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Uimhir 14 de 1943.
ACHT ARM-PHINSEAN, 1943.
[An tionntódh oifigeamhail.]
Míniú.
1.—(1) San Acht so—
cialluíonn an abairt “Acht 1923” an tAcht Arm-Phinsean, 1923 (Uimh. 26 de 1923), agus, nuair a cheaduíonn an có-théacs é, léireofar í mar abairt a chialluíonn an tAcht san arna leasú le hAcht 1927, agus le Cuid III d'Acht 1932, agus le Cuid III d'Acht 1937;
cialluíon an abairt “Acht 1927” an tAcht Arm-Phinsean, 1927 (Uimh. 12 de 1927), agus, nuair a cheaduíonn an có-théacs é, léireofar í mar abairt a chialluíonn an tAcht san arna leasú le Cuid III d'Acht 1932, agus le Cuid III d'Acht 1937, agus le hAcht 1941;
cialluíonn an abairt “Acht 1932” an tAcht Arm-Phinsean, 1932 (Uimh. 24 de 1932), agus, nuair a cheaduíonn an có-théacs é, léireofar í mar abairt a chialluíonn an tAcht san arna leasú le Cuid IV d'Acht 1937, agus le hAcht 1941;
cialluíonn an abairt “Acht 1937” an tAcht Arm-Phinsean, 1937 (Uimh. 15 de 1937), agus, nuair a cheaduíonn an có-théacs é, léireofar í mar abairt a chialluíonn an tAcht san arna leasú le hAcht 1941;
cialluíonn an abairt “Acht 1941” an tAcht Arm-Phinsean, 1941 (Uimh. 2 de 1941);
cialluíonn an abairt “na hAchtanna” na hAchtanna Arm-Phinsean, 1923 go 1941.
(2) Léireofar mar éinní amháin an tAcht so agus na hAchtanna agus, dá réir sin, gach focal agus abairt a húsáidtear san Acht so agus dá gceaptar brí áirithe leis na hAchtanna chun crícheanna na nAchtanna tá leis san Acht so an bhrí ceaptar dó amhlaidh.
“An tréimhse phráinne”.
2.—Cialluíonn an abairt “an tréimhse phráinne”, sna háiteanna ina bhfuil sí san Acht so nó in aon leasú déantar leis an Acht so ar na hAchtanna, an tréimhse dar tosach dáta an Achta Comhachta Práinne, 1939 (Uimh. 28 de 1939), do rith agus dar críoch dáta an Achta dheiridh sin a luaidhtear do dhul in éag.
Leasú dá dhéanamh ar ailt 10 agus 12 d'Acht 1927 agus ar an Tríú Sceideal a ghabhann leis an Acht san.
3.—(1) Déantar leis seo alt 10 d'Acht 1927 do leasú (go n-éifeacht amhail ar an 3adh lá de Mheán Fhómhair, 1939, agus ón lá san amach) mar leanas:—
(a) trí na focail “no i rith na tréimhse práinne” do chur isteach i bhfo-alt (1) i ndiaidh na bhfocal agus na bhfigiúirí “an 30adh lá de Mheán Fhómhair, 1924”, agus
(b) trí na focail agus na figiúirí “pósta roimh an 1adh lá de Dheire Fómhair, 1924” do scrios as fo-alt (2), agus na focail “ar dháta a scurtha, i gcás oifigigh, i seilbh ceathrúna fir phósta no ag fáil liúntais lóistín agus teinabhair agus solais mar oifigeach phósta no, i gcás saighdiúra, ag fáil liúntais fir phósta mar shaighdiúir phósta” do chur ina n-ionad.
(2) Gach pinsean a deonfar, de bhuadh an leasuithe déantar le fo-alt (1) den alt so, fé alt 10 d'Acht 1927 tosnóidh sé o pé dáta (nach luaithe ná dáta an scurtha as na fórsaí no an dáta do fuair Bord na nArm-Phinsean do tháinig an mhí-ábaltacht chun bheith chó mór leis an ngrád minimum díthe, pé dáta aca san is déanaighe) a chinnfidh an tAire.
(3) Ní foláir gach iarratas ar phinsean fé alt 10 d'Acht 1927, arna leasú le fo-alt (1) den alt so, do dhéanamh fé cheann cheithre bliana o dháta an scurtha no laistigh de dhá mhí dhéag o dháta an Achta so do rith, pé dáta aca san is déanaighe.
(4) Beidh éifeacht ag fo-alt (1) d'alt 10 d'Acht 1927 fé is ná hachtófaí alt 7 d'Acht 1937.
(5) Déanfar ailt 10 agus 12 d'Acht 1927 do léiriú (go n-éifeacht amhail ar an 3adh lá de Mheán Fhómhair, 1939, agus ón lá san amach) fé is go ndéanfaí, maidir le díth de dheascaibh galair no créachta is ionchurtha i leith seirbhíse sna fórsaí i rith na tréimhse práinne, an Chuid seo leanas do chur in ionad Coda I den Tríú Sceideal a ghabhann le hAcht 1927:—
CUID I.
Oifigigh.
Grád na díthe | SCALA AN PHINSIN | ||||
100 | fén gcéad | 60 | fén gcéad den phágh bhlíantúil ar dháta an scurtha no suim | £120 | sa bhliain pé aca san is mó |
90 | ,, ,, | 54 | ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, | £108 | ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, |
80 | ,, ,, | 48 | ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, | £96 | ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, |
70 | ,, ,, | 42 | ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, | £84 | ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, |
60 | ,, ,, | 36 | ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, | £72 | ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, |
50 | ,, ,, | 30 | ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, | £60 | ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, |
40 | ,, ,, | 24 | ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, | £48 | ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, |
30 | ,, ,, | 18 | ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, | £36 | ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, |
20 | ,, ,, | 12 | ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, | £24 | ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, |
Nota—Ní fholuíonn “Págh Bliantúil” liúntaisí, ná págh breise as diúite sealadach no tástála no gniomhathach.
