Civil Defence Act 2023
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Transitional arrangements | ||
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14. (1) Where, immediately before the coming into operation of this section, there is in being a unit, by whatever name called, established by the local authority concerned for the purpose of providing civil defence services in the administrative area of that local authority, such unit shall, notwithstanding the repeal of the enactments under section 13 , continue in being on and after that coming into operation and be deemed to be a civil defence unit for the purposes of section 4 . | ||
(2) A person who, immediately before the coming into operation of section 5 , was employed as a civil defence officer or assistant civil defence officer, as the case may be, of a local authority continues to be a civil defence officer or assistant civil defence officer, as the case may be, for the purposes of this Act on and from that coming into operation. | ||
(3) A person who, immediately before the coming into operation of section 6 , was a civil defence member (within the meaning of the Civil Defence Act 2012 ) shall, on and from that coming into operation, be deemed to be a civil defence volunteer for the purposes of this Act. | ||
(4) (a) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Air-Raid Precautions Act 1939 by section 13 (b), the Scheme shall continue in force on and after the coming into operation of section 13 (b) and continue to apply to each person who, immediately before that coming into operation, was in receipt of any payment made under the Scheme, for so long as such person is entitled to receive such payment under the Scheme, and the Minister may, by regulations made with the consent of the Minister for Finance, amend the Scheme for indexation purposes only or revoke the Scheme, as the case may be. | ||
(b) In this subsection— | ||
“indexation”, in relation to the Scheme, means the provision of increases in the amounts payable under the Scheme, in each successive year of the period during which payments are made under the Scheme; | ||
“Scheme” means the Air-Raid Precautions Services (Compensation for Personal Injuries) Scheme 1973 ( S.I. No. 104 of 1973 ). |