Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Scheme, 1956.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: Short title and commencement.
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paragraphs: Application of the Interpretation Act, 1937.
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paragraphs: Interpretation.
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paragraphs: Increase of retired pay of officers retiring on or after 2nd November, 1952.
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paragraphs: Increase of gratuities of certain married officers.
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paragraphs: Increase of gratuities of certain lieutenant-generals.
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paragraphs: Increase of gratuities of certain dental officers holding temporary commissions in Army Medical Corps.
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paragraphs: Rate of retired pay of commandant in certain cases.
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paragraphs: Pensions to certain long-service soldiers appointed to the Ordnance Survey.
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paragraphs: Application of certain provisions of the Schemes to pensions under Article 19 of the Principal Scheme.
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paragraphs: Certain officers deemed to have been in receipt of full pay, etc.
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paragraphs: Amendment of Article 22 of the Principal Scheme.
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paragraphs: Amendment of Article 26A of the Principal Scheme.
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paragraphs: Amendment of Article 28A of the Principal Scheme.
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paragraphs: Amendment of Article 38 of the Principal Scheme.
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paragraphs: Meaning of " gratuity " in Article 20 (4) (a) (i) and 20 (4) (b) of the Amending Scheme of 1949.
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paragraphs: Amendment of Article 20 of the Amending Scheme of 1949.
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paragraphs: Amendment of Article 4 of the Amending Scheme of 1953.
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paragraphs: Amendment of Article 6 of the Amending Scheme of 1953.
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paragraphs: Amendment of Article 19 of the Amending Scheme of 1953.
S.I. No. 35 of 1956.
DEFENCE FORCES (PENSIONS) (AMENDMENT) SCHEME, 1956.
I, SEÃ?N MAC EOIN, Minister for Defence, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 2 , 3 and 5 of the Defence Forces (Pensions) Act, 1932 (No. 26 of 1932), and by section 4 of the Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Act, 1938 (No. 33 of 1938), hereby, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, testified by his official seal affixed hereto, make the following Scheme :
1 Short title and commencement
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paragraphs: —(1) This Scheme may be cited as the Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Scheme, 1956.
(2) This Scheme shall come into operation immediately upon its being confirmed by resolution of each House of the Oireachtas.
2 Application of the Interpretation Act, 1937 .
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paragraphs: The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Scheme.
3 Interpretation.
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paragraphs: —(1) In this Scheme—
" the Principal Scheme " means the Defence Forces (Pensions) Scheme, 1937 ( S. R. & O. No. 249 of 1937 );
" the Amending Scheme of 1947 " means the Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Scheme, 1947 ( S. R. & O. No. 81 of 1947 ) ;
" the Amending Scheme of 1949 " means the Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Scheme, 1949 ( S.I. No. 209 of 1949 ) ;
" the Amending Scheme of 1953 " means the Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Scheme, 1953 ( S.I. No. 259 of 1953 ) ;
" the Schemes " means the Principal Scheme as amended by subsequent Schemes including this Scheme ;
" the Minister " means the Minister for Defence ;
" married officer " means an officer who was a married officer within the meaning of the regulations with respect to the pay of officers made or deemed to have been made under the Defence Act, 1954 (No. 18 of 1954), and in force on the day before the day of his retirement ;
" single officer " means an officer who is not a married officer.
(2) This Scheme shall be construed as one with the Principal Scheme.
(3) The Principal Scheme, the Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Scheme, 1940 ( S. R. & O. No. 299 of 1940 ), the Amending Scheme of 1947, the Amending Scheme of 1949, the Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) (No. 2) Scheme, 1949 ( S.I. No. 291 of 1949 ), the Amending Scheme of 1953 and this Scheme may be cited together as the Defence Forces (Pensions) Schemes, 1937 to 1956.
4 Increase of retired pay of officers retiring on or after 2nd November, 1952.
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paragraphs: —(1) Where retired pay is granted under Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9A or 10 of the Principal Scheme to an officer who retires or is retired on or after the 2nd day of November, 1952, such pay shall be increased by the appropriate percentage indicated in the Table to this Article opposite the mention of such officer's retiring rank.
(2) For the purposes of this Article " retired pay " shall be deemed not to include any increase granted under Article 14 of the Amending Scheme of 1947 or Article 4 of the Amending Scheme of 1953 but, in relation to an officer who—
(a) is, immediately preceding his retirement, a special service officer within the meaning of Article 13 of the Principal Scheme, and
(b) does not exercise the election conferred on him by paragraph (b) of sub-article (1) of the said Article 13,
shall include the increase granted under paragraph (a) of sub-article (1) of the said Article 13.
(3) Article 14 of the Amending Scheme of 1947 and Article 4 of the Amending Scheme of 1953 shall not apply to an officer to whom this Article applies, and any payments made in respect of the increase granted under the said Articles shall be deemed to be payments on foot of the increase granted by this Article.
(4) This Article shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 2nd day of November, 1952.
Retiring rank by reference to which retired pay was calculated.
Married Officer
Single Officer
Retirement before 2nd November, 1955.
Retirement on or after 2nd November, 1955.
Retirement before 2nd November, 1955.
Retirement on or after 2nd November, 1955.
Lieutenant-General
68%
81%
—
—
Major-General
77%
89%
70%
83%
Colonel
83%
96%
80%
94%
Lieutenant-Colonel
78%
91%
67%
80%
Commandant
62%
75%
53%
65%
Captain
70%
84%
70%
84%
Lieutenant
57%
71%
55%
68%
5 Increase of gratuities of certain married officers.
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paragraphs: —(1) Where a gratuity is payable under Article 11 of the Principal Scheme (inserted by Article 9 of the Amending Scheme of 1947) to an officer (other than an officer whose retiring rank is lieutenant-general or general) who retires or is retired on or after the 2nd day of November, 1952, such gratuity shall be increased by the appropriate percentage indicated in the Table to this Article opposite the mention of such officer's retiring rank and Article 11A of the Principal Scheme (inserted by Article 10 of the Amending Scheme of 1947) shall have effect accordingly.