has been refused or where a special allowance has terminated or has been terminated, no further application for such allowance or no application for a renewal of such allowance (as the case may be) shall be entertained within a period of twelve months from the date of the refusal or termination.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, entertain a further application made within twelve months after the refusal or termination of a special allowance if the applicant produces evidence satisfactory to the Minister that he complies with the statutory conditions.”
(3) The definition of the expression “qualified person” contained in subsection (9) of section 7 of the Act of 1943, as amended by subsection (1) of section 14 of the Act of 1946 and by subsection (2) of section 9 of the Act of 1949, is hereby repealed, and for the purposes of the said section 7 of the Act of 1943 a qualified person means—
(a) a person who was a member of an organisation to which Part II of the Act of 1932 applies and who was granted—
(i) a certificate of military service under the Military Service Pensions Act, 1924 (No. 48 of 1924), or a service certificate under the Military Service Pensions Act, 1934 (No. 43 of 1934), in respect of service during any part of the period which commenced on the 23rd day of April, 1916, and ended on the 11th day of July, 1921, or
(ii) a wound or disability pension under the Acts in respect of a wound received or a disability contracted in the said period, or
(iii) a medal in respect of service during any part of the week which commenced on the 23rd day of April, 1916, or
(iv) a medal in respect of continuous membership during the period of three months which ended on the 11th day of July, 1921, if the Minister is satisfied that it was duly awarded on application made not later than twelve months after the date of the passing of this Act; or
(b) a person who was granted a service, wound or disability pension under the Connaught Rangers (Pensions) Acts, 1936 to 1953.
(4) Subsection (9) of section 7 of the Act of 1943 is hereby amended—
(a) by the substitution for the words “the expression ‘the appropriate annual sum’ means” of the following—
“the expression ‘the appropriate annual sum’ means, in relation to a person whose age is seventy years or more”;
(b) by the insertion, immediately after the definition of the expression mentioned in paragraph (a) of this subsection of the following—
“the expression ‘the appropriate annual sum’ means, in respect of a person whose age is less than seventy years—
(a) in relation to a single man or woman, or a married man or woman married after the 30th day of September, 1942, or a widower or a widow married after the 30th day of September, 1942, or a widower or widow with no children, £104;
(b) in relation to a married man or woman married before the 1st day of October, 1942, whose spouse is living but who has no children, £130;
(c) in relation to a married man or woman married before the 1st day of October, 1942, whose spouse is living and who has children, the sum of the following amounts, namely, £130 and £10 8s. in respect of each child;
(d) in relation to a widower or widow married before the 1st day of October, 1942, who has children, the sum of the following amounts, namely, £104, and £10 8s. in respect of each child.”
Review of special allowances.
42.—(1) An allowance under section 7 of the Act of 1943 (in this Act referred to as a special allowance) may be reviewed by the Minister at his discretion, either of his own volition or at the request of the person to whom such allowance was granted.
(2) If it appears as the result of a review under subsection (1) of this section that a person is not eligible for a special allowance or for such allowance at the rate payable immediately before the date of review, the allowance shall (as the case may require) either be terminated or reduced to the appropriate rate as from the date of the Minister's decision that such person is not eligible for a special allowance or for such allowance at the rate payable immediately before the date of review save that, where the death of a spouse or child is duly notified, the termination or reduction (as the case may be) shall have effect as from the date of such death.
(3) If it appears as the result of a review under subsection (1) of this section that a person is eligible for an increased allowance, the allowance may be increased to the appropriate rate as from the date of the Minister's decision that such person becomes eligible for the increased allowance.
(4) Where a person who is incapable of self-support by reason of permanent infirmity of body or mind is granted a special allowance the Minister in his discretion may at any time review such person's medical condition, and if, as the result of any such review, the Minister is satisfied that such person no longer fulfils the statutory condition relating to permanent infirmity the special allowance shall be terminated as from the date on which the Minister becomes satisfied that such person no longer fulfils the statutory condition relating to permanent infirmity.
(5) Subsection (7) of section 7 of the Act of 1943 (inserted by subsection (1) of section 9 of the Act of 1949) is hereby repealed.
Obligation to notify the Minister of certain occurrences.
