Army Pensions Act, 1932

Amendment of section 18 of the Act of 1927.

26.—Sub-sections (2) and (3) of section 18 of the Act of 1927 are hereby repealed and in lieu thereof it is hereby enacted as follows, that is to say:—

(a) every application by a person discharged from the forces (whether before or after the passing of this Act) for the grant of a wound pension, or gratuity under the Act of 1923 as amended by the Act of 1927 or under the Act of 1927 on account of a wound attributable to service shall be made within twelve months after the day on which such wound was received or the date of the passing of this Act, whichever is the later;

(b) every application for the grant of a disability pension under the Act of 1927 shall be made within twelve months after the date of the passing of this Act.