Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1961

Increase of certain pensions in respect of service ended on or after the 1st day of February, 1950, and before the 1st day of September, 1956.

14.—(1) A pension which was granted in respect of any service which ended on or after the 1st day of February, 1950, which was determined as a proportion of the remuneration of the person concerned and which was increased under section 10 or section 11 of the Act of 1958, by the appropriate sum, within the meaning of that Act, shall be increased with effect from and inclusive of the 1st day of August, 1959, by—

(a) (i) 4 per cent., if the service ended before the 1st day of April, 1953,

(ii) 3 per cent., if the service ended on or after the 1st day of April, 1953, and before the 1st day of July, 1953,

(iii) 2 per cent., if the service ended on or after the 1st day of July, 1953, and before the 1st day of October, 1953,

(iv) 1 per cent., if the service ended on or after the 1st day of October, 1953, and before the 1st day of January, 1954,

or

(b) the amount which would make the pension equal to the pension which would be payable on retirement to the person concerned if he had been remunerated at the rate or scale of remuneration applicable to an employee of the Board of equivalent status and service on the 1st day of April, 1954,

whichever is the less.

(2) A pension which was granted in respect of any service which ended on or after the 1st day of February, 1950, and which was determined as a proportion of the remuneration of the person concerned (including a pension referred to in subsection (1) of this section as increased under that subsection) shall be increased with effect from and inclusive of the 1st day of August, 1960, by—

(i) 5 per cent., if the service ended before the 1st day of December, 1955,

(ii) 3 3/4 per cent., if the service ended on or after the 1st day of December, 1955, and before the 1st day of March, 1956,

(iii) 2 ½ per cent., if the service ended on or after the 1st day of March, 1956, and before the 1st day of June, 1956,

(iv) 1 ¼ per cent., if the service ended on or after the 1st day of June, 1956, and before the 1st day of September, 1956.