43.—(1) On the occurrence, in the case of any person who is in receipt of a special allowance, of any improvement in such person's means since such person's means were last investigated on behalf of the Minister, and on the occurrence in the case of any such person who was married before the 1st day of October, 1942, of the death of such person's spouse or child, then such 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) Section 14 of the Act of 1949 shall apply as if the reference in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) to a false statement were a reference to a failure to comply with subsection (1) of this section.
(4) In this section “child” has the same meaning as in section 7 of the Act of 1943.
Gratuities to relatives of certain deceased persons.
44.—(1) Where a person who had been in receipt of a special allowance 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, then, notwithstanding subsection (1) of section 12 of the Act of 1949, the Minister may pay, in respect of such person, a gratuity equal to the amount of the special allowance which would, at such person's death, have accrued due on foot of the new award.
(2) Subsections (3) and (4) of section 12 of the Act of 1949 shall apply in respect of a gratuity payable under this section.
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall be deemed to have come into operation on, and shall have effect on and from, the 1st day of July, 1950.
PART VI.
Miscellaneous.
Allowances to certain children of Signatories to the Proclamation published on Easter Monday, 1916.
45.—(1) There shall be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, on application being made to the Minister, an annual allowance of £125 to—
(a) each daughter of a Signatory to the Proclamation published on Easter Monday, 1916, and
(b) each son of such Signatory, where the Minister is satisfied that such son is incapable of self-support by reason of age or permanent infirmity of body or mind.
(2) Each allowance under subsection (1) of this section shall be payable monthly in arrear and shall commence on such date (not being earlier than the date of the passing of this Act) as the Minister may determine.
Amendment of section 9 of the Act of 1923.
46.—The Minister for Finance may from time to time and in respect of a specified period give, subject to such conditions as he may from time to time decide, and in respect of pensions, allowances and gratuities payable under any provision of the Acts or of this Act to which section 9 of the Act of 1923 applies, a general consent for the purpose of the said section 9.
Amendment of section 10 of the Act of 1927.
47.—Subsection (2) of section 10 of the Act of 1927 shall, as respects an officer who is discharged from the forces on or after the 2nd day of April, 1950, have effect as if, for the words inserted therein by paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 3 of the Act of 1943, there were substituted the following—
“on the day preceding the date of his discharge, in the case of an officer, a married officer within the meaning of the Defence Force Regulations governing the pay of officers in force on the said day or in the case of a soldier, was, on the date of his discharge, in receipt of marriage allowance as a married soldier.”
Amendment of sections 10 and 12 of the Act of 1927.
48.—(1) Section 10 and section 12 of the Act of 1927 shall, in their application to an officer who is discharged from the forces on or after the date of the passing of this Act, have effect as if there were substituted for the Table contained in Part I of the Third Schedule to that Act the following Tables:
“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 |
(1) | (2) |
per cent. | |
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. |
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 |
(1) | (2) |
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. |
”
(2) Subsection (1) of section 6 and subsection (1) of section 8 of the Increase Act of 1949 shall not apply in respect of an officer to whom subsection (1) of this section applies.
Finality of award under section 12 of the Act of 1927.
49.—(1) Where an award of a gratuity under section 12 of the Act of 1927 in respect of a wound is made or an award of a pension or gratuity under that section in respect of a wound is refused, such award or the refusal of such award (as the case may be) shall, save as is otherwise provided by this section, be final and incapable of reconsideration or review.
(2) Any person to whom an award of a gratuity under section 12 of the Act of 1927 in respect of a wound is made on or after the date of the passing of this Act or any person to whom an award of a pension or gratuity under that section in respect of a wound is refused on or after the date of the passing of this Act solely on the ground that such person is not suffering from any disablement may, within five years from the date of such award or the refusal of such award (as the case may be), apply to the Minister to have the amount of such award or the refusal of such award (as the case may be) re-considered and thereupon the Minister, if he thinks proper so to do, may refer the matter to the Army Pensions Board for re-consideration and may, on the report of the Army Pensions Board, grant to such person such pension or gratuity (if any) as could have been granted if such report had been made when the case was first investigated under the said section 12, subject to the limitation that any pension so granted shall not commence on a date earlier than the date which is found by the Army Pensions Board to be the date on which the disablement in respect of which such pension is granted first attained to twenty per cent.
