Air-Raid Precautions (Amendment) Act, 1946
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Amendment of section 64 of the Principal Act. |
5.—(1) Section 64 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1), that is to say— | |
“(1) This section applies to personal injuries sustained, while the State is not engaged in any war, by authorised members of an air-raid precautions service, established under a scheme approved by the Minister under section 13 or section 38 of this Act, while being trained or exercised or training or exercising others in the duties of such service or while otherwise on duty as such members.”. | ||
(2) The Air-raid Precautions Services (Compensation for Personal Injuries) Scheme, 1942 ( S. R. & O., No. 319 of 1942 ), as amended by the Air-raid Precautions Services (Compensation for Personal Injuries) Scheme, 1942 (First Amendment) Scheme, 1943 ( S. R. & O., No. 415 of 1943 ), (which said Schemes were made under section 64 of the Principal Act, as amended by the Emergency Powers (No. 99) Order, 1941 (S.R.&O., No. 340 of 1941) ), shall continue in force and have effect as if made under section 64 of the Principal Act, as amended by subsection (1) of this section. | ||
(3) The expression “public moneys” where it occurs in the Military Service Pensions Acts, 1924 to 1945, shall be construed as not including any moneys payable under a scheme made under section 64 of the Principal Act, as amended by subsection (1) of this section. |