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S.I. No. 55/1984 - Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Scheme, 1984.

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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 September, 1983, such gratuity (as increased by Article 6 of the No. 3 Amending Scheme of 1983) shall be further 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 said Amending Scheme of 1947) shall have effect accordingly.

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

Article 19of the Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Scheme, 1957 ( S.I. No. 152 of 1957 )) of the Fifth Schedule to the Principal Scheme.

(3)This Article shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 2nd day of September,
  1. TABLE. Retiring Rank Retirement on or after 2nd day of September,
  2. % Major-General 4.75 Colonel 4.75 Lieutenant-Colonel 4.75 Commandant 4.75 Captain 4.75 Lieutenant 4.75 7 Amendment of Article 26A of the Principal Scheme. 7.
(1)The Principal Scheme shall be construed and have effect as if the following Article were substituted for Article 26A (

Article 22of the Amending Scheme of 1947) (as amended by Article 7 of the No. 3 Amending Scheme of 1983); "26A.

(1)Subject to the provisions of this Scheme, there may be granted to any long-service soldier who is discharged on or after the 1st day of September, 1983, and whose qualifying service is 21 years or more, a pension at the rate per week specified in Table 1 to this Article opposite the mention of his retiring rank.
(2)Where— (
  1. a)a soldier is permitted to extend his service in the Forces beyond 21 years service, and (
  2. b)such soldier's qualifying service is 22 years or more, and (
  3. c)such soldier is granted a pension under sub-article
(1)of this Article, Table 1 to this Article shall have effect as if the weekly sum set out in the appropriate column of the said Table opposite the mention of his retiring rank were increased, in respect of each year of his qualifying service in excess of twenty-one years but not in excess of 31 years, by £0.05 plus an additional increase at the rate specified in Table II to this Article.
(3)In the case of a soldier who is discharged before the 1st day of August, 1978, the additional increase specified in Table II to this Article shall cease to be payable when he reaches the age of 70 years or becomes otherwise entitled to a retirement pension under the Social Welfare Acts.
(4)Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-article
(3)of this Article, the additional increase specified in Table II to this Article shall continue to be payable when a soldier reaches the age of 70 years, if, without his own default, he fails to qualify for a contributory old age pension under the Social Welfare Acts.
(5)In the case of a soldier who is discharged on or after the 1st day of August, 1978, the additional increase specified in Table II to this Article shall cease to be payable when he reaches the age prescribed for a contributory old age pension or becomes otherwise entitled to a retirement pension under the Social Welfare Acts.
(6)Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-article
(5)of this Article, the additional increase specified in Table II to this Article shall continue to be payable when a soldier reaches the age prescribed for a contributory old age pension, if, without his own default, he fails to qualify for a contributory old age pension under the Social Welfare Acts.
(7)In this Article and in Table I hereto "retiring rank" has the meaning assigned to it in Article 25 of the Principal Scheme. TABLE I. Retiring Rank Rate per week of pension in respect of 21 years qualifying service. Discharge on or after 1st day of September, 1983 £ Sergeant-Major 71.69 Battalion Quartermaster-Sergeant 66.50 Company-Sergeant 62.16 Company Quartermaster-Sergeant 59.53 Sergeant 56.65 Corporal 54.49 Private 50.14 TABLE II. Date of Discharge Weekly rate of additional increase in respect of each year of qualifying service in excess of 21 years but not exceeding 31 years. Discharge on or after 1st day of September, 1983. £1.84 "
(2)This Article shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of September, 1983. 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.

3 Amending Scheme of 1983) 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, 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 September, 1983. TABLE. Ref. No. Retiring Rank. Rate for each year of qualifying service where the total qualifying service is less than 7 years. Rate for each year of qualifying service where the total qualifying service is not less than 7 years but is less than 13 years. Rate for each year of qualifying service where the total qualifying service is not less than 13 years but is less than 21 years.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)£ £ £
  1. Private 68.03 136.06 204.09
  2. Any rank being that of Corporal or Sergeant 82.53 165.06 247.59
  3. Any rank being that of Company Quartermaster-Sergeant, Company-Sergeant, Battalion Quartermaster-Sergeant or Sergeant- Major 98.12 196.24 294.36 GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 1st day of March,
  4. PATRICK COONEY. The Minister for the Public Service hereby consents to the foregoing Scheme. GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Public Service, this 1st day of March,
  5. JOHN BOLAND. EXPLANATORY NOTE. This statutory instrument provides for increases in the amount of retirement benefits payable to officers of the Permanent Defence Force retiring on or after 2nd September, 1983, and in the pensions and gratuities payable to soldiers discharged or transferred to the Reserve Defence Force on or after 1st September,
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