Local Government (Superannuation) (Purchase) Scheme, 1986.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: This Scheme may be cited as the Local Government (Superannuation) (Purchase) Scheme, 1986.
2 Commencement.
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paragraphs: This Scheme shall be deemed to have come into force on the 2nd day of February, 1981.
3 Interpretation.
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paragraphs: (1) In this Scheme—
"the Act of 1956" means the Local Government (Superannuation) Act, 1956 (No. 10 of 1956);
"actual pensionable service" means service as a registered officer or employee which is reckonable as service for the purposes of Parts II and III of the Act of 1956, as amended, and the Revision Scheme of 1986, not being notional service purchased under this Scheme;
"actual reckonable service" means service which is reckonable as service for the purposes of Parts II and III of the Act of 1956, as amended, the Revision Scheme of 1986, and the Local Government (Transfer of Service) Scheme, 1984 ( S.I. No. 298 of 1984 ), excluding any enhancement of or addition to such service and excluding any notional service purchased under this Scheme or under any other Scheme or Act relating to superannuation;
"death gratuity", except in the expression "preserved death gratuity" means, in relation to a registered officer, a gratuity under article 18 of the Revision Scheme of 1986, and, in relation to a registered employee, a gratuity under article 41 of the Revision Scheme of 1986;
"emolument" has the meaning assigned to it in article 3 of the Revision Scheme of 1986;
"fully insured" means insured for all benefits under the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 (No. 1 of 1981);
"local authority" shall have the meaning assigned to it in section 1 of the Local Government (Superannuation) Act, 1980 (No. 8 of 1980) and in addition shall include a body within the meaning of section 2(9) of that Act;
"the Local Government (Spouses and Childrens Contributory Pension) Scheme" means—
( a ) in relation to an officer, the Local Government Officers (Spouses and Childrens Contributory Pension) Scheme, 1986 ( S.I. No. 364 of 1986 ), and
( b ) in relation to an employee, the Local Government Employees (Spouses and Childrens Contributory Pension) Scheme, 1984 ( S.I. No. 318 of 1984 );
"the Local Government (Widows and Orphans Contributory Pension) Scheme" means—
( a ) in relation to an officer, the Local Government Officers (Widows and Orphans Contributory Pension) Scheme, 1984 ( S.I. No. 321 of 1984 ), and
( b ) in relation to an employee, the Local Government Employees (Widows and Orphans Contributory Pension) Scheme, 1984, ( S.I. No. 318 of 1984 );
"lump sum", except in the expression "preserved lump sum" and in the definition of "retained benefits", means, in relation to a registered officer, a lump sum under article 13 of the Revision Scheme of 1986, and, in relation to a registered employee, a lump sum under article 36 of the Revision Scheme of 1986;
"marriage gratuity" means, a relation to a registered officer, a gratuity under article 20 of the Revision Scheme of 1986, and, in relation to a registered employee, a gratuity under article 43 of the Revision Scheme of 1986;
"the minimum retiring age" means, in the case of an officer to whom the provisions of sub-article (2) or (3) (a) of article 9 of the Revision Scheme of 1986 apply, or in the case of an employee to whom the provisions of sub-article (2) or (3) (a) of article 33 of the Revision Scheme of 1986 apply, 55 years, and, in any other case, 60 years;
"the Minister" means the Minister for the Environment;
"national service" means service purchased under this Scheme;
"officer" does not include a person holding any of the offices mentioned in section 17 of the Local Government Act, 1941 (No. 23 of 1941);
"pension", except in the expression "preserved pension" and in the definition of "retained benefits", means, in relation to a registered officer, an annual allowance under article 13 of the Revision Scheme of 1986, and, in relation to a registered employee, a weekly allowance under article 36 of the Revision Scheme of 1986;
"pensionable local service" means pensionable local service for the purposes of the Revision Scheme of 1986 and the Local Government (Transfer of Service) Scheme, 1984;
"pensionable officer" shall have the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Act of 1956;
"pensionable remuneration", in relation to a registered officer, has the meaning assigned to it in article 27 of the Revision Scheme of 1986, and, in relation to a registered employee, has the meaning assigned to it in article 49 of the Revision Scheme of 1986;
"pensionable servant" shall have the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Act of 1956;
"periodical contributions" means contributions payable under article 6 (1) (a) or article 10 (1) (b);
"personal weekly rate of old age contributory pension" has the meaning assigned to it in article 3 of the Revision Scheme of 1986;
"preserved death gratuity" means, in relation to a registered officer, a gratuity payable on death by virtue of article 21 of the Revision Scheme of 1986, and, in relation to a registered employee, a gratuity payable on death by virtue of article 44 of the Revision Scheme of 1986;
"preserved lump sum" and "preserved pension" mean, respectively, in relation to a registered officer, a lump sum and a pension payable by virtue of article 21 of the Revision Scheme of 1986, and, in relation to a registered employee, a lump sum and a pension payable by virtue of article 44 of the Revision Scheme of 1986;
"registered employee" means a registered employee within the meaning of the Revision Scheme of 1986;
"registered officer" means a registered officer within the meaning of the Revision Scheme of 1986;