An pinsean fir phósta is iníoctha le hoifigeach agá bhfuil pinsean fén Sceideal so agus atá i dteideal pinsin fir phósta, beidh sé do réir £80 sa bhliain.
(6) Déanfar ailt 10 agus 12 d'Acht 1927 do léiriú (go n-éifeacht amhail ar an 3adh lá de Mhéan Fhómhair, 1939, agus ón lá san amach) fé is go ndéanfaí, maidir le díth de dheascaibh galair no créachta is ionchurtha i leith seirbhíse sna fórsaí i rith na tréimhse práinne, an Chuid seo leanas do chur in ionad Coda II den Tríú Sceideal a ghabhann le hAcht 1927:—
CUID II.
Saighdiuirl
Grád na Díthe | Pinsean Mí-ábaltachta | Pinsean Fir Phósta | ||||||
sa tseachtain | sa tseachtain | |||||||
£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
100 | fén gcéad | .. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
90 | ,, ,, | .. | 1 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
80 | ,, ,, | .. | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
70 | ,, ,, | .. | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
60 | ,, ,, | .. | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
50 | ,, ,, | .. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
40 | ,, ,, | .. | 0 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
30 | ,, ,, | .. | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
20 | ,, ,, | .. | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Ailt 10 agus 12 d'Acht 1927 do bhaint le baill de Sheirbhís Altranais an Airm.
4.—(1) Bainfidh fo-alt (1) d'alt 10 d'Acht 1927, arna leasú leis an Acht so, agus is tuigthe gur bhain riamh le ball de Sheirbhís Altranais an Airm a ndearnadh roimh dháta an Achta so do rith, no a ndéanfar dá éis, a seirbhís mar bhall den tsórt san d'fhoirceannadh agus ar a raibh no ar a mbeidh, ar dháta an fhoirceannta san, díth de dheascaibh galair is ionchurtha i leith seirbhíse i Seirbhís Altranais an Airm i rith na tréimhse práinne, fé is dá mbeadh an ball san ina oifigeach do scuirfí as na fórsaí agus díth air, ar dháta a scurtha, de dheascaibh galair dob' ionchurtha i leith seirbhíse sna fórsaí i rith na tréimhse práinne, ach san fé réir. na modhnuithe seo leanas:—
(a) léireofar an tagairt do cheithre bliana tar éis dáta a scurtha mar thagairt do cheithre bliana tar éis dáta foirceannta a seirbhíse mar bhall den tsórt san, agus
(b) léireofar an tagairt don Tríú Sceideal a ghabhann le hAcht 1927 mar thagairt don Sceideal a ghabhann leis an alt so.
(2) Bainfidh fo-ailt (1) agus (4) d'alt 12 d'Acht 1927, agus is tuigthe gur bhain riamh, le ball de Sheirbhís Altranais an Airm a ndearnadh roimh dháta an Achta so do rith, no a ndéanfar dá éis, a seirbhís mar bhall den tsórt san d'fhoirceannadh agus ar a raibh no ar a mbeidh, ar dháta an fhoirceannta san, díth de dheascaibh créachta is ionchurtha i leith a seirbhíse i Seirbhís Altranais an Airm i rith na tréimhse práinne fé is dá mbeadh an ball san ina oifigeach do scuirfí as na fórsaí agus díth air, ar dháta a scurtha, de dheascaibh créachta dob' ionchurtha i leith a sheirbhíse sna fórsaí agus do gheobhadh sé an 1adh lá de Dheire Fómhair, 1923, no dá éis agus é ina bhall de na fórsaí, ach san fé réir na modhnuithe seo leanas:—
(a) léireofar an tagairt atá sa bhfo-alt san (1) don Tríú Sceideal a ghabhann le hAcht 1927 mar thagairt don Sceideal a ghabhann leis an alt so;
(b) léireofar an tagairt atá i mír (a) den fho-alt san (4) do sheirbhís sna fórsaí mar thagairt do sheirbhís i Seirbhís Altranais an Airm.
(3) Gach pinsean a deonfar fé alt 10 no alt 12 d'Acht 1927, arna leathnú leis an alt so, do bhall de Sheirbhís Altranais an Airm tosnóidh sé ar pé dáta (nach luaithe ná dáta foirceannta a seirbhíse mar bhall den tsórt san no an dáta do fuair Bord na nArm-Phinsean do tháinig an mhí-ábaltacht chun bheith chó mór leis an ngrád minimum díthe, pé dáta aca san is déanaighe) a chinnfidh an tAire.
(4) Ní foláir gach iarratas o bhall de Sheirbhís Altranais an Airm ar phinsean fé alt 10 no pinsean no aisce fé alt 12 d'Acht 1927, arna leathnú leis an alt so, do dhéanamh fé cheann cheithre bliana o dháta foirceannta a seirbhíse mar bhall den tsórt san.
AN SCEIDEAL.
Scála de phinsin mhí-ábaltachta agus pinsin chréachta do Bhaill de Sheirbhís Altranais an Airm.
Grád na Díthe | Scála an phinsin | |||
£ | ||||
100 | fén gcéad | .. | 110 | sa bhliain |
90 | ,, ,, | .. | 99 | ,, ,, |
80 | ,, ,, | .. | 88 | ,, ,, |
70 | ,, ,, | .. | 77 | ,, ,, |
60 | ,, ,, | .. | 66 | ,, ,, |
50 | ,, ,, | .. | 55 | ,, ,, |
40 | ,, ,, | .. | 44 | ,, ,, |
30 | ,, ,, | .. | 33 | ,, ,, |
20 | ,, ,, | .. | 22 | ,, ,, |
5.—(1) Déantar leis seo fo-alt (2) d'alt 14 d'Acht 1927 do leasú mar leanas:—
(a) trí na focail “agus cleithiúnaithe eile” do chur isteach i mír (ii) i ndiaidh an fhocail “cloinne” agus fós i ndiaidh an fhocail “cloinn”;
(b) trí na focail “no i rith na tréimhse práinne” do chur isteach i mír (a) i ndiaidh na bhfocal agus na bhfigiuirí “an 30adh lá de Mheán Fhómhair, 1924”;
(c) trí na focail “no i rith na tréimhse práinne” do chur isteach i mír (b) i ndiaidh na bhfocal “i rith na tréimhse sin” i ngach áit ina bhfuil na focail deiridh sin.
