I, DAVID ANDREWS, Minister for Defence, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 7 of the Army Pensions Act, 1980 (No. 21 of 1980), hereby, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, make the following Regulations:

1 Short title and collective citation.

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Army Pensions (Increase) Regulations, 1994.

(2) The Army Pensions (Increase) Regulations, 1969 to 1993, and these Regulations may be cited together as the Army Pensions (Increase) Regulations, 1969 to 1994.

2 Definitions and construction.

2. (1) In these Regulations—

"the Act of 1927" means the Army Pensions Act, 1927 (No. 12 of 1927);

"the Act of 1932" means the Army Pensions Act, 1932 (No. 24 of 1932);

"the Act of 1937" means the Army Pensions Act, 1937 (No. 15 of 1937);

"the Act of 1941" means the Army Pensions Act, 1941 (No. 2 of 1941);

"the Act of 1943" means the Army Pensions Act, 1943 (No. 14 of 1943);

"the Act of 1953" means the Army Pensions Act, 1953 (No. 23 of 1953);

"the Act of 1959" means the Army Pensions Act, 1959 (No. 15 of 1959);

"the No. 2 Act of 1960" means the Army Pensions (No. 2) Act, 1960 (No. 39 of 1960);

"the Act of 1962" means the Army Pensions Act, 1962 (No. 22 of 1962);

"the Act of 1971" means the Army Pensions Act, 1971 (No. 26 of 1971);

"the Acts" means the Army Pensions Acts, 1923 to 1973;

"the Increase Regulations of 1969" means the Army Pensions (Increase) Regulations, 1969 ( S.I. No. 191 of 1969 );

"the No. 2 Increase Regulations of 1993" means the Army Pensions (Increase) (No. 2) Regulations, 1993 ( S.I. No. 421 of 1993 ).

(2) These Regulations shall be construed as one with the Acts and the Army Pensions (Increase) Regulations, 1969 to 1993.

(3) References in these Regulations to any enactment shall be construed as references to that enactment as amended by any subsequent enactment or regulations.

3 Amendment of paragraph 3 of Increase Regulations of 1969.

3. (1) A wound or disability pension to which paragraph 3 of the Increase Regulations of 1969 applies, and which is payable at a rate mentioned in column (6) of Table II to paragraph 3 of the No. 2 Increase Regulations of 1993, shall—

(a) with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991, be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (2) of Table I to this paragraph,

(b) with effect from the 1st day of January, 1992, be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (4) of the said Table I,

(c) with effect from the 1st day of December, 1992, be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (2) of Table II to this paragraph, and

(d) with effect from the 1st day of January, 1993, be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (4) of the said Table II, and

corresponding (in each case) to the appropriate degree of disablement mentioned in column (1) of each Table.

(2) A further or married pension to which paragraph 3 of the Increase Regulations of 1969 applies, and which is payable at a rate mentioned in column (7) of Table II to paragraph 3 of the No. 2 Increase Regulations of 1993, shall—

(a) with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991, be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (3) of Table I to this paragraph,

(b) with effect from the 1st day of January, 1992, be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (5) of the said Table I,

(c) with effect from the 1st day of December, 1992, be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (3) of Table II to this paragraph, and

(d) with effect from the 1st day of January, 1993, be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (5) of the said Table II,

corresponding (in each case) to the appropriate degree of disablement mentioned in column (1) of each Table.

TABLE I

Degree of disablement.	Increased rate of pension per annum with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991.	Increased rate of further or married pension per week with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991.	Increased rate of pension per annum with effect from the 1st day of January, 1992.	Increased rate of further or married pension per week with effect from the 1st day of January, 1992.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
per cent	£	£	£	£
100	8,192.98	29.56	8,339.63	30.09
95	7,862.41	28.02	8,003.15	28.52
90	7,553.10	26.56	7,688.30	27.04
85	7,232.47	25.02	7,361.93	25.47
80	6,929.74	23.88	7,053.78	24.31
75	6,598.87	22.39	6,716.99	22.79
70	6,183.91	20.87	6,294.60	21.24
65	5,772.62	19.26	5,875.95	19.60
60	5,436.70	18.26	5,534.02	18.59
55	5,139.47	16.61	5,231.47	16.91
50	4,860.43	14.83	4,947.43	15.10
45	4,374.99	13.34	4,453.30	13.58
40	3,883.88	11.79	3,953.40	12.00
35	3,455.92	10.87	3,517.78	11.06
30	2,986.08	9.17	3,039.53	9.33
25	2,489.47	7.84	2,534.03	7.98
20	1,992.24	6.00	2,027.90	6.11

