Pensions (Increase) Act, 1964

Increase of scheduled (Part III) pensions.

23.—(1) The local authority who granted a scheduled (Part III) pension, being a pension which was in course of payment in whole or in part on a date not earlier than the 1st day of November, 1963, determined by them, may grant one increase (and no more) of the pension, and the increase shall be an increase to such extent as may be sanctioned by the Minister for Local Government, or is in accordance with an approval which is applicable to the pension and which has been given by that Minister in respect of a class of such pensions.

(2) Where a person is aggrieved by a refusal or failure during the period of twelve months after the passing of this Act to grant an increase under subsection (1) of this section, he may, in the case of a refusal, not later than six months after the refusal, or, in the case of a failure, not later than six months after the expiration of the said twelve months, appeal to the Minister for Local Government against the refusal or failure.

(3) Where a person is aggrieved by an increase granted under subsection (1) of this section, he may, not later than six months after the grant of the increase, appeal against it to the Minister for Local Government.

(4) On an appeal under this section, the Minister for Local Government may either refuse the appeal or make such provisions as should in his opinion, have been made by the local authority concerned, and any provisions so made by that Minister shall have effect as if made by that authority.

(5) The pension payable under section 4 of the Vocational Education (Amendment) Act, 1947 , shall, for the purposes of the foregoing subsections of this section and of Part III of the Schedule to this Act, be deemed to be a pension granted by the paying authority referred to in that section.