Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1946

Amendment of section 57 of the No. 2 Act of 1940.

9.—(1) Where—

(a) a person to whom section 57 of the No. 2 Act of 1940 applies, either is discharged from his existing engagement and immediately re-enlisted by enlisting in the Reserve of Men under section 25 of the No. 2 Act of 1940, or is re-enlisted under section 3 of the Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1945 (No. 10 of 1945), without being discharged from the service under any provision of the Acts or regulations made thereunder relating to discharge from the service, and

(b) such person is held in service as a reservist called out on permanent service,

the said section 57 shall, in its application to him, be construed as if—

(i) the definition (contained in subsection (7) of the said section 57 ) of the expression “termination of his military service” were repealed, and

(ii) the said expression were defined as meaning the date on which he is released from military service next subsequent to the date of his re-enlistment.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall be deemed to have come into force on, and shall have effect as on and from, the 25th day of July, 1945.