Connaught Rangers (Pensions) Act, 1961

Restoration of certain forfeited pensions.

2.—(1) Where a pension under section 3 of the Connaught Rangers (Pensions) Act, 1936 , has been forfeited under section 16 of that Act, the Minister may by order, made with the consent of the Minister for Finance, restore such pension in whole or in part.

(2) Where a pension is restored in part under subsection (1) of this section, the Minister may by order, made with the consent of the Minister for Finance, restore the balance of such pension.

(3) Payment of any pension or part of any pension which has been restored under this section shall be made from such date (not being earlier than the date of the order restoring it) as the Minister may determine.

(4) In this section “the Minister” means the Minister for Defence.