In short
This law amends the Defence Act 1954, specifically concerning the equivalence of commissioned army and naval ranks within the Defence Forces. It updates how these ranks correspond to each other.
What it regulates
- The definitions of terms used in the Act.
- The correspondence between commissioned army and naval ranks.
- The Second Schedule of the Principal Act, which lists these ranks.
Who it concerns
- Individuals holding commissioned army ranks in the Defence Forces.
- Individuals holding commissioned naval ranks in the Defence Forces.
Key points
- The Act defines "Act of 1979" as the Defence (Amendment) Act 1979 and "Principal Act" as the Defence Act 1954.
- It amends section 24 of the Principal Act to specify how army and naval ranks correspond for reference numbers 2 through 10 in the Second Schedule.
- It replaces the entire Second Schedule of the Principal Act with an updated list of Commissioned Army and Naval Ranks in the Defence Forces.
- The Act can be cited as the Defence (Amendment) Act 2015, and together with previous acts, as the Defence Acts 1954 to 2015.
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Defence (Amendment) Act 2015
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Number 24 of 2015
DEFENCE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2015
CONTENTS
Section
1. Definitions
2. Amendment of section 24 of Principal Act
3. Amendment of Second Schedule to Principal Act
4. Short title and collective citation
Acts Referred to
Defence (Amendment) Act 1979
(No. 1)
Defence Act 1954
(No. 18)
Defence Acts 1954 to 2011
Number 24 of 2015
DEFENCE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2015
An Act to amend and extend the Defence Act 1954 and to provide for related matters.
[22 nd July, 2015]
Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows:
Definitions
1. In this Act—
“Act of 1979” means the
Defence (Amendment) Act 1979;
“Principal Act” means the
Defence Act 1954
.
Amendment of section 24 of Principal Act
2. Section 24 of the Principal Act is amended by substituting the following for subsection (3) (inserted by section 3 of the Act of 1979):
“(3) For the purposes of this Act—
(a) the commissioned army rank set out in column (2) of the Second Schedule to this Act at any reference number (being reference number 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9) shall be deemed to correspond to the commissioned naval rank set out in column (3) of the said Second Schedule at that reference number;
(b) the commissioned army rank set out in column (2) of the said Second Schedule at reference number 10 shall be deemed to correspond to each of the commissioned naval ranks set out in column (3) of the said Second Schedule at reference number 10;
(c) the commissioned naval rank set out in column (3) of the said Second Schedule at any reference number (being reference number 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9) shall be deemed to correspond to the commissioned army rank set out in column (2) of the said Second Schedule at that reference number;
(d) each of the commissioned naval ranks set out in column (3) of the said Second Schedule at reference number 10 shall be deemed to correspond to the commissioned army rank set out in column (2) of the said Second Schedule at reference number 10.”.
Amendment of Second Schedule to Principal Act
3. The Principal Act is amended by substituting the following for the Second Schedule (inserted by section 4 of the Act of 1979):
“SECOND SCHEDULE
Commissioned Army and Naval Ranks in the Defence Forces
Reference Number
(1)
Army Ranks
(2)
Naval Ranks
(3)
1.
Ginearál or (in English) General.
2.
Lefteanant-Ghinearál or (in English) Lieutenant-General.
Leas-Aimiréal or (in English) Vice- Admiral.
3.
Maor-Ghinearál or (in English) Major-General.
Seach-Aimiréal or (in English) Rear-Admiral.
4.
Briogáidire-Ghinearál or (in English) Brigadier-General.
Ceannasóir or (in English) Commodore.
5.
Cornal or (in English) Colonel.
Captaen or (in English) Captain.
6.
Lefteanant-Chornal or (in English) Lieutenant-Colonel.
Ceannasaí or (in English) Commander.
7.
Ceannfort or (in English) Commandant.
Lefteanant-Cheannasaí or (in English) Lieutenant-Commander.
8.
Captaen or (in English) Captain.
Lefteanant or (in English) Lieutenant.
9.
Lefteanant or (in English) Lieutenant.
Fo-Lefteanant or (in English) Sub-Lieutenant.
10.
Dara-Lefteanant or (in English) Second-Lieutenant.
Meirgire or (in English) Ensign.
Meánloingseach or (in English) Midshipman.
”.
Short title and collective citation
4. (1) This Act may be cited as the Defence (Amendment) Act 2015.
(2) The Defence Acts 1954 to 2011 and this Act may be cited together as the Defence Acts 1954 to 2015.
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