Garda Síochána (Compensation) Act, 1941

Deaths and injuries to which this Act applies.

2.—(1) This Act applies—

(a) to the death of a member of the Gárda Síochána who dies after the date of the passing of this Act from injuries maliciously inflicted (whether before or after such passing on him)—

(i) in the performance of his duties as such member while actually on duty, or

(ii) while exercising powers or otherwise acting in his general capacity as a policeman when off duty or on leave or otherwise not actually on duty, or

(iii) while on duty or off duty or on leave or at any other time because of anything previously done (whether before or after the passing of this Act) by him as a member of the Gárda Síochána or merely because of his being a member of the Gárda Síochána, and

(b) to the death of a person who had previously been, but at the time of his death has ceased to be, a member of the Gárda Síochána (whether such cesser took place before or after the passing of this Act) and dies after the date of such passing from injuries maliciously inflicted (whether before or after such passing) on him because of anything done (whether before or after such passing) by him as a member of the Gárda Síochána or merely because of his having been a member of the Gárda Síochána, and

(c) to personal injuries (not causing death) maliciously inflicted after the date of the passing of this Act on a member of the Gárda Síochána—

(i) in the performance of his duties as such member while actually on duty, or

(ii) while exercising powers or otherwise acting in his general capacity as a policeman when off duty or on leave or otherwise not actually on duty, or

(iii) while on duty or off duty or on leave or at any other time because of anything previously done (whether before or after the passing of this Act) by him as a member of the Gárda Síochána or merely because of his being a member of the Gárda Síochána, and

(d) to personal injuries (not causing death) maliciously inflicted after the date of the passing of this Act on a person who had previously been, but at the time when such injuries are inflicted has ceased to be, a member of the Gárda Síochána (whether such cesser took place before or after the passing of this Act) where such injuries are inflicted on such person because of anything done (whether before or after such passing) by him as a member of the Gárda Síochána or merely because of his having been a member of the Gárda Síochána.

(2) This Act also applies—

(a) to a death which occurred on or after the 1st day of January, 1940, and before or on the date of the passing of this Act and which, if it had occurred after the date of such passing, would have been a death to which this Act applies by virtue of the foregoing sub-section of this section, and

(b) to personal injuries (not causing death) which were inflicted on or after the 1st day of January, 1940, and before or on the date of the passing of this Act and which, if they had been inflicted after the date of such passing, would have been injuries to which this Act applies by virtue of the said foregoing sub-section.