TABLE II

Degree of disablement.	Increased rate of pension per annum with effect from the 1st day of December, 1992.	Increased rate of further or married pension per week with effect from the 1st day of December, 1992.	Increased rate of pension per annum with effect from the 1st day of January, 1993.	Increased rate of further or married pension per week with effect from the 1st day of January, 1993.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
per cent	£	£	£	£
100	8,438.77	30.45	8,628.64	31.14
95	8,098.28	28.86	8,280.49	29.51
90	7,779.69	27.36	7,954.73	27.98
85	7,449.44	25.77	7,617.05	26.35
80	7,137.63	24.60	7,298.23	25.15
75	6,796.84	23.06	6,949.77	23.58
70	6,369.43	21.50	6,512.74	21.98
65	5,945.80	19.84	6,079.58	20.29
60	5,599.80	18.81	5,725.80	19.23
55	5,293.65	17.11	5,412.76	17.49
50	5,006.24	15.27	5,118.88	15.61
45	4,506.24	13.74	4,607.63	14.05
40	4,000.40	12.14	4,090.41	12.41
35	3,559.60	11.20	3,639.69	11.45
30	3,075.66	9.45	3,144.86	9.66
25	2,564.15	8.08	2,621.84	8.26
20	2,052.01	6.18	2,098.18	6.32

4 Amendment of paragraph 4 of Increase Regulations of 1969.

4. (1) A wound or disability pension to which paragraph 4 of the Increase Regulations of 1969 applies, and which is payable to an officer discharged from the forces before—

(a) the 2nd day of January, 1991, shall, with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991, be increased to the amount which would be payable to such officer under the Acts if he had been discharged from the forces on the 2nd day of January, 1991, and his rank and service in that rank on that date were the same as those on the date of his actual discharge;

(b) the 2nd day of January, 1992, shall, with effect from the 1st day of January, 1992, be increased to the amount which would be payable to such officer under the Acts if he had been discharged from the forces on the 2nd day of January, 1992, and his rank and service in that rank on that date were the same as those on the date of his actual discharge;

(c) the 2nd day of December, 1992, shall, with effect from the 1st day of December, 1992, be increased to the amount which would be payable to such officer under the Acts if he had been discharged from the forces on the 2nd day of December, 1992, and his rank and service in that rank on that date were the same as those on the date of his actual discharge;

(d) the 2nd day of January, 1993, shall, with effect from the 1st day of January, 1993, be increased to the amount which would be payable to such officer under the Acts if he had been discharged from the forces on the 2nd day of January, 1993, and his rank and service in that rank on that date were the same as those on the date of his actual discharge.

5 Amendment of paragraph 5 of Increase Regulations of 1969.

5. A wound or disability pension to which paragraph 5 of the Increase Regulations of 1969 applies, and which is payable at a rate mentioned in column (6) of the Table to paragraph 5 of the No. 2 Increase Regulations of 1993, shall, with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991, the 1st day of January, 1992, the 1st day of December, 1992, and the 1st day of January, 1993, respectively, be payable at the increased rates mention in columns (2), (3), (4), and (5) respectively of the Table to this paragraph corresponding to the appropriate degree of disablement mentioned in column (1) of that Table.

TABLE

Degree of disablement.	Increased rate of pension per week with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991.	Increased rate of pension per week with effect from the 1st day of January, 1992.	Increased rate of pension per week with effect from the 1st day of December, 1992.	Increased rate of pension per week with effect from the 1st day of January, 1993.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
per cent	£	£	£	£
100	98.56	100.32	101.52	103.80
95	95.39	97.10	98.25	100.46
90	91.59	93.23	94.34	96.46
85	86.57	88.12	89.17	91.18
80	82.26	83.73	84.73	86.64
75	77.13	78.51	79.44	81.23
70	71.97	73.26	74.13	75.80
65	67.81	69.02	69.84	71.41
60	63.24	64.37	65.14	66.61
55	57.89	58.93	59.63	60.97
50	52.81	53.76	54.39	55.61
45	47.25	48.10	48.67	49.77
40	42.06	42.81	43.32	44.29
35	36.78	37.44	37.88	38.73
30	31.69	32.26	32.64	33.37
25	26.23	26.70	27.02	27.63
20	21.01	21.39	21.64	22.13

