Pensions (Abatement) Act, 1965

Amendment of section 23 (1) of Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Act, 1938.

3.—The following subsection is hereby substituted for subsection (1) of section 23 of the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Act, 1938 , as amended by subsection (1) of section 18 of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1960 :

“(1) Where a person to whom a pension under Part IV is for the time being payable is appointed to a qualifying office or as Attorney General, the pension under Part IV shall cease to be payable while he holds the qualifying office or the office of Attorney General.”