(2) Léireofar mar thagairt d'Acht 1927 arna leasú leis an Acht so an tagairt d'Acht 1927 atá i mír (d) d'fho-alt (2) d'alt 14 d'Acht 1927.
(3) Déantar leis seo alt 15 d'Acht 1927 do leasú mar leanas:—
(a) trí na focail “agus cleithiúnaithe eile” do chur isteach i bhfo-alt (2) i ndiaidh an fhocail “chloinn”, agus
(b) trí na focail “ná do chleithiúnaidhe” do chur isteach i bhfo-alt (3) i ndiaidh an fhocail “chloinne”.
(4) Léireofar mar thagairtí d'Acht 1927 arna leasú leis an Acht so na tagairtí d'Acht 1927 atá i mír (d) d'fho-alt (2) d'alt 15 d'Acht 1927.
(5) Léireofar ailt 14 agus 15 d'Acht 1927 fé is dá mbeadh an dá Chuid nua so leanas curtha leis an Seachtú Sceideal a ghabhann le hAcht 1927:—
CUID III.
Oifigigh.
1.—(a) máthair,
(b) athair os cionn 60 bliain d'aois no fé mhí-chumas trí dhroch-shláinte,
(c) driotháir atá ina bhuan-easlán, no drifiúr shingil atá ina buan-easlán,
(d) aithreacha móra agus máithreacha móra.
2.—Beidh liúntas iníoctha le duine no níos mó díobh san a luaidhtear de chleithiúnaithe oifigigh mhairbh do bhí, dar leis an Aire, i lán-chleithiúnas ar an oifigeach san.
3.—Mara mbeidh aon liúntas iníoctha fé théarmaí na míre deiridh sin roimhe seo, beidh aon liúntas amháin iníoctha le pé duine, dhíobh san a luaidhtear, de chleithiúnaithe oifigigh mhairbh ordóidh an tAire agus a bhí i gcleithiúnas go furmhór ar an oifigeach san.
4.—Má bhí aon chleithiúnaidhe áirithe i gcleithiúnas ar fad no go furmhór ar níos mó ná aon duine marbh amháin ní bhfuighidh an cleithiúnaidhe sin, alos na ndaoine marbh san, liúntais is mó le chéile ná an liúntas maximum a féadfaí a dheonadh don chleithiúnaidhe sin fén Sceideal so alos aon duine áirithe de na daoine marbha san. Sa chlás so foluíonn an abairt “duine marbh” oifigeach marbh chó maith le saighdiúir marbh.
5.—Isé bheidh i liúntas cleithiúnaidhe deonfar do dhuine ar bith fé théarmaí na Coda so den Sceideal so ná suim bliantúil de dhá phunt chaogad.
CUID IV.
Saighdiuiri.
1.—(a) máthair,
(b) athair os cionn 60 bliain d'aois no fé mhí-chumas trí dhroch-shláinte,
(c) driotháir atá ina bhuan-easlán, no drifiúr shingil atá ina buan-easlán,
(d) aithreacha móra agus máithreacha móra.
2.—Beidh liúntas iníoctha le duine no níos mó díobh san a luaidhtear de chleithiúnaithe shaighdiúra mhairbh do bhí, dar leis an Aire, i lán-chleithiúnas ar an saighdiúir sin.
3.—Mara mbeidh aon liúntas iníoctha fé théarmaí na míre deiridh sin roimhe seo, beidh aon liúntas amháin iníoctha le pé duine, dhíobh san a luaidhtear, de chleithiúnaithe shaighdiúra mhairbh ordóidh an tAire agus a bhí i gcleithiúnas go furmhór ar an saighdiúir sin.
4.—Má bhí aon chleithiúnaidhe áirithe i gcleithiúnas ar fad no go furmhór ar níos mó ná aon duine marbh amháin ní bhfuighidh an cleithiúnaidhe sin, alos na ndaoine marbh san, liúntais is mó le chéile ná an liúntas maximum a féadfaí a dheonadh don chleithiúnaidhe sin fén Sceideal so alos aon duine áirithe de na daoine marbha san. Sa chlás so foluíonn an abairt “duine marbh” oifigeach marbh chó maith le saighdiúir marbh.
5.—Isé bheidh i liúntas cleithiúnaidhe deonfar do dhuine ar bith fé théarmaí na Coda so den Sceideal so ná suim bliantúil de shé phunt fichead.
(6) Gach liúntas a deonfar, de bhuadh na leasuithe déantar leis an alt so, fé fho-alt (2) d'alt 14 no fo-alt (2) d'alt 15 d'Acht 1927, tosnóidh sé ar pé dáta (nach luaithe ná dáta báis an duine a mbeidh an liúntas iníoctha ina thaobh) a chinnfidh an tAire.
(7) Gach iarratas ar liúntas fé fho-alt (2) d'alt 14 no fo-alt (2) d'alt 15 d'Acht 1927, arna leasú leis an alt so, is amhlaidh a déanfar é—
(a) i gcás an duine a mbeidh an liúntas á éileamh ina thaobh d'fháil bháis roimh dháta an Acht so do rith, fé cheann dhá mhí dhéag tar éis an dáta san:
(b) i gcás an duine sin d'fháil bháis ar an dáta san no dá éis, fé cheann dhá mhí dhéag tar éis dáta a bháis.