6 Amendment of paragraph 6 of Increase Regulations of 1969.

6. A further or married pension to which paragraph 6 of the Increase Regulations of 1969 applies, and which is payable at a rate mentioned in column (6) of the Table to paragraph 6 of the No. 2 Increase Regulations of 1993, shall, with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991, the 1st day of January, 1992, the 1st day of December, 1992, and the 1st day of January, 1993, respectively, be payable at the increased rates mentioned in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5) respectively of the Table to this paragraph corresponding to the appropriate degree of disablement mentioned in column (1) of that Table.

TABLE

Degree of disablement.	Increased rate of further or married pension per week with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991.	Increased rate of further or married pension per week with effect from the 1st day of January, 1992.	Increased rate of further or married pension per week with effect from the 1st day of December, 1992.	Increased rate of further or married pension per week with effect from the 1st day of January, 1993.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
per cent	£	£	£	£
100	19.72	20.07	20.31	20.77
95	18.96	19.30	19.53	19.97
90	18.26	18.59	18.81	19.23
85	16.91	17.21	17.42	17.81
80	15.85	16.13	16.33	16.70
75	14.83	15.10	15.27	15.61
70	13.71	13.96	14.12	14.44
65	13.09	13.32	13.48	13.78
60	11.79	12.00	12.14	12.41
55	11.18	11.38	11.52	11.78
50	10.18	10.36	10.49	10.73
45	9.17	9.33	9.45	9.66
40	8.15	8.30	8.39	8.58
35	7.17	7.30	7.39	7.56
30	6.00	6.11	6.18	6.32
25	5.29	5.38	5.45	5.57
20	4.43	4.51	4.56	4.66

7 Amendment of Third Schedule to the Act of 1927.

7. The Third Schedule to the Act of 1927 shall be construed as if—

(a) for the reference in Part I to a married pension of £761.69 per annum there were substituted, with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991, the 1st day of January, 1992, the 1st day of December, 1992, and the 1st day of January, 1993, respectively, a reference to a married pension of £792.16 per annum, £806.34 per annum, £815.92 per annum, and £834.28 per annum, respectively, and

(b) for the reference in Part II to a married pension of £9.79 a week there were substituted, with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991, the 1st day of January 1992, the 1st day of December, 1992, and the 1st day of January, 1993, respectively, a reference to a married pension of £10.18 a week, £10.36 a week, £10.49 a week, and £10.73 a week, respectively.

8 Amendment of section 3 of the Act of 1943.

8. Section 3 of the Act of 1943 shall be construed as if for the reference in the Table to subsection (5) to a married pension of £1,127.32 per annum there were substituted, with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991, the 1st day of January, 1992, the 1st day of December, 1992, and the 1st day of January, 1993, respectively, a reference to a marriedpension of £1,172.41 per annum, £1,193.40 per annum, £1,207.58 per annum and £1,234.75 per annum, respectively.

9 Amendment of paragraph 9 of Increase Regulations of 1969.

9. A married pension to which paragraph 9 of the Increase Regulations of 1969 applies, and which is payable at the rates mentioned in columns (10) and (11) of the Table to paragraph 9 of the No. 2 Increase Regulations of 1993, shall, with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991, the 1st day of January, 1992, the 1st day of December, 1992, and the 1st day of January, 1993, respectively, be payable at the increased rates mentioned in columns (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9) respectively of the Table to this paragraph corresponding to the appropriate degree of disablement mentioned in column (1) of that Table.

