Army Pensions (Increase) Act, 1962

Amendment of section 7 of the Act of 1943.

23.—(1) For the purposes of section 7 of the Act of 1943, as amended by subsections (1), (2) and (3) of section 41 of the Act of 1953—

(a) the expression “the appropriate annual sum” means, in respect of a person whose age is seventy years or more—

(i) in relation to a single man or woman or to a widower or widow with no children, £104,

(ii) in relation to a widower or widow who has children, the sum of the following amounts, namely, £104 and £11 14s. in respect of each child,

(iii) in relation to a married man or woman whose spouse; is living and who has no children and who is in receipt of an old age (contributory) pension under the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1962, or whose spouse is in receipt of such pension or of an old age (non-contributory) pension or a blind pension under the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1962, £123 10s.,

(iv) in relation to any other married man or woman whose spouse is living and who has no children, £147,

(v) in relation to a married man or woman whose spouse is living and who has children and who is in receipt of an old age (contributory) pension under the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1962, or whose spouse is in receipt of such pension or of an old age (non-contributory) pension or a blind pension under the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1962, the sum of the following: amounts, namely, £123 10s. and £11 14s. in respect of each child,

(vi) in relation to any other married man or woman whose spouse is living and who has children, the sum of the following amounts, namely, £147 and £11 14s. in respect of each child;

(b) the expression “the appropriate annual sum” means, in respect of a person whose age is less than seventy years—

(i) in relation to a single man or woman or to a widower or widow with no children, £130,

(ii) in relation to a widower or widow who has children, the sum of the following amounts, namely, £130 and £11 14s. in respect of each child,

(iii) in relation to a married man or woman whose spouse is living but who has no children, £156,

(iv) in relation to a married man or woman whose spouse is living and who has children, the sum of the following amounts, namely, £156 and £11 14s. in respect of each child.

(2) Section 24 of the Increase Act of 1961 is hereby repealed.