(8) Ní deonfar aon liúntas d'éinne, dhíobh san a luaidhtear i gCuid III agus i gCuid IV (Coda a cuirtear isteach tríd an alt so) den Seachtú Sceideal a ghabhann le hAcht 1927, de chleithiúnaithe oifigigh no saighdiúra maran i rith na tréimhse práinne a fuarthas an chréacht ba thrúig bháis don oifigeach san no don tsaighdiúir sin.
(9) Athghairmtear leis seo fo-alt (2) d'alt 25 d'Acht 1932.
6.—(1) Má dhéanann duine iarratas go cuibhe ar dháta an Achta so do rith no dá éis sin d'iarraidh pinsin mhí-ábaltachta fé alt 10 d'Acht 1927, arna leasú leis an Acht so, agus go gcuirfear an t-iarratas san fé bhráid Bhord na nArm-Phinsean fé théarmaí ailt 7 d'Acht 1927, ansan, má bhíonn an duine sin, ar dháta a scrúduithe ag Bord na nArm-Phinsean, fé dhíth de dheascaibh galair is ionchurtha i leith seirbhíse sna fórsaí i rith na tréimhse práinne, beidh éifeacht ag na forálacha so leanas, sé sin le rá:—
(a) má gheibhtear, ar dháta an scrúduithe sin, grád díthe an duine sin do bheith níos lugha ná ochtó fén gcéad gan bheith níos lugha ná caoga fén gcéad, féadfar, má iarrann sé ar an Aire é dhá mhí dhéag ar a dhéanaighe i ndiaidh an scrúduithe sin, pinsean deiridh de chúig scillinge déag sa tseachtain do dheonadh dhó a thosnóidh o pé dáta (nach luaithe ná dáta an Achta so do rith) a chinnfidh an tAire;
(b) má gheibhtear, ar dháta an scrúduithe-sin, grád díthe an duine sin do bheith ochtó fén gcéad ar a laghad ach go bhfuighfear ar aon athscrúdú tréimhsiúil é bheith níos lugha ná ochtó fén gcéad gan bheith níos lugha ná caoga fén gcéad, féadfar, má iarrann sé ar an Aire é dhá mhí dhéag ar a dhéanaighe i ndiaidh an athscrúduithe sin, pinsean deiridh de phunt sa tseachtain do dheonadh dhó a thosnóidh ar pé dáta (nach luaithe ná dáta scurtha an phinsin mhí-ábaltachta bhí aige roimhe sin) a chinnfidh an tAire;
(c) má deontar pinsean fén bhfo-alt so don duine sin, ní deonfar aon phinsean mí-ábaltachta dhó ná ní bheidh aon phinsean den tsórt san iníoctha leis.
Sa bhfo-alt so—
cialluíonn an abairt “pinsean mí-ábaltachta” pinsean fé alt 10 d'Acht 1927, arna leasú leis an Acht so.
(2) Bainfidh ailt 9 go 14 d'Acht 1923 le pinsin a deonfar fén alt so agus le daoine lena mbeidh na pinsin sin iníoctha fé is dá mba iad na pinsin a luaidhtear sna hailt sin fé seach na pinsin sin.
(3) San alt so—
tá leis an abairt “grád díthe” an bhrí atá léi in Acht 1927;
cialluíonn an abairt “athscrúdú tréimhsiúil” athscrúdú o am go ham fé alt 6 d'Acht 1923.
7.—(1) Fé réir forálacha an ailt seo féadfar liúntas (dá ngairmtear liúntas speisialta san alt so) do dheonadh d'aon duine cáilithe a gcuirfear ina luighe ar an Aire agus ar an Aire Airgeadais ina thaobh é bheith do réir na gcoinníollacha reachtúla.
(2) Isé bheidh i liúntas speisialta deonfar d'aon duine cáilithe ná suim bliantúil de pé méid ná beidh, nuair a cuirfear le maoin bhliantúil an duine sin é, chó mór leis an suim bliantúil oiriúnach ná níos mó ná í.
(3) Fé réir aon ordachán ón Aire i gcáscanna speisialta, is amhlaidh a déanfar liúntas speisialta d'íoc iar-ré in aghaidh an mhí agus fé réir pé coinníollacha i dtaobh céannachta no eile ordóidh an tAire.
(4) Tosnóidh gach liúntas speisialta ar pé dáta (nach luaithe ná dáta an Achta so do rith) a chinnfidh an tAire.
(5) Beidh gach iarratas ar liúntas speisialta i pé fuirm agus beidh pé sonnraí ann a theastóidh ón Aire.
(6) Má diúltuítear d'aon iarratas áirithe ar liúntas speisialta ní cead an t-iarratas san d'athnuachaint go ceann dhá mhí dhéag o dháta an diúltuithe.
(7) Bainfidh alt 40 d'Acht 1937 le liúntas speisialta fé réir na modhnuithe seo leanas, sé sin le rá:—
(a) na tagairtí atá ann do liúntas cleithiúnaidhe, léireofar iad mar thagairt do liúntas speisialta;
(b) an tagairt atá i bhfo-alt (2) do chúig scillinge déag sa tseachtain, léireofar í mar thagairt don tsuim bliantúil oiriúnach.
(8) Bainfidh ailt 9, 10, 11, 12 agus 14 d'Acht 1923, agus alt 21 d'Acht 1927, le liúntas speisialta, le daoine atá no adeir go bhfuilid i dteideal liúntas speisialta, le daoine dá ndeonfar liúntas speisialta agus le daoine bheidh d'iarraidh liúntas speisialta, fé is dá mbeadh liúntas speisialta luaidhte sna hailt sin fé seach.