TABLE

Degree of disablement.	Increased rate of married pension per week with effect from the 1st day of January,1991.		Increased rate of married pension per week with effect from the 1st day of January,1992.		Increased rate of married pension per week with effect from the 1st day of December, 1992.		Increased rate of married pension per week with effect from the 1st day of January, 1993.
In respect of wife.	In respect of each eligible child.	In respect of wife.	In respect of each eligible child.	In respect of wife	In respect of each eligible child.	In respect of wife.	In respect of each eligible child.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)
per cent	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
100	14.83	8.16	15.10	8.31	15.27	8.40	15.61	8.59
90	13.51	7.44	13.75	7.57	13.92	7.66	14.23	7.83
80	11.79	6.30	12.00	6.41	12.14	6.49	12.41	6.64
70	10.87	5.81	11.06	5.91	11.20	5.98	11.45	6.11
60	9.17	5.20	9.33	5.29	9.45	5.36	9.66	5.48
50	7.55	4.43	7.69	4.51	7.78	4.56	7.96	4.66
40	6.00	3.59	6.11	3.65	6.18	3.70	6.32	3.78
30	4.71	2.74	4.79	2.79	4.85	2.82	4.96	2.88
20	3.59	2.24	3.65	2.28	3.70	2.31	3.78	2.36

10 Amendment of paragraph 10 of Increase Regulations of 1969.

10. An allowance to which paragraph 10 of the Increase Regulations of 1969 applies, and which is payable at a rate mentioned in column (6) of the Table to paragraph 10 of the No. 2 Increase Regulations of 1993 at a particular reference number, shall, with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991, the 1st day of January, 1992, the 1st day of December, 1992, and the 1st day of January, 1993, respectively, be payable at the increased rate mentioned in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5) respectively of the Table to this paragraph at that reference number.

TABLE

Reference No.	Increased rate of allowance with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991.	Increased rate of allowance with effect from the 1st day of January, 1992.	Increased rate of allowance with effect from the 1st day of December, 1992.	Increased rate of allowance with effect from the 1st day of January, 1993.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
	£	£	£	£
1	4,374.99 per annum	4,453.30 per annum	4,506.24 per annum	4,607.63 per annum
2	1,208.33 per annum	1,229.96 per annum	1,244.58 per annum	1,272.58 per annum
3	1,992.24 per annum	2,027.90 per annum	2,052.01 per annum	2,098.18 per annum
4	50.01 per week	50.91 per week	51.51 per week	52.67 per week
5	43.93 per week	44.72 per week	45.25 per week	46.27 per week
6	13.09 per week	13.32 per week	13.48 per week	13.78 per week
7	8.99 per week	9.15 per week	9.26 per week	9.47 per week
8	22.16 per week	22.56 per week	22.82 per week	23.33 per week
9	37.73 per week	38.41 per week	38.86 per week	39.73 per week

11 Amendment of paragraph 11 of Increase Regulations of 1969.

11. An allowance to which paragraph 11 of the Increase Regulations of 1969 applies, and which is payable at a rate mentioned in column (6) of the Table to paragraph 11 of the No. 2 Increase Regulations of 1993 at a particular reference number, shall, with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991, the 1st day of January, 1992, the 1st day of December, 1992, and the first day of January, 1993, respectively, be payable at the increased rate mentioned in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5) respectively of the Table to this paragraph at that reference number.

TABLE

Reference No.	Increased rate of allowance with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991.	Increased rate of allowance with effect from the 1st day of January, 1992.	Increased rate of allowance with effect from the 1st day of December, 1992.	Increased rate of allowance with effect from the 1st day of January, 1993.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
	£	£	£	£
1	2,986.08 per annum	3,039.53 per annum	3,075.66 per annum	3,144.86 per annum
2	4,374.99 per annum	4,453.30 per annum	4,506.24 per annum	4,607.63 per annum
3	5,436.70 per annum	5,534.02 per annum	5,599.80 per annum	5,725.80 per annum
4	892.91 per annum	908.89 per annum	919.70 per annum	940.39 per annum
5	1,669.78 per annum	1,699.67 per annum	1,719.87 per annum	1,758.57 per annum
6	2,595.57 per annum	2,642.03 per annum	2,673.44 per annum	2,733.59 per annum
7	1,285.71 per annum	1,308.72 per annum	1,324.28 per annum	1,354.08 per annum
8	31.68 per week	32.25 per week	32.63 per week	33.36 per week
9	11.74 per week	11.95 per week	12.09 per week	12.36 per week
10	23.76 per week	24.19 per week	24.47 per week	25.02 per week

12 Amendment of paragraph 12 of Increase Regulations of 1969.

12. A gratuity to which paragraph 12 of the Increase Regulations of 1969 applies, and which is payable at a rate mentioned in column (6) of the Table to paragraph 12 of the No. 2 Increase Regulations of 1993 at a particular reference number, shall, with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991, the 1st day of January, 1992, and the 1st day of January, 1993, respectively, be payable at the increased rate mentioned in columns (2), (3) and (4) respectively of the Table to this paragraph at that reference number.

