Mental Treatment Act, 1945

Reduction of certain allowances.

84.—(1) Where a person, to whom an allowance is paid on account of having ceased, before or after the commencement of this Part of this Act, to hold an office or employment (in this section referred to as the former office) remunerated out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas or to which he was appointed by a local authority other than a mental hospital authority, is appointed to any office or employment (in this section referred to as the later office) by a mental hospital authority, the following provisions shall, so long as he holds the later office, have effect:—

(a) in case the salary or wages of the later office are equal to or greater than the salary or wages of the former office—such person shall not be paid the allowance;

(b) in any other case—such person shall be paid no more of the allowance than so much thereof as, together with the salary or wages of the later office, equals the salary or wages of the former office.

(2) If and so long as an allowance payable by any person and contributed to by another person is, in pursuance of this section, not paid, the contribution shall also not be paid.

(3) If and so long as an allowance payable by any person and contributed to by another person is, in pursuance of this section, reduced, the contribution shall be reduced in the same proportion as the allowance is reduced.