(3) Any person to whom an award of a gratuity under section 12 of the Act of 1927 in respect of a wound received on or after the 3rd day of September, 1939, was made before the date of the passing of this Act or any person to whom an award of a pension or gratuity under that section in respect of a wound received on or after the 3rd day of September, 1939, was refused before the date of the passing of this Act solely on the ground that such person was not suffering from any disablement may, within twelve months after the date of the passing of this Act, apply to the Minister to have the amount of such award or the refusal of such award (as the case may be) reconsidered and thereupon the Minister, if he thinks proper so to do, may refer the matter to the Army Pensions Board and may, on the report of the Army Pensions Board, grant to such person such pension or gratuity (if any) as could have been granted if such report had been made when the case was first investigated under the said section 12 subject to the limitation that any pension so granted shall commence on such date (not being earlier than the date of the passing of this Act or the date on which the disability is found by the Army Pensions Board to have reached twenty per cent. whichever is the later) as the Minister may determine.
Time limit for making certain applications under sections 14 and 15 of the Act of 1927.
50.—Notwithstanding anything contained in the Acts, every application for an allowance or a gratuity under subsection (2) of section 14 of the Act of 1927 in respect of a person who died solely from disease attributable to service in the forces during the emergency period, and every application for an allowance or a gratuity under subsection (2) of section 15 of the said Act in respect of a person who died as a result of a wound received on or after the 3rd day of September, 1939, shall be made—
(a) in case the person in respect of whom the gratuity or allowance is claimed died before the date of the passing of this Act, not later than twelve months after the date of such passing;
(b) in case such person died on or after the date of the passing of this Act, not later than twelve months after the date of such person's death.
Amendment of section 20 of the Act of 1932.
51.—Subsection (3) of section 20 of the Act of 1932 is hereby amended by the deletion of “(except subsection (4) thereof)”.
Power to grant further allowances under Part VII of the Act of 1937.
52.—(1) Where a person dies while in receipt of an allowance under Part VII of the Act of 1937, it shall be lawful for another dependent relative of the deceased person in respect of whom the allowance was payable to apply for and be granted an allowance under the said Part VII, provided the Minister and the Minister for Finance are satisfied that the statutory conditions for the grant of an allowance under the said Part VII are complied with.
(2) Every application for an allowance under Part VII of the Act of 1937, as amended by this section, shall be in such form and contain such particulars as the Minister may require, and shall be made—
(a) if the person who died while in receipt of an allowance died before the date of the passing of this Act, not later than twelve months after that date, and
(b) if such person died on or after the date of the passing of this Act, within twelve months after the date of the death of such person.
(3) Every allowance granted under Part VII of the Act of 1937 as amended by this section shall commence on such date (not being earlier than the date of the passing of this Act) as the Minister may determine.
Right of certain persons to re-apply under Part VII of the Act of 1937.
53.—(1) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of section 10 of the Act of 1941 it shall be lawful for the Minister, on application being made to him, to grant, to any person whose application for a dependant's allowance under Part VII of the Act of 1937 was refused solely on the ground that the applicant did not comply with the statutory condition regarding means, an allowance under the said Part VII provided the Minister and the Minister for Finance are satisfied that the statutory conditions for the grant of an allowance under the said Part VII are complied with.
(2) Every application for an allowance under Part VII of the Act of 1937 as amended by this Act shall be in such form and contain such particulars as the Minister may require and shall be made not later than twelve months after the date of the passing of this Act.
(3) Every allowance granted under Part VII of the Act of 1937 as amended by this Act shall commence on such date (not being earlier than the date of the passing of this Act) as the Minister may determine.
Amendment of section 40 of the Act of 1937.
54.—The reference in subsection (2) of section 40 of the Act of 1937 to fifteen shillings a week shall be construed as a reference to sixty pounds per annum.
Amendment of section 5 of the Act of 1946.
