War Service Grants Act — W-2.5 3
Gratuity payable to member of the forces 3 (1) Subject to this Act, every member of the forces is, upon discharge, entitled to be paid a war service gratuity at the rate of seven dollars and fifty cents for every completed period of thirty days of service, and an additional sum of twenty-five cents for every day of overseas service that falls within such periods. Supplementary gratuity (2) In addition to the amounts mentioned in subsection (1), every member of the forces whose service includes overseas service is, upon discharge, entitled to be paid for each period of one hundred and eighty-three days of overseas service and proportionately for any less period, an amount computed on the basis of seven days pay and allowances that were payable to or in respect of him at the date of discharge. Computation of supplementary gratuity (3) Where a member joined the permanent naval or army forces or the regular air forces of Canada on or before the 31st day of March 1946, or volunteers and is accepted for service in the naval, army or air forces of Canada for a special period terminating on or after the 30th day of September 1947, the amount payable to such member under subsection (2) shall be computed on the basis of the rates of pay and allowances payable to him or on his behalf at the commencement of his service excluded by section 4. Pay and allowances at lower rates (4) Where a member has been required, prior to the date on which he ceases to be entitled to gratuity, to accept pay and allowances at lower rates, by reason of reversion in rank or appointment, or otherwise as a condition of acceptance for service in the permanent naval or army forces or regular air force of Canada, or in the naval, army or air forces of Canada for a special period terminating on or after the 30th day of September 1947, the rates of pay and allowances payable to him or on his behalf immediately prior to the date of his joining the permanent naval or army forces or the regular air force of Canada, or his acceptance for service in the naval, army or air forces of Canada for a special period terminating on or after the 30th day of September 1947 may be used for the purpose of computing the amount paid to him under subsection (2). Posting of member for discharge (5) Where a member is posted from an establishment, unit or ship for discharge purposes and his pay and allowances are reduced as a result of such posting the pay and allowances received by him immediately prior to such posting shall be used for the purpose of computing the amount paid to him under subsection (2). Pay and allowances (6) For the purposes of this section the expression pay and allowances includes (a) in the case of a member of the naval forces, lodging and provision allowance, and (b) in the case of a member of the army or air forces, subsistence allowance at the standard rates payable in Canada, notwithstanding that at the date of his discharge he was not receiving such allowances. Period of overseas service (7) A period of overseas service shall be deemed to commence on the day the member is posted to the strength of an overseas unit, establishment or ship and to conclude on the day he is taken on strength from overseas. Period of temporary duty overseas (8) A period of temporary duty overseas shall be deemed to be a period of overseas service and to commence on the day of proceeding from the parent unit, establishment or ship and to conclude on the day of the return thereto. Determination of dates of posting (9) In the case of naval forces the date shown on the certificate of service and on the list of official appointments shall be used for the purpose of this section in determining the dates of posting to and from His Majesty’s Canadian ships and establishments with respect to any former member. R.S., 1952, c. 289, s. 3