Military Service Pensions Act, 1924

Definitions.

1.—In this Act—

the expression “military service” means active service in any rank, whether as an officer, non-commissioned officer, private or volunteer in any of the following forces, that is to say—“Oglaigh na hEireann” or the military body known as the “Irish Volunteers” or the military body known as the “Irish Citizen Army” or the body known as “Fianna Eireann” or the body known as the “Hibernian Rifles” or the “National Forces” or the “Defence Forces of Saorstát Eireann” or any branch of any of those forces. For the purposes of this Act service as a member of the Irish Volunteer Executive or of the Headquarters Staff of Oglaigh na hEireann or in the Intelligence Branch of any of the said military forces or bodies, or in the Intelligence Service carried on under the authority of the First Dáil Eireann or of the Second Dáil Eireann, shall be deemed to be military service in Oglaigh na hEireann or in the Irish Volunteers, as the case may be;

the expression “National Forces” means and includes all armed forces maintained by the Provisional Government or the Government of Saorstát Eireann;

the expression “Defence Forces of Saorstát Eireann” means the Forces to be established pursuant to Part I. of the Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1923;

the expression “Certificate of Military Service” shall mean a certificate in the prescribed form granted under this Act;

the expression “Military Service Pension” shall mean a pension granted under the powers contained in this Act;

the word “Minister” shall mean the Minister for Defence;

the word “prescribed” shall mean prescribed by any rules or regulations made under this Act.