Army Pensions Act, 1949

Compensation Scheme for members of Reserve—Second Line wounded, killed or dying of wounds.

11.—(1) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, make a scheme (in this section referred to as the compensation scheme) providing for the payment, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, to, or to the dependants of, members of the Reserve—Second Line, who, in the course of such duties as may be specified in the Scheme, are wounded, killed or die of wounds, of such compensation (in the form of periodical or lump sums) as may be specified in the Scheme.

(2) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, from time to time make a scheme revoking or amending the compensation scheme.

(3) Sections 6, 9, 10, 11 and 12 (as amended by section 3 of this Act) of the Act of 1923 and section 21 of the Act of 1927, shall apply in respect of—

(a) compensation under the compensation scheme,

(b) persons who are or who claim to be entitled to such compensation,

(c) persons to whom such compensation is granted, and

(d) persons who apply for such compensation,

as if such compensation were mentioned in those sections.

(4) (a) Where any compensation, in form of a periodical sum, under the compensation scheme is under section 11 of the Act of 1923 (as applied by subsection (3) of this section) forfeited or terminated, the Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, restore such compensation either in whole or in part.

(b) Where any compensation, in the form of a periodical sum, under the compensation scheme is restored in part under paragraph (a) of this subsection, the Minister may with the consent of the Minister for Finance, restore the balance of such compensation.

(5) In this section the expression “member of the Reserve—Second Line” means any person being—

(a) an officer of the Reserve of Officers (Fórsa Cosanta Aitiúil),

(b) a man of the Reserve of Men (Fórsa Cosanta Aitiúil),

(c) an officer of the Reserve of Officers (An Slua Muirí),

(d) a man of the Reserve of Men (An Slua Muirí).