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S.I. No. 42/1962 - Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Scheme, 1962.

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of the Amending Scheme of 1947) to an officer who retires or is retired on or after the 2nd day of February, 1961, 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 (

Article 10of the Amending Scheme of 1947) shall have effect accordingly.

(2)In this Article and in the Table hereto "retiring rank" has the meaning assigned to it in Rule 1 (

Article 19of the Amending Scheme of 1957) of the Fifth Schedule to the Principal Scheme.

(3)For the purposes of this Article a gratuity under Article 11 of the Principal Scheme shall be deemed not to include any increase granted under Article 5 of the Amending Scheme of 1953, Article 5 of the Amending Scheme of 1956 or Article 23 or 24 of the Amending Scheme of 1960.
(4)This Article shall not be deemed to have come into operation on the 2nd day of February, 1961. TABLE Retiring rank Major-General 119% Colonel 126% Lieutenant-Colonel 120% Commandant 103% Captain 123% Lieutenant 96% 7 Amendment of Article 26A of the Principal Scheme. 7.—
(1)Article 26A of the Principal Scheme (

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of the Amending Scheme of 1947) shall, as respects a long-service soldier discharged on or after the 1st day of February, 1961, have effect as if— (a) the pension payable to him under sub-article

(1)of that Article, as amended by Article 28 of the Amending Scheme of 1960, in lieu of being payable at the rate specified in the Table to the said Article 28, were payable at the rate specified in the Table to this Article opposite the mention of his retiring rank, (b) a married pension payable to him under sub-article
(3)of that Article, as amended by the said Article 28, in lieu of being payable at the rate of thirteen shillings and threepence per week, were payable at the rate of fourteen shillings and fourpence per week.
(2)In this Article and in the Table hereto "retiring rank" has the meaning assigned to it in Article 25 of the Principal Scheme.
(3)This Article shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of February, 1961. TABLE Retiring rank Rate per week of pension in respect of 21 years' qualifying service s. d. Sergeant Major 61 6 Battalion Quartermaster Sergeant 54 6 Company Sergeant 49 9 Company Quartermaster Sergeant 46 9 Sergeant 43 3 Corporal 39 0 Private 32 3 8 Amendment of Article 28A of the Principal Scheme. 8.—
(1)Article 28A of the Principal Scheme (

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of the Amending Scheme of 1947) as amended by Article 29 of the Amending Scheme of 1960 shall, as respects a soldier discharged or transferred to the Reserve on or after the 1st day of February, 1961, have effect as if the gratuity payable thereunder to such soldier, in lieu of being calculated by reference to the Table to the said Article 29, were calculated by reference to the Table to this Article.

(2)This Article shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of February, 1961. TABLE. Ref. No. Retiring Rank Rate for each year of qualifying service where total qualifying service less than 7 years Rate for each year of qualifying service where total qualifying service not less than 7 years but less than 13 years Rate for each year of qualifying service where total qualifying service not less than 13 years but less than 21 years
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
  1. Private 3 1 6 6 3 0 9 4 6
  2. Any rank being that of Corporal or Sergeant. 4 2 0 8 4 0 12 6 0
  3. Any rank being that of Company Quartermaster Sergeant, Company Sergeant, Battalion Quartermaster Sergeant or Sergeant Major 5 3 0 10 6 0 15 9 0 GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 9th day of March,
  4. GEARÓID MAC PHARTHALÁIN. The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the foregoing scheme. GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 9th day of March,
  5. SÉAMAS Ó RIAIN. EXPLANATORY NOTE. This statutory instrument provides for increases in the amount of retirement benefits payable to certain officers of the Permanent Defence Force retiring on or after 2nd February 1961 and in the pensions or gratuities payable to soldiers discharged or transferred to the Reserve Defence Force on or after 1st February
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