Army Pensions Act, 1953

Amendment of sections 10 and 12 of the Act of 1927.

48.—(1) Section 10 and section 12 of the Act of 1927 shall, in their application to an officer who is discharged from the forces on or after the date of the passing of this Act, have effect as if there were substituted for the Table contained in Part I of the Third Schedule to that Act the following Tables:

“Officer who was a married officer within the meaning of the Defence Force Regulations governing the pay of officers in force on the day before the day of his discharge from the forces.

Degree of Disablement

Scale of Pension

(1)

(2)

per cent.

100

48 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge.

90

43 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge.

80

39 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge.

70

34 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge.

60

29 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge.

50

24 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge.

40

19 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge.

30

14 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge.

20

10 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge.

Officer who was not a married officer within the meaning of the Defence Force Regulations governing the pay of officers in force on the day before the day of his discharge from the forces.

Degree of Disablement

Scale of Pension

(1)

(2)

per cent.

100

55 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge.

  90

50 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge.

  80

44 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge.

  70

39 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge.

  60

33 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge.

  50

28 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge.

  40

22 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge.

  30

17 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge.

  20

11 per cent. of annual pay at the date of discharge.

(2) Subsection (1) of section 6 and subsection (1) of section 8 of the Increase Act of 1949 shall not apply in respect of an officer to whom subsection (1) of this section applies.