(9) Chun crícheanna an ailt seo—
cialluíonn an abairt “duine cáilithe” duine bhí ina bhall de chóghléasadh lena mbaineann Cuid II d'Acht 1932 agus dar deonadh—
(a) deimhniú seirbhíse míleata fé Acht na bPinsean Seirbhíse Míleata, 1924 (Uimh. 48 de 1924), no deimhniú seirbhíse fé Acht na bPinsean Seirbhíse Míleata, 1934 (Uimh. 43 de 1934), alos seirbhíse i rith na seachtaine dar thosach an 23adh lá d'Abrán, 1916, no seirbhíse i rith na seachtaine sin agus seirbhíse eile, no
(b) pinsean créachta no mí-ábaltachta fé na hAchtanna alos créachta no díobhála do bhain dó no mí-ábaltachta do tháinig air i rith na seachtaine sin;
cialluíonn an abairt “duine cloinne” duine cloinne fé bhun ocht mbliana déag d'aois no duine cloinne os cionn na haoise sin agus é éagcumasach ar é féin do chothú;
cialluíonn an abairt “an tsuim bliantúil oiriúnach”—
(a) maidir le fear singil no bean singil, no le fear pósta no bean phósta, do pósadh tar éis an 30adh lá de Mheán Fómhair, 1942, no le baintreach fir no baintreach mná do pósadh tar éis an 30adh lá de Mheán Fhómhair, 1942, no le baintreach fir no baintreach mná gan chlann, £78;
(b) maidir le fear pósta no bean phósta, do pósadh roimh an 1adh lá de Dheire Fómhair, 1942, a maireann an céile ach atá gan chlann, £97 10s. 0d;
(c) maidir le fear pósta no bean phósta, do pósadh roimh an 1adh lá de Dheire Fómhair, 1942, a maireann an céile agus agá bhfuil clann, suim na méideanna so leanas, eadhon, £97 10s. 0d., agus £10 8s. 0d. alos gach duine cloinne fé leith;
(d) maidir le baintreach fir no baintreach mná, do pósadh roimh an 1adh lá de Dheire Fómhair, 1942, agá bhfuil clann, suim na méideanna so leanas, eadhon, £78, agus £10 8s. 0d. alos gach duine cloinne fé leith;
léireofar tagairtí do mhaoin bhliantúil duine mar thagairtí do mhaoin bhliantúil an duine sin arna déanamh amach do réir có-ordachán an Aire agus an Aire Airgeadais;
cialluíonn an abairt “na coinníollacha reachtúla” maidir le duine na coinníollacha so leanas:—
(a) gan maoin bhliantúil an duine sin do bheith có-ionann leis an suim bliantúil oiriúnach ná níos mó ná í, agus
(b) an duine sin do bheith éagcumasach ar é féin do chothú de dheascaibh aoise no buan-laige cuirp no aigne.
8.—Aon aisce (pé aca go heis-reachtúil no ar shlí eile do híocadh) d'íoc an tAire roimh dháta an Achta so do rith le cleithiúnaithe (ar a n-áirmhítear baintreach no duine cloinne) dhuine do fuair bás de dheascaibh créachta no díobhála do fuair sé, no de dheascaibh galair is ionchurtha i leith seirbhíse, i rith na tréimhse práinne, féadfar, mar is rogha leis an Aire, í bhaint, i pé slí is oiriúnach leis, i bpáirt no go hiomlán as aon deonadh de liúntas ar bith is iníoctha alos an duine sin fé na hAchtanna, no fé na hAchtanna arna leasú leis an Acht so.
9.—Má déantar liúntas fé alt 14 no 15 d'Acht 1927, arna leasú leis an Acht so, do dheonadh do bhaintrigh oifigigh no do dhuine chloinne le hoifigeach, agus go mbeidh á fháil ag an mbaintrigh no an duine cloinne sin, i rith aon tréimhse a mbeidh an pinsean san iníoctha ina thaobh, pinsean fé scéim arna déanamh fé na hAchtanna Fórsaí Cosanta (Pinsin), 1932 agus 1938, déanfar méid an liúntais do laghdú méid is có-ionann le méid an phinsin.
10.—(1) D'ainneoin éinní atá sna hAchtanna, féadfaidh an tAire, más dóich leis, i gcás aon iarratais áirithe ar liúntas fé na hAchtanna, nach gá go ndéanfadh Bord na nArm-Phinsean fiosrú ina thaobh chun go bhféadfadh an tAire a chinneadh cé aca ba cheart deonadh do dhéanamh no nár cheart, deighleáil leis an iarratas gan é chur fé bhráid an Bhuird sin.
(2) I gcás iarratas ar liúntas fé na hAchtanna do chur fé bhráid Bhord na nArm-Phinsean, féadfaidh an tAire, más dóich leis nach gá fiosrú a dhéanamh i dtaobh aon ní no nithe áirithe eireoidh ar an iarratas chun go bhféadfadh sé a chinneadh cé aca ba cheart deonadh do dhéanamh no nár cheart, a ordú don Bhord san gan fiosrú do dhéanamh ná tuarascbháil do thabairt uatha ach i dtaobh na nithe eile eireoidh ar an iarratas, agus d'ainneoin éinní atá sna hAchtanna ní dhéanfaidh an Bord fiosrú, ná ní thabharfaidh tuarascbháil uatha, sa chás san ach i dtaobh na nithe eile sin.
11.—(1) Féadfar an tAcht Arm-Phinsean, 1943, do ghairm den Acht so.
(2) Féadfar na hAchtanna Arm-Phinsean, 1923 go 1943, do ghairm de na hAchtanna agus den Acht so le chéile.
Number 14 of 1943.
ARMY PENSIONS ACT, 1943.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Acts Referred to | |
No. 26 of 1923 | |
No. 12 of 1927 | |
No. 24 of 1932 | |
No. 15 of 1937 | |
No. 2 of 1941 | |
No. 28 of 1939 | |
No. 48 of 1924 | |
No. 43 of 1934 | |
Number 14 of 1943.
