Superannuation and Pensions Act, 1963

Reconstitution of service in certain circumstances.

18.—Where—

(a) a person who is alive at the passing of this Act was granted a certificate of qualification under subsection (1) of section 62 of the Court Officers Act, 1926 ,

(b) before such grant he had ceased solely for political reasons to be employed in an established position in the Civil Service of the late United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and

(c) he retired before the passing of this Act from an established position, the following provisions shall have effect:

(i) the following periods shall be reckoned as one continuous period of established service:

(I) his period of service in an established position in the Civil Service of the late United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,

(II) the period between the date of his cesser of office in the Civil Service of the late United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the 1st day of January, 1923, and

(III) his period of established service in the Civil Service,

(ii) any superannuation allowance or additional allowance awarded to him shall be adjusted or varied accordingly, and

(iii) he shall be deemed to have been paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas within the meaning of section 17 of the Superannuation Act, 1859 , during the period referred to in subparagraph (II) of paragraph (i) of this section.