55.—Subsection (3) of section 5 of the Act of 1946 shall, as respects an officer who is discharged from the forces on or after the 2nd day of April, 1950, have effect as if, in paragraph (c), for the words “at the date of his discharge, in the case of an officer, either in occupation of married quarters or in receipt of lodging, fuel and light allowance as a married officer, or in the case of a soldier, in receipt of marriage allowance as a married soldier, or” the following were substituted:
“on the day preceding the date of his discharge, in the case of an officer, a married officer within the meaning of the Defence Force Regulations governing the pay of officers in force on the said day or in the case of a soldier, was on the date of his discharge in receipt of marriage allowance as a married soldier, or”.
Restriction of section 6 of the Act of 1946.
56.—Section 6 of the Act of 1946 shall not apply in relation to an officer who is discharged from the forces on or after the 2nd day of April, 1950.
Declaration as to pension under section 12 of the Act of 1946.
57.—For the removal of doubt it is hereby declared that a pension granted under section 12 of the Act of 1946 shall be deemed for the purposes of sub-section (3) of section 47 of the Act of 1937, to be a pension under the Acts.
Validation of pension.
58.—In the case of a person who was, on the 27th day of January, 1943, granted, under section 10 of the Act of 1932, a gratuity in respect of a wound, and who applied to the Minister on the 10th day of March, 1948, to have the amount of the award reconsidered, the following provisions shall have effect:
(a) notwithstanding subsection (2) of section 18 of the Act of 1932, the pension granted to that person under the said section 10 shall be deemed to have been a valid grant of pension;
(b) where, after the passing of this Act, a pension under the said section 10 is payable to that person, such pension shall be payable from such date as the Minister may determine but such date shall not be earlier than the date of the passing of this Act.
FIRST SCHEDULE.
Sections 14 (1); 15 (1); 19 (1); 21 (1); 23 (1).
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 | £240 | £260 | |
2 | £228 | £250 | |
3 | £216 | £240 | |
4 | £204 | £230 | |
5 | £192 | £220 | |
6 | £172 | 10s. | £210 |
7 | £161 | £196 | |
8 | £149 | 10s. | £182 |
9 | £138 | £170 | |
10 | £126 | 10s. | £160 |
11 | £115 | £150 | |
12 | £99 | £135 | |
13 | £88 | £120 | |
14 | £77 | £105 | |
15 | £66 | £90 | |
16 | £55 | £75 | |
17 | £44 | £60 | |
SECOND SCHEDULE.
Sections 14 (3); 15 (2); 19 (2); 20 (3); 21 (2); 22 (3); 23 (3).
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 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 6 |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
6 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
7 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
8 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 |
10 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 8 |
11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
12 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
13 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
14 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
15 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 11 | ||
16 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 9 | ||
17 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 6 | ||
THIRD SCHEDULE.
Increased Rates of Pensions granted to Officers under sections 10 and 12 of the Act of 1927.
Sections 20 (1); 22 (1).
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 September, 1946, 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 be whichever of the following amounts is the lesser—
(a) the amount of such disability pension which would be payable if the Increase Act of 1949 had not been passed, increased by the appropriate sum;
(b) the amount which would be payable under the Acts if the Increase Act of 1949 had not been passed and the officer had been discharged from the forces on the 2nd day of September, 1946, and his rank and service in that rank on that date were the same as those on the date of his actual discharge.
(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 September, 1946, 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 be whichever of the following amounts is the lesser—
(a) the amount of such disability pension which would be payable if the Increase Act of 1949 had not been passed, increased by the appropriate sum;
(b) the amount which would be payable under the Acts if—
(i) the officer had been discharged from the forces on the 2nd day of September, 1946, and
(ii) his rank and service in that rank on that date were the same as those on the date of his actual discharge, and
(iii) the scale of pension applicable were that set out in the Table to this Schedule.
(3) 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 on or after the 2nd day of September, 1946, and before the 2nd day of April, 1950, shall be the amount which would be payable if the scale of pension applicable were that set out in the Table to this Schedule.
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 September, 1946, shall be whichever of the following amounts is the lesser—
(a) the amount of such wound pension which would be payable if the Increase Act of 1949 had not been passed, increased by the appropriate sum;
(b) the amount which would be payable if—
(i) the officer had been discharged from the forces on the 2nd day of September, 1946, and
(ii) his rank and service in that rank on that date were the same as those on the date of his actual discharge, and
(iii) the scale of pension applicable were that set out in the Table to this Schedule.
