Army Pensions (Increase) Act, 1949

THIRD SCHEDULE.

Increased rates of pensions granted to officers under sections 10 and 12 of the Act of 1927.

Section 6 (1).

Section 8 (1).


1. (1) A disability pension granted under subsection (1) of section 10 of the Act of 1927 to an officer discharged from the forces before the 2nd day of September, 1946, and at the date of his discharge suffering from a disablement caused by disease attributable to service in the forces during the April, 1922-September, 1924, period shall be increased by whichever of the following sums is the lesser—

(a) a sum equal to one-sixth of the pension,

(b) the sum required to bring the amount of the pension up to that which would have been payable under the Acts if the officer had been discharged from the forces on the 2nd day of September, 1946, and his rank and service in that rank on that date were the same as those on the date of his actual discharge.

(2) A disability pension granted under subsection (1) of section 10 of the Act of 1927 to an officer discharged from the forces before the 2nd day of September, 1946, and at the date of his discharge suffering from a disablement caused by disease attributable to service in the forces during the emergency period shall be increased by whichever of the following sums is the lesser—

(a) a sum equal to one-sixth of the pension,

(b) the sum required to bring the pension up to the amount which would have been payable under the Acts if—

(i) the officer had been discharged from the forces on the 2nd day of September, 1946, and

(ii) his rank and service in that rank on that date were the same as those on the date of his actual discharge, and

(iii) the scale of pension applicable were that set out in the Table to this Schedule.

(3) A disability pension granted under subsection (1) of section 10 of the Act of 1927 to an officer discharged from the forces on or after the 2nd day of September, 1946, shall be increased by the sum required to bring the pension up to the amount which would have been payable if the scale of pension applicable were that set out in the Table to this Schedule.

2. (1) A wound pension granted under subsection (1) of section 12 of the Act of 1927 to an officer discharged from the forces before the 2nd day of September, 1946, shall be increased by whichever of the following sums is the lesser—

(a) a sum equal to one-sixth of the pension,

(b) the sum required to bring the amount of the pension up to that which would have been payable if—

(i) the officer had been discharged from the forces on the 2nd day of September, 1946, and

(ii) his rank and service in that rank on that date were the same as those on the date of his actual discharge, and

(iii) the scale of pension applicable were that set out in the Table to this Schedule.

(2) A wound pension granted under subsection (1) of section 12 of the Act of 1927 to an officer discharged from the forces on or after the 2nd day of September, 1946, shall be increased by the sum required to bring the pension up to the amount which would have been payable if the scale of pension applicable were that set out in the Table to this Schedule.

TABLE TO THIRD SCHEDULE.

Degree of Disablement

Scale of Pension

100

60% of annual pay at the date of discharge, or the sum of £140 per annum, whichever is the greater.

100

60% of annual pay at the date of discharge, or the sum of £140 per annum, whichever is the greater.

90

54% of annual pay at the date of discharge, or the sum of £126 per annum, whichever is the greater.

80

48% of annual pay at the date of discharge, or the sum of £112 per annum, whichever is the greater.

70

42% of annual pay at the date of discharge, or the sum of £98 per annum, whichever is the greater.

60

36% of annual pay at the date of discharge, or the sum of £84 per annum, whichever is the greater.

50

30% of annual pay at the date of discharge, or the sum of £70 per annum, whichever is the greater.

40

24% of annual pay at the date of discharge, or the sum of £56 per annum, whichever is the greater.

30

18% of annual pay at the date of discharge, or the sum of £42 per annum, whichever is the greater.

20

12% of annual pay at the date of discharge, or the sum of £28 per annum, whichever is the greater.