Army Pensions Act, 1927

FIRST SCHEDULE.

AMENDMENTS OF THE PRINCIPAL ACT.

Section and sub-section of the Principal Act.

How amended.

Section 1 , sub-sections (1), (2), and (3).

(a) By the deletion of the words “as medically unfit for further service” wherever those words occur;

(b) By the insertion of the words and figures “and before the 1st day of October, 1923” after the figures “1922” wherever those figures occur.

Section 1 , sub-section (4).

By the deletion of the word “so” wherever that word occurs and deletion of the words “as aforesaid.”

Section 3 , sub-section (1).

(a) By the deletion of the words and figures “before the 1st day of April, 1922” and the insertion in lieu thereof of the words “while serving in the Irish Volunteers or the Irish Citizen Army”;

(b) By the insertion of the words and figures “and before the 1st day of October, 1923” after the figures “1922” where those figures secondly occur;

(c) By the deletion of the words “as medically unfit for further service.”

Section 4 , sub-section (3).

By the deletion of all words from the words “unless such person became” to the end of the sub-section and the insertion in lieu thereof of the words “but if such person became a member of the forces such pension shall not be payable for or in respect of the period during which he was or shall be a member of the forces.”

Section 4 .

By the insertion at the end of the section of a new sub-section as follows:—

“(4) Any wound pension granted to a person who was wounded while performing his duty as a member of the Irish Volunteers on or after the 1st day of April, 1922 shall commence on the date on which such person was wounded, but if such person became a member of the forces such pension shall not be payable for or in respect of the period during which he was or shall be a member of the forces.”

Section 5 , sub-section (1).

By the deletion of the sub-section and the insertion in lieu thereof of a new sub-section, as follows:—

“(1) The Minister may from time to time, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, supply to any person to whom a wound pension (whether temporary or permanent) or a gratuity has been granted under this Act such surgical and medical appliances as his case may require, and provide for the repair or renewal of any such appliances.”

Section 5 , sub-section (2).

By the deletion of the words “officer or soldier” wherever those words occur and the insertion in lieu thereof of the word “person.”

Section 6 , sub-section (1).

By the deletion of the words “officers and soldiers” and the insertion in lieu thereof of the word “persons.”

Section 6 , sub-section (2).

By the deletion of the words “officer or soldier” and the insertion in lieu thereof of the word “person.”

Section 7 , sub-section (1).

By the insertion of the words and figures “and before the 1st day of October, 1923” after the figures “1922” wherever those figures occur.

Section 7 , sub-section (1).

By the deletion in paragraph (b) of the words “three years” and the insertion in lieu thereof of the words “four years.”

Section 8 , sub-section (1).

(a) By the deletion of the words and figures “before the 1st day of April, 1922” where those words and figures firstly and secondly occur and the insertion in lieu thereof in each case of the words “while serving in the Irish Volunteers or the Irish Citizen Army”;

(b) By the insertion of the words and figures “and before the 1st day of October, 1923” after the figures “1922” where those figures thirdly occur.

Section 8 , sub-section (1).

By the deletion of the words “within three years” and the insertion in lieu thereof of the words “within four years.”

Section 8 , sub-section (2).

By the deletion of the sub-section and the insertion in lieu thereof of a new sub-section as follows:—

“(2) Every allowance granted under this section shall commence on the 1st day of April, 1922 or the date of the death of the person in respect of whom the same is payable, whichever of those dates is the later.”

Section 11 , sub-section (1).

By the deletion of the words “officer or soldier” wherever those words occur and the insertion in lieu thereof of the word “person.”

Section 12 , sub-section (1).

By the deletion of the sub-section and the insertion in lieu thereof of a new sub-section as follows:—

“(1) Every person who, with a view to obtaining the grant or payment of a pension, allowance or gratuity under this Act either for himself or for any other person, makes, signs, or uses any declaration, application, or other written statement knowing the same to be false shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding twenty-five pounds or, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.”

Section 13 , sub-sections (1), and (2).

By the deletion of the words “officer or soldier” wherever those words occur and the insertion in lieu thereof of the word “person.”

Section 13 , sub-section (2).

By the insertion of the words “or any compensation awarded by the Minister for Finance on the recommendation of the Personal Injuries Committee” after the words “officer or soldier” where those words firstly occur.

First Schedule

By the deletion of the words and figures:—

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20

40

8/4

3

2

And the insertion in lieu thereof of the words and figures:—

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30

60

12/7

4/6

3