TABLE

Reference No.	Increased rate of gratuity with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991.	Increased rate of gratuity with effect from the 1st day of January, 1992.	Increased rate of gratuity with effect from the 1st day of January, 1993.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
	£	£	£
1	5,046.82	5,198.22	5,393.15
2	3,013.13	3,103.52	3,219.90
3	4,045.04	4,166.39	4,322.63
4	250.00	257.50	267.16
5	2,022.82	2,083.50	2,161.63
6	125.06	128.81	133.64
7	3,748.73	3,861.19	4,005.98
8	5,432.72	5,595.70	5,805.54
9	2,254.46	2,322.09	2,409.17
10	2,479.68	2,554.07	2,649.85
11	5,201.70	5,357.75	5,558.67
12	4,341.36	4,471.60	4,639.29

13 Amendment of paragraph 13 of Increase Regulations of 1969.

13. A wound or disability pension to which paragraph 13 of the Increase Regulations of 1969 applies, and which is payable at a rate mentioned in column (6) of the Table to paragraph 13 of the No. 2 Increase Regulations of 1993, shall, with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991, the 1st day of January, 1992, the 1st day of December, 1992, and the 1st day of January, 1993, respectively, be payable at the increased rate mentioned in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5) respectively of the Table to this paragraph corresponding to the appropriate degree of disablement mentioned in column (1) of that Table.

TABLE

Degree of disablement.	Increased scale of pension per annum with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991.	Increased scale of pension per annum with effect from the 1st day of January, 1992.	Increased scale of pension per annum with effect from the 1st day of December, 1992.	Increased scale of pension per annum with effect from the 1st day of January, 1993.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
per cent	£	£	£	£
100	5,139.47	5,231.47	5,293.65	5,412.76
90	4,812.58	4,898.73	4,956.96	5,068.49
80	4,273.62	4,350.12	4,401.83	4,500.87
70	3,794.90	3,862.83	3,908.75	3,996.70
60	3,296.76	3,355.77	3,395.66	3,472.06
50	2,738.84	2,787.87	2,821.01	2,884.48
40	2,199.27	2,238.64	2,265.25	2,316.22
30	1,641.04	1,670.41	1,690.27	1,728.30
20	1,096.27	1,115.89	1,129.16	1,154.57

14 Amendment of paragraph 14 of Increase Regulations of 1969.

14. (1) A wound or disability pension granted under section 10 (1) or 10 (2) of the Act of 1932, and which is payable at a rate mentioned in column (6) of Table II to paragraph 14 of the No. 2 Increase Regulations of 1993, shall—

(a) with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991, be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (2) of Table I to this paragraph,

(b) with effect from the 1st day of January, 1992, be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (4) of the said Table I,

(c) with effect from the 1st day of December, 1992, be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (2) of Table II to this paragraph, and

(d) with effect from the 1st day of January, 1993, be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (4) of the said Table II,

corresponding (in each case) to the appropriate degree of disablement mentioned in column (1) of each Table.

(2) A married pension granted under section 10 (3) of the Act of 1932, and which is payable at a rate mentioned in column (7) of Table II to paragraph 14 of the No. 2 Increase Regulations of 1993, shall—

(a) with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991, be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (3) of Table I to this paragraph,

(b) with effect from the 1st day of January, 1992, be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (5) of the said Table I,

(c) with effect from the 1st day of December, 1992, be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (3) of Table II to this paragraph, and

(d) with effect from the 1st day of January, 1993, be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (5) of the said Table II,

corresponding (in each case) to the appropriate degree of disablement mentioned in column (1) of each Table.