TABLE TO THIRD SCHEDULE.
Degree of Disablement | Scale of Pension |
100 | 60% of annual pay at the date of discharge, or the sum of £170 per annum, whichever is the greater. |
90 | 54% of annual pay at the date of discharge, or the sum of £158 per annum, whichever is the greater. |
80 | 48% of annual pay at the date of discharge, or the sum of £144 per annum, whichever is the greater. |
70 | 42% of annual pay at the date of discharge, or the sum of £126 per annum, whichever is the greater. |
60 | 36% of annual pay at the date of discharge, or the sum of £108 per annum whichever is the greater. |
50 | 30% of annual pay at the date of discharge, or the sum of £90 per annum whichever is the greater. |
40 | 24% of annual pay at the date of discharge, or the sum of £72 per annum, whichever is the greater. |
30 | 18% of annual pay at the date of discharge, or the sum of £54 per annum, whichever is the greater. |
20 | 12% of annual pay at the date of discharge, or the sum of £36 per annum, whichever is the greater. |
FOURTH SCHEDULE.
Sections 20 (2); 22 (2); 23 (4).
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.
FOURTH SCHEDULE. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rates of Pension per week according to degree of Disablement | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank at Discharge from Forces | Group | 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 | 39 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 23 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | ||
Corporal | II | 45 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 40 | 6 | 38 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 31 | 6 | 29 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
Sergeant Co. Q.M. Sergeant | } | III | 51 | 0 | 48 | 5 | 45 | 11 | 43 | 4 | 40 | 9 | 38 | 3 | 35 | 9 | 33 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 22 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 3 | |
Co. Sergeant Batt. Q.M.S. | } | IV | 57 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 51 | 3 | 48 | 5 | 45 | 8 | 42 | 9 | 39 | 11 | 37 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 31 | 5 | 28 | 6 | 25 | 8 | 22 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 5 | |
Sergeant Major | V | 61 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 56 | 8 | 53 | 6 | 50 | 5 | 47 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 40 | 11 | 37 | 9 | 34 | 8 | 31 | 6 | 28 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 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) | ||||
1. | £180 | 0 | 0 | 11/3d. | £210 | 0 | 0 | 14/1d. |
2. | £171 | 0 | 0 | 10/7d. | £199 | 10 | 0 | 13/3d. |
3. | £162 | 0 | 0 | 10/- | £189 | 0 | 0 | 12/6d. |
4. | £153 | 0 | 0 | 9/6d. | £178 | 10 | 0 | 11/11d. |
5. | £144 | 0 | 0 | 9/0d. | £170 | 0 | 0 | 11/3d. |
6. | £129 | 7 | 6 | 8/4d. | £162 | 10 | 0 | 10/5d. |
7. | £120 | 15 | 0 | 7/9d. | £155 | 0 | 0 | 9/8d. |
8. | £112 | 2 | 6 | 7/3d. | £146 | 5 | 0 | 9/1d. |
9. | £103 | 10 | 0 | 6/9d. | £135 | 0 | 0 | 8/5d. |
10. | £94 | 17 | 6 | 6/1d. | £123 | 15 | 0 | 7/7d. |
11. | £86 | 5 | 0 | 5/6d. | £112 | 10 | 0 | 6/11d. |
12. | £74 | 5 | 0 | 5/- | £101 | 5 | 0 | 6/3d. |
13. | £66 | 0 | 0 | 4/6d. | £90 | 0 | 0 | 5/8d. |
14. | £57 | 15 | 0 | 3/10d. | £78 | 15 | 0 | 4/10d. |
15. | £49 | 10 | 0 | 3/3d. | £67 | 10 | 0 | 4/1d. |
16. | £41 | 5 | 0 | 2/9d. | £56 | 5 | 0 | 3/5d. |
17. | £33 | 0 | 0 | 2/3d. | £45 | 0 | 0 | 2/10d. |
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 | £150 |
90 | £135 |
80 | £120 |
70 | £105 |
60 | £90 |
50 | £75 |
40 | £60 |
30 | £45 |
20 | £30 |