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S.I. No. 154/1965 - Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Scheme, 1965.

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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 January, 1964, 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, Article 23 or 24 of the Amending Scheme of 1960, Article 6 of the Amending Scheme of 1962 or Article 6 of the No. 2 Amending Scheme of 1962.
(4)This Article shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1964. TABLE Retiring Rank Retirement before 2nd February, 1964 Retirement on or after 2nd February, 1964 and before 2nd April, 1965 Retirement on or after 2nd April, 1965 Lieutenant-General 70% 91% 98% Major-General 187% 221% 233% Retirement before 2nd February, 1964 Retirement on or after 2nd February, 1964 Colonel 198% 233% Lieutenant-Colonel 195% 230% Commandant 175% 208% Captain 204% 240% Lieutenant 152% 183% 7 Amendment of Article 26A of the Principal Scheme. 7.—
(1)Article 26A of the Principal Scheme (

Article 22

of the Amending Scheme of 1947) shall, as respects a long-service soldier discharged on or after the 1st day of January, 1964, have effect as if— (a) the pension payable to him under sub-article

(1)of that Article, as amended by Article 7 of the No. 2 Amending Scheme of 1962, in lieu of being payable at the rate specified in the Table to the said Article 7, were payable at the rate specified in the Table to this Article opposite the mention of his retiring rank, (b) in the case of a soldier discharged on or after the 1st day of January, 1964, and before the 1st day of February, 1964, a married pension payable to him under sub-article
(3)of that Article, as amended by the said Article 7, in lieu of being payable at the rate of sixteen shillings and seven pence per week, were payable at the rate of twenty-one shillings and one penny per week, (c) in the case of a soldier discharged on or after the 1st day of February, 1964, such married pension, in lieu of being payable at the rate of sixteen shillings and seven pence per week, were payable at the rate of twenty-three shillings and nine pence 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 January, 1964. TABLE Retiring Rank Rate per week of pension in respect of 21 years' qualifying service Discharge before 1st February, 1964 Discharge on or after 1st February, 1964 s. d. s. d. Sergeant-Major 92 0 102 6 Battalion Quartermaster Sergeant 82 0 91 6 Company-Sergeant 76 0 84 9 Company Quartermaster Sergeant 70 3 78 0 Sergeant 63 6 70 9 Corporal 55 0 62 3 Private 44 6 51 9 8 Amendment of Article 28A of the Principal Scheme. 8.—
(1)Article 28A of the Principal Scheme (

Article 26of the Amending Scheme of 1947) as amended by Article 8 of the No.

2 Amending Scheme of 1962, shall have effect as if the gratuity payable thereunder to a soldier, in lieu of being calculated by reference to the Table to the said Article 8— (

  1. a)were, in the case of a soldier discharged or transferred to the Reserve on or after the 1st day of January, 1964, and before the 1st day of February, 1964, calculated by reference to Table 1 to this Article ; (
  2. b)were, in the case of a soldier discharged or transferred to the Reserve on or after the 1st day of February, 1964, calculated by reference to Table II to this Article.

(2)This Article shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1964. TABLE I 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 4 5 0 8 10 0 12 15 0
  2. Any rank being that of Corporal or Sergeant 5 17 6 11 15 0 17 12 6
  3. Any rank being that of Company Quartermaster-Sergeant, Company - Sergeant, Battalion Quartermaster - Sergeant or Sergeant-Major 7 15 0 15 10 0 23 5 0 TABLE II 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 4 18 6 9 17 0 14 15 6
  2. Any rank being that of Corporal or Sergeant 6 12 0 13 4 0 19 16 0
  3. Any rank being that of Company Quartermaster-Sergeant, Company—Sergeant, Battalion Quartermaster—Sergeant or Sergeant-Major 8 13 0 17 6 0 25 19 0 9 Revocations. 9.—
(1)Each Scheme mentioned in the Schedule to this Scheme is hereby revoked to the extent specified in column
(3)of that Schedule.
(2)This Article shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of January,
  1. Article
  2. SCHEDULE Schemes Revoked. Number and Year Title Extent of Revocation
(1)
(2)
(3)S.R. & O., No. 249 of 1937 Defence Forces (Pensions) Scheme, 1937 Article 15 S. R. & O., No. 81 of 1947 Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Scheme, 1947 Article 15 S.I. No. 259 of 1953 Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Scheme, 1953 Article 28 S.I. No. 35 of 1956 Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Scheme, 1956 Article 10 S.I. No. 247 of 1964 Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Scheme, 1964 Article 18 GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 7th day of July,
  1. MICHEÁL HILLIARD. Minister for Defence. The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the foregoing scheme. GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 7th day of July,
  2. SEÁN Ó LOINSIGH. 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 January, 1964 and in the pensions or gratuities payable to soldiers discharged or transferred to the Reserve Defence Force on or after 1st January,
  3. It also provides for an amendment of the Defence Forces (Pensions) Schemes, 1937 to
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