TABLE I

Degree of disablement.	Increased rate of pension per annum with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991.	Increased rate of married pension per week with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991.	Increased rate of pension per week with effect from the 1st day of January, 1992.	Increased rate of married pension per week with effect from the 1st day of January 1992.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
per cent	£	£	£	£
100	6,598.87	22.39	6,716.99	22.79
95	6,283.74	20.87	6,396.22	21.24
90	5,981.47	19.72	6,088.54	20.07
85	5,680.11	19.09	5,781.78	19.43
80	5,436.70	17.39	5,534.02	17.70
75	5,216.07	16.61	5,309.44	16.91
70	5,008.74	15.69	5,098.40	15.97
65	4,749.43	14.60	4,834.44	14.86
60	4,374.99	13.20	4,453.30	13.44
55	4,025.01	12.47	4,097.06	12.69
50	3,663.72	11.18	3,729.30	11.38
45	3,377.78	10.18	3,438.24	10.36
40	2,986.08	8.99	3,039.53	9.15
35	2,614.68	7.97	2,661.48	8.11
30	2,234.74	6.30	2,274.74	6.41
25	1,860.45	5.61	1,893.75	5.71
20	1,499.61	5.12	1,526.45	5.21

TABLE II

Degree of disablement.	Increased rate of of pension per annum with effect from the 1st day of December, 1992.	Increased rate of married pension per week with effect from the 1st day of December, 1992.	Increased rate of pension per annum with effect from the 1st day of January, 1993.	Increased rate of married pension per week with effect from the 1st day of January, 1993.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
per cent	£	£	£	£
100	6,796.84	23.06	6,949.77	23.58
95	6,472.25	21.50	6,617.88	21.98
90	6,160.91	20.31	6,299.53	20.77
85	5,850.51	19.66	5,982.15	20.10
80	5,599.80	17.91	5,725.80	18.31
75	5,372.55	17.11	5,493.43	17.49
70	5,159.00	16.16	5,275.08	16.52
65	4,891.91	15.04	5,001.98	15.38
60	4,506.24	13.60	4,607.63	13.91
55	4,145.76	12.84	4,239.04	13.13
50	3,773.63	11.52	3,858.54	11.78
45	3,479.11	10.49	3,557.39	10.73
40	3,075.66	9.26	3,144.86	9.47
35	2,693.12	8.21	2,753.72	8.39
30	2,301.78	6.49	2,353.57	6.64
25	1,916.26	5.78	1,959.38	5.91
20	1,544.60	5.27	1,579.35	5.39

15 Amendment of Second Schedule to the Act of 1932.

15. The Second Schedule (which specifies allowances to certain classes of persons) to the Act of 1932 is hereby amended in the following respects—

(a) in paragraph 1 of Part I, "£3,343.69", "£3,403.54", "£3,444.00" and "£3,521.49" shall, with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991, the 1st day of January, 1992, the 1st day of December, 1992, and the 1st day of January, 1993, respectively, be substituted for "£3,215.09" (inserted by paragraph 15 of the No. 2 Increase Regulations of 1993),

(b) in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Part I, "£892.91" and "£1,499.61", "£908.89" and "£1,526.45", "£919.70" and "£1,544.60", and "£940.39" and "£1,579.35" shall, with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991, the 1st day of January, 1992, the 1st day of December, 1992, and the 1st day of January, 1993, respectively, be substituted for "£858.57" and "£1,441.93" (inserted by paragraph 15 of the No. 2 Increase Regulations of 1993) respectively, and

( c ) in paragraph 5 of Part II, "£37.73", "£38.41", "£38.86" and "£39.73" shall, with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991, the 1st day of January, 1992, the 1st day of December, 1992, and the 1st day of January, 1993, respectively, be substituted for "£36.28" (inserted by paragraph 15 of the No. 2 Increase Regulations of 1993).

16 Increase of final pensions under section 26 of the Act of 1937, section 6 of the Act of 1941, section 6 of the Act of 1943 and section 5 of the No 2 Act of 1960

16. (1) Every final pension under section 26 of the Act of 1937, section 6 of the Act of 1941, section 6 of the Act of 1943 and section 5 of the No. 2 Act of 1960, which is payable at the rate of £36.28 per week, shall, with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991, the 1st day of January, 1992, the 1st day of December, 1992, and the 1st day of January, 1993, respectively, be payable at the rate of £37.73 per week, £38.41 per week, £38.86 per week and £39.73 per week, respectively.

(2) Every final pension under section 26 of the Act of 1937, section 6 of the Act of 1941, section 6 of the Act of 1943 and section 5 of the No. 2 Act of 1960, which is payable at the rate of £48.09 per week, shall, with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991, the 1st day of January, 1992, the 1st day of December, 1992, and the 1st day of January, 1993, respectively, be payable at the rate of £50.01 per week, £50.91 per week, £51.51 per week and £52.67 per week, respectively.

