Army Pensions Act, 1962
Acts of the Oireachtas
Source: Acts of the Oireachtas

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paragraphs: —(1) In this Act—
“the Act of 1927” means the Army Pensions Act, 1927 ;
“the Act of 1932” means the Army Pensions Act, 1932 ;
“the Act of 1937” means the Army Pensions Act, 1937 ;
“the Act of 1941” means the Army Pensions Act, 1941 ;
“the Act of 1943” means the Army Pensions Act, 1943 ;
“the Act of 1946” means the Army Pensions Act, 1946 ;
“the Act of 1953” means the Army Pensions Act, 1953 ;
“the Act of 1957” means the Army Pensions Act, 1957 ;
“the Act of 1959” means the Army Pensions Act, 1959 ;
“the Act of 1960” means the Army Pensions Act, 1960 ;
“the No. 2 Act of 1960” means the Army Pensions (No. 2) Act, 1960 ;
“the Acts” means the Army Pensions Acts, 1923 to 1961, but does not include this Act.
(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.
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paragraphs: —(1) The references in subsection (3) of section 39 of the Act of 1953 and in section 10 of the Act of 1959 to the date of the passing of the Act of 1953 shall each be construed as a reference to the date of the passing of this Act.
(2) The reference in subsection (5) of section 29 of the Act of 1960 to the date of the passing of that Act shall be construed as a reference to the date of the passing of this Act.
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paragraphs: —(1) Subsection (1) of section 7 of the Act of 1941 shall apply to an application for a pension under section 29 of the Act of 1937, in a case in which the applicant was a person who, before the passing of the Act of 1937, had applied for and been refused a pension under section 10 of the Act of 1932 as if the reference to twelve months after the date of the passing of the Act of 1941 were a reference to thirty-six months after such passing.
(2) Accordingly, any such application which was made later than twelve months after the date of the passing of the Act of 1941 and not later than thirty-six months after such passing shall be reconsidered as soon as may be after the passing of this Act.
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paragraphs: —Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 41 of the Act of 1953 is hereby amended by the insertion of “or a gratuity” after “a service, wound or disability pension”.
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paragraphs: —(1) Subsection (1) of section 4 of the Act of 1953, as amended by subsection (1) of section 8 of the Act of 1959, is hereby amended as follows:
(i) “any” shall be substituted for “such one” wherever the latter words occur,
(ii) “as the Minister may direct,” shall be deleted wherever those words occur.
(2) The references in subsection (1) of section 6 of the Act of 1953 to the date of the passing of that Act shall be construed as references to the date of the passing of this Act.
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paragraphs: —Where—
(a) before the passing of this Act the Minister refused, under subsection (1) of section 12 of the Act of 1941, an application,
(b) within twelve months from such passing the applicant requests the Minister to declare that reconsideration of his application is justified, and
(c) after consideration of such request and the circumstances of the case, the Minister becomes satisfied that reconsideration of the application is justified and so informs the applicant,
paragraph (c) of the said subsection (1) shall not apply in relation to the applicant.
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paragraphs: —(1) This section applies to:
(a) a pension under section 26 of the Act of 1937,
(b) a pension under section 28 of that Act,
(c) a pension under section 29 of that Act,
(d) a pension under section 6 of the Act of 1941,
(e) a pension under section 6 of the Act of 1943 payable to a person who, on the date of his discharge from the forces, was, in the case of an officer, a married man within the meaning of the Defence Force Regulations governing on that date the pay of officers and, in the case of a soldier, in receipt of marriage allowance as a married soldier,
(f) a pension under section 12 of the Act of 1946 so payable,
(g) a pension under section 5 of the No. 2 Act of 1960 so payable,
(h) a pension under section 7 of the No. 2 Act of 1960 so payable.
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paragraphs: —The Third Schedule to the Act of 1957 is hereby amended as follows:
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paragraphs: —Any pension or allowance granted by virtue of this Act shall, notwithstanding anything contained in any other enactment, be payable as from such date as the Minister may determine not being earlier than the date of the passing of this Act.
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paragraphs: —Subsection (2) of section 4 and section 5 of the Act of 1953 are hereby repealed.
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paragraphs: —(1) This Act may be cited as the Army Pensions Act, 1962.
(2) The Acts and this Act may be cited together as the Army Pensions Acts, 1923 to 1962.