ARMY PENSIONS ACT, 1943.
Interpretation.
1.—(1) In this Act—
the expression “the Act of 1923” means the Army Pensions Act, 1923 (No. 26 of 1923), and, where the context so permits, shall be construed as meaning that Act as amended by the Act of 1927, and Part III of the Act of 1932, and Part III of the Act of 1937;
the expression “the Act of 1927” means the Army Pensions Act, 1927 (No. 12 of 1927), and, where the context so permits, shall be construed as meaning that Act as amended by Part III of the Act of 1932, and Part III of the Act of 1937, and the Act of 1941;
the expression “the Act of 1932” means the Army Pensions Act, 1932 (No. 24 of 1932), and, where the context so permits, shall be construed as meaning that Act as amended by Part IV of the Act of 1937, and the Act of 1941;
the expression “the Act of 1937” means the Army Pensions Act, 1937 (No. 15 of 1937), and, where the context so permits, shall be construed as meaning that Act, as amended by the Act of 1941;
the expression “the Act of 1941” means the Army Pensions Act, 1941 (No. 2 of 1941);
the expression “the Acts” means the Army Pensions Acts, 1923 to 1941.
(2) This Act shall be construed as one with the Acts and accordingly every word and expression used in this Act to which a particular meaning is given by the Acts for the purposes of the Acts has in this Act the meaning so given.
“The emergency period”.
2.—The expression “the emergency period” where it occurs in this Act or in any amendment of the Acts effected by this Act shall mean the period which commenced on the date of the passing of the Emergency Powers Act, 1939 (No. 28 of 1939), and ends on the expiration of the last-mentioned Act.
Amendment of sections 10 and 12 of, and Third Schedule to, the Act of 1927.
3.—(1) Section 10 of the Act of 1927 is hereby amended (with effect as on and from the 3rd day of September, 1939), as follows:—
(a) by the insertion, in sub-section (1), after the words and figures “the 30th day of September, 1924”, of the words “or during the emergency period”, and
(b) by the deletion, in sub-section (2), of the words and figures “married before the 1st day of October, 1924”, and the substitution therefor of 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”.
(2) Every pension granted, by virtue of the amendment effected by sub-section (1) of this section, under section 10 of the Act of 1927, shall commence from such date (not being earlier than the date of discharge from the forces or the date on which the disability is found by the Army Pensions Board to have reached the minimum degree of disablement, whichever is the later) as the Minister may determine.
(3) Every application for a pension under section 10 of the Act of 1927, as amended by sub-section (1) of this section, shall be made before the expiration of four years from the date of discharge or within twelve months from the date of the passing of this Act, whichever is the later.
(4) Sub-section (1) of section 10 of the Act of 1927 shall have effect as if section 7 of the Act of 1937 had not been enacted.
(5) Sections 10 and 12 of the Act of 1927 shall be construed (with effect as on and from the 3rd day of September, 1939) as if, in relation to a disablement caused by disease or due to a wound attributable to service in the forces during the emergency period, there were substituted for Part I of the Third Schedule to the Act of 1927, the following Part:—
PART I.
Officers.
Degree of disablement | SCALE OF PENSION | |||||||||||||||||||||||
100 per cent. | 60 | per | cent, | of | annual | pay | at | the | date | of | discharge | or | the | sum | of | £120 | per | annum | whichever | is | the | greater | ||
90 | ” | ” | 54 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | £108 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” |
80 | ” | ” | 48 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | £96 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” |
70 | ” | ” | 42 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | £84 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” |
60 | ” | ” | 36 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | £72 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” |
50 | ” | ” | 30 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | £60 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” |
40 | ” | ” | 24 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | £48 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” |
30 | ” | ” | 18 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | £36 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” |
20 | ” | ” | 12 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | £24 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” |
Note: “Annual Pay” does not include allowances, or additional pay in respect of temporary, probationary or acting duty.
The married pension payable to an officer in receipt of a pension under this Schedule who is entitled to a married pension shall be at the rate of £30 per annum.
(6) Sections 10 and 12 of the Act of 1927 shall be construed (with effect as on and from the 3rd day of September, 1939) as if, in relation to a disablement caused by disease or due to a wound attributable to service in the forces during the emergency period, there were substituted for Part II of the Third Schedule to the Act of 1927, the following Part:—
PART II.
Soldiers.
Degree of Disablement | Disability Pension | Married Pension | ||||||
per week | per week | |||||||
£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
100 per cent. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
90 | ” | ” | 1 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
80 | ” | ” | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
70 | ” | ” | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
60 | ” | ” | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
50 | ” | ” | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
40 | ” | ” | 0 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
30 | ” | ” | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
20 | ” | ” | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Extension of sections 10 and 12 of the Act of 1927 to members of the Army Nursing Service.
4.—(1) Sub-section (1) of section 10 of the Act of 1927, as amended by this Act, shall apply and be deemed to have applied to a member of the Army Nursing Service whose service as such member is terminated (whether before or after the passing of this Act) and who at the date of such termination is suffering from a disablement caused by a disease attributable to service in the Army Nursing Service during the emergency period in like manner as if such member were an officer who is discharged from the forces and is at the date of his discharge suffering from a disablement caused by a disease attributable to service in the forces during the emergency period, subject to the following modifications:—
(a) the reference to four years after his discharge shall be construed as a reference to four years after the termination of her service as such member, and
(b) the reference to the Third Schedule to the Act of 1927 shall be construed as a reference to the Schedule to this section.