17 Amendment of paragraph 18 of Increase Regulations of 1969

17. A pension to which paragraph 18 of the Increase Regulations of 1969 applies, and which is payable at a rate mentioned in column (6) of the Table to paragraph 17 of the No. 2 Increase Regulations of 1993, shall, with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991, the 1st day of January, 1992, the 1st day of December, 1992, and the 1st day of January, 1993, respectively, be payable at the increased rate mentioned in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5) respectively of the Table to this paragraph corresponding to the appropriate degree of disablement mentioned in column (1) of that Table.

TABLE

Degree of disablement.	Increased rate of pension per annum with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991.	Increased rate of pension per annum with effect from the 1st day of January 1992.	Increased rate of pension per annum with effect from the 1st day of December, 1992.	Increased rate of pension per annum with effect from the 1st day of January, 1993.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
per cent	£	£	£	£
100	4,860.43	4,947.43	5,006.24	5,118.88
90	4,374.99	4,453.30	4,506.24	4,607.63
80	3,883.88	3,953.40	4,000.40	4,090.41
70	3,455.92	3,517.78	3,559.60	3,639.69
60	2,986.07	3,039.52	3,075.65	3,144.85
50	2,489.49	2,534.05	2,564.17	2,621.86
40	1,992.24	2,027.90	2,052.01	2,098.18
30	1,499.61	1,526.45	1,544.60	1,579.35
20	994.44	1,012.24	1,024.27	1,047.32

18 Amendment of First Schedule to the Act of 1962

18. The First Schedule to the Act of 1962 is hereby amended—

( a ) by the substitution of the following Table for the Table to Part I:

Degree of disablement.	Married pension per week with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991.	Married pension per week with effect from the 1st day of January, 1992.	Married pension per week with effect from the 1st day of December, 1992.	Married pension per week with effect from the 1st day of January, 1993.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
per cent	£	£	£	£
100	14.83	15.10	15.27	15.61
90	13.34	13.58	13.74	14.05
80	11.74	11.95	12.09	12.36
70	10.70	10.89	11.02	11.27
60	8.99	9.15	9.26	9.47
50	7.55	7.69	7.78	7.96
40	5.99	6.10	6.17	6.31
30	5.12	5.21	5.27	5.39
20	3.73	3.80	3.84	3.93

( b ) by the substitution of the following Table for the Table to Part II:

TABLE

Degree of disablement.	Married pension per week with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991.	Married pension per week with effect from the 1st day of January, 1992.	Married pension per week with effect from the 1st day of January, 1992.	Married pension per week with effect from the 1st day of January 1993.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
per cent	£	£	£	£
100	14.83	15.10	15.27	15.61
90	13.34	13.58	13.74	14.05
80	11.74	11.95	12.09	12.36

,and

( c ) by the substitution of the following Table for the Table to Part III:

Rate of pension per week.	Rate of married pension per week with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991.	Rate of pension per week.	Rate of married pension per week with effect from the 1st day of January, 1992.	Rate of pension per week.	Rate of married pension per week with effect from the 1st day of December, 1992.	Rate of pension per week.	Rate of married pension per week with effect from the 1st day of January, 1993.
£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
50.01	7.97	50.91	8.11	51.51	8.21	52.67	8.39
37.73	6.00	38.41	6.11	38.86	6.18	39.73	6.32

19 Amendment of Second Schedule to the Act of 1962.

19. The Second Schedule (which specifies allowances to dependants of certain deceased persons) to the Act of 1962 is hereby amended by the substitution—

( a ) with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991, of "£31.68", "£11.74" and "£23.76",

( b ) with effect from the 1st day of January, 1992, of "£32.25", "£11.95" and "£24.19",

( c ) with effect from the 1st day of December, 1992, of "£32.63", "£12.09" and "£24.47", and

( d ) with effect from the 1st day of January, 1993, of "£33.36", "£12.36" and "£25.02"

for "£30.46", "£11.29" and "£22.85" (inserted by paragraph 19 of the No. 2 Increase Regulations of 1993) respectively.

