Army Pensions Act, 1946
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Interpretation. |
1.—(1) In this Act— | |
the expression “the Act of 1923” means the Army Pensions Act, 1923 (No. 26 of 1923), and, where the context so permits, shall be construed as meaning that Act as amended by the Act of 1927, and Part III of the Act of 1932, and Part III of the Act of 1937; | ||
the expression “the Act of 1927” means the Army Pensions Act, 1927 (No. 12 of 1927), and, where the context so permits, shall be construed as meaning that Act as amended by Part III of the Act of 1932, and Part III of the Act of 1937, and the Act of 1941, and the Act of 1943; | ||
the expression “the Act of 1932” means the Army Pensions Act, 1932 (No. 24 of 1932), and, where the context so permits, shall be construed as meaning that Act as amended by Part IV of the Act of 1937, and the Act of 1941, and the Act of 1943; | ||
the expression “the Act of 1937” means the Army Pensions Act, 1937 (No. 15 of 1937), and, where the context so permits, shall be construed as meaning that Act as amended by the Act of 1941 and the Act of 1943; | ||
the expression “the Act of 1941” means the Army Pensions Act, 1941 (No. 2 of 1941), and, where the context so permits, shall be construed as meaning that Act as amended by the Act of 1943; | ||
the expression “the Act of 1943” means the Army Pensions Act, 1943 (No. 14 of 1943); | ||
the expression “the Acts” means the Army Pensions Acts, 1923 to 1943; | ||
the expression “the appropriate existing (married pension) rate” means— | ||
(a) in relation to a married pension payable to a person who was immediately before his discharge an officer, the rate of thirty pounds per annum, | ||
(b) in relation to a married pension payable to a person who was immediately before his discharge a soldier, the rate, applicable to his degree of disablement, set out in the third column of the Part substituted, by subsection (6) of section 3 of the Act of 1943, for Part II of the Third Schedule to the Act of 1927; | ||
the expression “the appropriate new (married pension) rate” means, in relation to a married pension payable to any person, the rate, applicable to his degree of disablement, set out in the First Schedule to this Act; | ||
the expression “married pension” means a married pension under subsection (2) of section 10 of the Act of 1927 or under subsection (2) of section 12 of the Act of 1927; | ||
the expression “the operative date” means the date of the passing of this Act | ||
(2) References in this Act to the discharge of a person shall be construed as references to his discharge from the forces on or after the 3rd day of September, 1939. | ||
(3) This Act shall be construed as one with the Acts and accordingly every word and expression used in this Act to which a particular meaning is given by the Acts for the purposes of the Acts has in this Act the meaning so given. |