(2) Sub-sections (1) and (4) of section 12 of the Act of 1927 shall apply and be deemed to have applied to a member of the Army Nursing Service whose service as such member is terminated (whether before or after the passing of this Act) and who at the date of such termination is suffering from a disablement due to a wound attributable to her service in the Army Nursing Service during the emergency period in like manner as if such member were an officer who is discharged from the forces and is at the date of his discharge suffering from a disablement due to a wound attributable to his service in the forces and received on or after the 1st day of October, 1923, while he was a member of the forces, subject to the following modifications:—
(a) the reference, in the said sub-section (1), to the Third Schedule of the Act of 1927 shall be construed as a reference to the Schedule to this section;
(b) the reference, in paragraph (a) of the said sub-section (4), to service in the forces shall be construed as a reference to service in the Army Nursing Service.
(3) Every pension granted under section 10 or section 12 of the Act of 1927, as extended by this section, to a member of the Army Nursing Service shall commence on such date (not being earlier than the date of termination of her service as such member or the date on which the disability is found by the Army Pensions Board to have reached the minimum degree of disablement, whichever is the later) as the Minister may determine.
(4) Every application by a member of the Army Nursing Service for a pension under section 10 or a pension or gratuity under section 12 of the Act of 1927, as extended by this section, shall be made before the expiration of four years from the date of the termination of her service as such member.
SCHEDULE.
Scale of disability pensions and wound pensions for Members of the Army Nursing Service.
Degree of Disablement | Scale of Pension | ||||
£ | |||||
100 per cent. | 110 per annum | ||||
90 | ” | ” | 99 | ” | ” |
80 | ” | ” | 88 | ” | ” |
70 | ” | ” | 77 | ” | ” |
60 | ” | ” | 66 | ” | ” |
50 | ” | ” | 55 | ” | ” |
40 | ” | ” | 44 | ” | ” |
30 | ” | ” | 33 | ” | ” |
20 | ” | ” | 22 | ” | ” |
Amendment of sections 14 and 15 of, and the Seventh Schedule to, the Act of 1927.
5.—(1) Sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Act of 1927 is hereby amended as follows:—
(a) by the insertion in paragraph (ii) of the words “and other dependants” after the word “children” where the said word occurs;
(b) by the insertion in paragraph (a), after the words and figures “the 30th day of September, 1924,” of the words “or during the emergency period”;
(c) by the insertion in paragraph (b) of the words “or during the emergency period” after the words “the said period” where the latter words occur.
(2) The reference, in paragraph (d) of sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Act of 1927, to the Act of 1927 shall be construed as a reference to the Act of 1927, as amended by this Act.
(3) Section 15 of the Act of 1927 is hereby amended as follows:—
(a) by the insertion in sub-section (2), after the word “children” of the words “and other dependants”, and
(b) by the insertion in sub-section (3) of the words “or a dependant” after the word “child” where that word occurs secondly.
(4) The references, in paragraph (d) of sub-section (2) of section 15 of the Act of 1927, to the Act of 1927 shall be construed as including references to the Act of 1927, as amended by this Act.
(5) Sections 14 and 15 of the Act of 1927 shall be construed as if there were added to the Seventh Schedule to the Act of 1927 the following two new Parts:—
PART III
Officers.
1.—(a) mother,
(b) father over 60 years of age, or incapacitated by ill-health,
(c) permanently invalided brother, or permanently invalided unmarried sister,
(d) grandparents.
2.—An allowance shall be payable to one or more of the dependants mentioned of a deceased officer, who, in the opinion of the Minister, were wholly dependent on such officer.
3.—Where no allowance is payable under the terms of the immediately preceding paragraph, one allowance shall be payable to such one of the dependants mentioned of a deceased officer as the Minister may direct who was mainly dependent on such officer.
4.—Whenever any dependant was wholly or mainly dependent on more than one deceased person, such dependant shall not receive, in respect of such deceased persons, allowances exceeding in the whole the maximum allowance which could be granted to such dependant under this Schedule in respect of any one of such deceased persons. In this clause the expression “deceased person” includes a deceased officer as well as a deceased soldier.
5.—A dependant's allowance granted to any person under the terms of this Part of this Schedule shall be an annual sum of fifty-two pounds.
PART IV.
Soldiers.
1.—(a) mother,
(b) father over 60 years of age, or incapacitated by ill-health,
(c) permanently invalided brother, or permanently invalided unmarried sister,
(d) grandparents.
2.—An allowance shall be payable to one or more of the dependants mentioned of a deceased soldier, who, in the opinion of the Minister, were wholly dependent on such soldier.
3.—Where no allowance is payable under the terms of the immediately preceding paragraph, one allowance shall be payable to such one of the dependants mentioned of a deceased soldier as the Minister may direct who was mainly dependent on such soldier.
4.—Whenever any dependant was wholly or mainly dependent on more than one deceased person, such dependant shall not receive, in respect of such deceased persons, allowances exceeding in the whole the maximum allowance which could be granted to such dependant under this Schedule in respect of any one of such deceased persons. In this clause the expression ‘deceased person’ includes a deceased officer as well as a deceased soldier.
5.—A dependant's allowance granted to any person under the terms of this Part of this Schedule shall be an annual sum of twenty-six pounds.
(6) Every allowance granted, by virtue of the amendments effected by this section, under sub-section (2) of section 14 or sub-section (2) of section 15 of the Act of 1927, shall commence on such date (not being earlier than the date of the death of the person in respect of whom the allowance is payable) as the Minister may determine.
(7) Every application for an allowance under sub-section (2) of section 14 or sub-section (2) of section 15 of the Act of 1927, as amended by this section, shall be made—
(a) in case the person in respect of whom the allowance is claimed died before the date of the passing of this Act, within twelve months after the said date;
(b) in case such person died on or after the said date, within twelve months after the date of his death.
(8) No allowance shall be granted to the dependants, mentioned in Parts III and IV (which said Parts are inserted by this section) of the Seventh Schedule to the Act of 1927, of an officer or soldier unless the wound which occasioned the death of such officer or soldier was received during the emergency period.
