Local, Government (Superannuation) Act, 1948

Suspension or reduction of allowance on reappointment of recipient.

75.—(1) Where a person to whom an allowance is payable under this or any other Act by a local authority or mental hospital board receives any payment (inclusive of the money value of emoluments, if any) from a local authority or mental hospital board or out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas for services rendered, no more of the allowance shall be paid to him in any year than so much as, with the said payment, equals the remuneration (inclusive of the money value of emoluments, if any) on which the allowance was computed.

(2) A local authority or mental hospital board paying an allowance to a person to whom subsection (1) of this section applies may from time to time, as may appear proper to them for the purpose of giving effect to subsection (1) of this section, suspend, abate or reduce or otherwise adjust the payments made or to be made by them in respect of the allowance.

(3) If and so long as, pursuant to this section, an allowance is not paid, any refund of part of such allowance payable under this or any other Act shall also not be paid.

(4) If and so long as, pursuant to this section, the amount payable in respect of an allowance is abated or reduced, any refund of part of such allowance payable under this or any other Act shall also be reduced proportionately.