Army Pensions Act, 1949

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Scale of wound pensions and married pensions under section 12 of the act of 1927 for persons discharged from the Forces on or after the passing of this Act.

Section 5 (1) .

PART I.

Wound Pensions—Officers.

Degree of disablement

Scale of Pension

(1)

(2)

per cent.

100

60 per cent. of annual pay at date of discharge or £120, whichever is the greater.

90

54 per cent. of annual pay at date of discharge or £108, whichever is the greater.

80

48 per cent. of annual pay at date of discharge or £96, whichever is the greater.

70

42 per cent. of annual pay at date of discharge or £84, whichever is the greater.

60

36 per cent. of annual pay at date of discharge or £72, whichever is the greater.

50

30 per cent. of annual pay at date of discharge or £60, whichever is the greater.

40

24 per cent. of annual pay at date of discharge or £48, whichever is the greater.

30

18 per cent. of annual pay at date of discharge or £36, whichever is the greater.

20

12 per cent. of annual pay at date of discharge or £24, whichever is the greater.

Note:—“Annual Pay” does not include allowances, or additional pay in respect of temporary, probationary or acting duty.

The married pension payable to an officer in receipt of a pension under section 12 of the Act of 1927 who is entitled to a married pension shall be at the rate, applicable to his degree of disablement, set out in Part III of this Schedule.

PART II.

Wound Pensions—Soldiers.

Degree of disablement

Rate of Pension per week

(1)

(2)

per cent.

£

  s.

d.

100

2

10

0

90

2

  5

0

80

2

  0

0

70

1

15

0

60

1

10

0

50

1

  5

0

40

1

  0

0

30

0

15

0

20

0

10

0

The married pension payable to a soldier in receipt of a pension under section 12 of the Act of 1927 who is entitled to a married pension shall be at the rate applicable to his degree of disablement, set out in Part III of this Schedule.

PART III.

Married Pensions—Officers and Soldiers.

Married Pension per week

Degree of disablement

In respect of wife

In respect of each child of the pensioner born not later than nine months after the date of his discharge who, being a boy, is for the time being under the age of 18 years or being a girl is for the time being, in case the pensioner was an officer, under the age of 21 years and unmarried or, in case the pensioner was a soldier, under the age of 18 years and unmarried.

(1)

(2)

(3)

per cent.

s.

d.

s.

d.

100

7

6

4

0

90

6

9

3

7

80

6

0

3

2

70

5

3

2

10

60

4

6

2

5

50

3

9

2

0

40

3

0

1

7

30

2

3

1

2

20

1

6

0

10

The sum specified in the second column of this Schedule shall cease to be payable if the pensioner's wife dies or the marriage is lawfully annulled or dissolved.