Military Service Pensions Act, 1930

Rank for purposes of pension.

3.—(1) In sub-section (3) of section 4 of the Principal Act the word “rank” shall mean and be deemed always to have meant substantive rank only and not to have included acting rank and the said sub-section shall be construed and shall have and be deemed always to have had effect accordingly.

(2) Every reference in the Second Schedule to the Principal Act to the rank or capacity in which a person was serving at a particular time shall be construed as referring to the substantive rank held by such person at such time and the said Second Schedule shall have effect and be deemed always to have had effect accordingly.