Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Scheme, 1949.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: Short title and commencement.
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paragraphs: Application of Interpretation Act, 1937.
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paragraphs: Interpretation.
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paragraphs: Amendment of Article 3 of the Principal Scheme.
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paragraphs: Retired pay of officer serving as Chief of Staff, Adjutant General or Quartermaster-General who retires while so serving.
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paragraphs: Right of retired officer entitled prospectively to a pension under Article 19 of the Principal Scheme to an immediate payment of a gratuity in lieu of that pension.
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paragraphs: Amendment of Article 20 of the Principal Scheme.
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paragraphs: Amendment of Article 23A 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 32 of the Principal Scheme.
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paragraphs: Pensions and gratuities of members of the Chaplaincy Service-
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paragraphs: Amendment of Article 35 of the Principal Scheme.
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paragraphs: Amendment of First Schedule to the Principal Scheme.
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paragraphs: Amendment of Second Schedule to the Principal Scheme.
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paragraphs: Amendment of Fifth Schedule to the Principal Scheme.
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paragraphs: Amendment of Seventh Schedule to the Principal Scheme.
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paragraphs: Rules for computing pensions of members of the Chaplaincy Service.
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paragraphs: Amendment of Article 42 of the Amending Scheme of 1947,
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paragraphs: Gratuities in respect of certain deceased officers.
I, THOMAS F. O'HIGGINS, Minister for Defence, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, testified by his signature hereto, do hereby, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by the Defence Forces (Pensions) Acts, 1932 to 1949, and of every and any other power me in this behalf enabling, make the following Scheme, that is to say :—
1 Short title and commencement.
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paragraphs: —(1) This Scheme may be cited as the Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Scheme, 1949.
(2) This Scheme shall come into operation immediately upon its being confirmed by resolution of each House of the Oireachtas.
2 Application of 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 expression " the Principal Scheme " means the Defence Forces (Pensions) Scheme, 1937 ( S. R. & O. No. 249 of 1937 ), as amended by the Amending Scheme of 1940, and the Amending Scheme of 1947 ;
the expression " the Amending Scheme of 1940 " means the Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Scheme, 1940 ( S. R. & O. No. 299 of 1940 ) ;
the expression " the Amending Scheme of 1947 " means the Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Scheme, 1947 ( S. R. & O. No. 81 of 1947 ).
(2) This Scheme shall be construed as one with the Principal Scheme.
(3) References in this Scheme to the Principal Scheme shall be construed as references to the Principal Scheme as amended by this Scheme.
4 Amendment of Article 3 of the Principal Scheme.
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paragraphs: —(1) The Principal Scheme shall be construed and have effect as if the following were added to Article 3 thereof—
" the word ' member,' when used without qualification, means,—