(9) Sub-section (2) of section 25 of the Act of 1932 is hereby repealed.
Pensions in respect of disablements due to disease attributable to service during the emergency period where disability is less than 80 per cent. but not less than 50 per cent.
6.—(1) Where an application is duly made on or after the date of the passing of this Act by a person for a disability pension under section 10 of the Act of 1927, as amended by this Act, and such application is referred to the Army Pensions Board under the terms of section 7 of the Act of 1927, then if such person is at the date of his examination by the Army Pensions Board suffering from a disablement due to disease attributable to service in the forces during the emergency period, the following provisions shall have effect, that is to say:—
(a) if his degree of disablement is found on the date of such examination to be less than eighty per cent., and not less than fifty per cent., there may be granted to such person, if he applies to the Minister therefor, not later than twelve months after such examination, a final pension of fifteen shillings per week commencing from such date (not being earlier than the date of the passing of this Act) as the Minister may determine;
(b) if his degree of disablement is found on the date of such examination to be not less than eighty per cent., but is found on any periodical re-examination to be less than eighty per cent., but not less than fifty per cent., there may be granted to such person, if he applies to the Minister therefor, not later than twelve months after such re-examination, a final pension of one pound per week commencing on such date (not being earlier than the date of the cesser of his former disability pension) as the Minister may determine;
(c) where such person is granted a pension under this sub-section, no disability pension shall be granted or payable to him.
In this sub-section—
the expression “disability pension” means a pension under section 10 of the Act of 1927, as amended by this Act.
(2) Sections 9 to 14 of the Act of 1923 shall apply in respect of pensions granted under this section and to persons to whom such pensions are payable as if such pensions were the pensions mentioned in these sections respectively.
(3) In this section—
the expression “degree of disablement” has the same meaning as in the Act of 1927;
the expression “periodical re-examination” means a periodical re-examination under section 6 of the Act of 1923.
Special allowances to persons who served in Easter Week.
7.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, there may be granted 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.
(2) A special allowance granted to any qualified person shall be an annual sum of such amount as will, when added to the yearly means of that person, not equal or exceed the appropriate annual sum.
(3) A special allowance 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.
(4) Every special allowance shall commence on such date (not being earlier than the date of the passing of this Act) as the Minister may determine.
(5) Every application for a special allowance shall be in such form and contain such particulars as the Minister may require.
(6) No application for a special allowance which has been refused shall be renewed within a period of twelve months from the date of refusal.
(7) Section 40 of the Act of 1937 shall apply to a special allowance, subject to the following modifications, that is to say:—
(a) the references therein to a dependant's allowance shall be construed as a reference to a special allowance;
(b) the reference in sub-section (2) to fifteen shillings a week shall be construed as a reference to the appropriate annual sum.
(8) Sections 9, 10, 11, 12 and 14 of the Act of 1923, and section 21 of the Act of 1927, shall apply in respect of a special allowance, persons who are or claim to be entitled to special allowances, persons to whom special allowances are granted and persons applying for special allowances as if special allowances were mentioned in those sections respectively.
(9) For the purposes of this section—
the expression “qualified person” means a person who was a member of an organisation to which Part II of the Act of 1932 applies and who was granted—
(a) 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 the week which commenced on the 23rd day of April, 1916, or service during that week and other service, or
(b) a wound or disability pension under the Acts in respect of a wound or injury received or a disability contracted during the said week;
the word “child” means a child under the age of eighteen years or, if over that age, incapable of self-support;
the expression “the appropriate annual sum” means—
(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 widow married after the 30th day of September, 1942, or a widower or widow with no children, £78;
(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, £97 10s. 0d.;
(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, £97 10s. 0d., and £10 8s. 0d. 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, £78, and £10 8s. 0d. in respect of each child;
references to the yearly means of a person shall be construed as references to the yearly means of that person as ascertained in accordance with the joint directions of the Minister and the Minister for Finance;
the expression “the statutory conditions” in relation to a person means the following conditions:—
(a) that the yearly means of such person do not equal or exceed the appropriate annual sum, and
(b) that such person is incapable of self-support by reason οf age or permanent infirmity of body or mind.
Recovery of certain gratuities.
8.—Any gratuity (whether paid extra-statutorily or otherwise) paid before the passing of this Act, by the Minister to the dependants (including the widow or a child) of a person, who died as a result of a wound or injury received, or of disease attributable to service, during the emergency period, may at the discretion of the Minister be recovered in such a manner as he thinks fit in whole or in part from any grant of any allowance payable in respect of such person under the Acts, or under the Acts as amended by this Act.
Reduction of widow's or child's allowance in certain cases.
9.—Where the widow or child of an officer is granted an allowance under section 14 or 15 of the Act of 1927, as amended by this Act, and is during any period in respect of which such pension is payable also in receipt of a pension under a scheme made under the Defence Forces (Pensions) Acts, 1932 and 1938, the amount of the allowance shall be reduced by an amount equal to the amount of the pension.
Reference of applications for allowance to the Army Pensions Board and report of Army Pensions Board on such applications.
10.—(1) The Minister, if he is of opinion that the investigation by the Army Pensions Board of any particular application for an allowance under the Acts is not required for the purpose of enabling him to decide whether or not a grant should be made, may, notwithstanding anything contained in the Acts, deal with the application without referring it to the said Board.
(2) Where an application for an allowance under the Acts is referred to the Army Pensions Board, the Minister, if he is of opinion that the investigation of any particular matter or matters arising on the application is not required for the purpose of enabling him to decide whether or not a grant should be made, may direct the said Board to confine their investigation and report to the other matters arising on the application and in that case the said Board shall, notwithstanding anything contained in the Acts, confine their investigation and report accordingly.
Short title and collective citation.
11.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Army Pensions Act, 1943.
(2) The Acts and this Act may be cited together as the Army Pensions Acts, 1923 to 1943.