20 Amendment of paragraph 21 of Increase Regulations of 1969.

20. (1) Paragraph 21 ( a) of the Increase Regulations of 1969 is hereby amended in the following respects—

( a ) in clauses (i) and (ii), "£1,694", "£1,740" and "£1,799", respectively, shall, with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991, the 1st day of January, 1992, and the 1st day of January, 1993, respectively, be substituted for "£1,635" (inserted by paragraph 20 of the No. 2 Increase Regulations of 1993),

( b ) in clauses (iii) and (v), "£1,714", "£1,760" and "£1,819", respectively, shall, with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991, the 1st day of January, 1992, and the 1st day of January, 1993, respectively, be substituted for "£1,655" (inserted by paragraph 20 of the No. 2 Increase Regulations of 1993), and

( c ) in clauses (iv) and (vi), "£1,737", "£1,783" and "£1,842", respectively, shall, with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991, the 1st day of January, 1992, and the 1st day of January, 1993, respectively, be substituted for "£1,678" (inserted by paragraph 20 of the No. 2 Increase Regulations of 1993).

(2) The minimum rate of special allowance, as amended by this paragraph, shall,—

( a ) with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991, be £636 per annum,

( b ) with effect from the 1st day of January, 1992, be £655 per annum, and

( c ) with effect from the 1st day of January, 1993, be £680 per annum.

21 Increase of allowances under section 4 of the Act of 1953.

21.—Section 4 (1) of the Act of 1953 (which provides for allowances to certain relatives of certain deceased persons with pre-truce military service) is hereby amended in the following respects—

( a ) in paragraph (a), "£6,657.74", "£6,776.91", "£6,857.47" and "£7,011.76", respectively, shall, with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991, the 1st day of January, 1992, the 1st day of December, 1992, and the 1st day of January, 1993, respectively, be substituted for "£6,401.67" (inserted by paragraph 21 of the No. 2 Increase Regulations of 1993),

( b ) in paragraph (aa),(ab) (inserted by section 8 of the Act of 1959), (c) and (d), "£3,343.69", "£3,403.54", "£3,444.00" and "£3,521.49", respectively, shall, with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991, the 1st day of January, 1992, the 1st day of December, 1992, and the 1st day of January, 1993, respectively, be substituted for "£3,215.09" (inserted by paragraph 21 of the No. 2 Increase Regulations of 1993), and

( c ) in paragraph (b), "£4,808.30", "£4,894.37", "£4,952.55" and "£5,063.98", respectively, shall, with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991, the 1st day of January, 1992, the 1st day of December, 1992, and the 1st day of January, 1993, respectively, be substituted for "£4,623.37" (inserted by paragraph 21 of the No. 2 Increase Regulations of 1993).

22 Increase of allowances to certain children of Signatories to the Proclamation published on Easter Monday, 1916.

22. In section 45 (1) of the Act of 1953 (which relates to the allowances payable to certain children of Signatories to the Proclamation published on Easter Monday, 1916) "£3,343.69", "£3,403.54", £3,444.00" and "£3,521.49", respectively, shall, with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991, the 1st day of January, 1992, the 1st day of December, 1992, and the 1st day of January, 1993, respectively, be substituted for "£3,215.09" (inserted by paragraph 22 of the No. 2 Increase Regulations of 1993).

23 Increase of allowances under section 1 of the Act of 1971

23. Section 1 (1) of the Act of 1971 is hereby amended in the following respects—

( a ) in paragraph (a), "£705.85", "£727.03" and "£754.29", respectively, shall, with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991, the 1st day of January, 1992, and the 1st day of January, 1993, respectively, be substituted for "£678.70" (inserted by paragraph 23 of the No. 2 Increase Regulations of 1993), and

( b ) in paragraph (b), "the 1st day of January, 1991", "the 1st day of January, 1992", and "the 1st day of January, 1993", respectively, shall, with effect from the 1st day of January, 1991, the 1st day of January, 1992, and the 1st day of January, 1993, respectively, be substituted for "the 1st day of October, 1990" (inserted by paragraph 23 of the No. 2 Increase Regulations of 1993).

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 25th day of March, 1994.

DAVID ANDREWS.

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the making of the foregoing Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 25th

day of March, 1994.

BERTIE AHERN.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations provide for increases effective from 1st January, 1991, 1st January, 1992, 1st December, 1992 and 1st January, 1993, in pensions, allowances (including special allowances) and gratuities payable under the Army Pensions Acts, 1923 to 1973.