Army Pensions (Increase) Act, 1949

Interpretation.

1.—(1) In this Act—

the expression “the Act of 1923” means the Army Pensions Act, 1923 (No. 26 of 1923), and, where the context so permits, shall be construed as meaning that Act as amended by the Act of 1927 and Part III of the Act of 1932, and Part III of the Act of 1937, and the Act of 1946 and the Act of 1949;

the expression “the Act of 1927” means the Army Pensions Act, 1927 (No. 12 of 1927), and, where the context so permits, shall be construed as meaning that Act as amended by Part III of the Act of 1932, and Part III of the Act of 1937, and the Act of 1941, and the Act of 1943, and the Act of 1946 and the Act of 1949;

the expression “the Act of 1932” means the Army Pensions Act, 1932 (No. 24 of 1932), and, where the context so permits, shall be construed as meaning that Act as amended by Part IV of the Act of 1937, and the Act of 1941, and the Act of 1943, and the Act of 1949;

the expression “the Act of 1937” means the Army Pensions Act, 1937 (No. 15 of 1937), and, where the context so permits, shall be

construed as meaning that Act as amended by the Act of 1941 and the Act of 1943, and the Act of 1946, and the Act of 1949;

the expression “the Act of 1941” means the Army Pensions Act, 1941 (No. 2 of 1941), and, where the context so permits, shall be construed as meaning that Act as amended by the Act of 1943, and the Act of 1949;

the expression “the Act of 1943” means the Army Pensions Act, 1943 (No. 14 of 1943), and, where the context so permits, shall be construed as meaning that Act as amended by the Act of 1946, and the Act of 1949;

the expression “the Act of 1946” means the Army Pensions Act, 1946 (No. 3 of 1946), as amended by the Act of 1949;

the expression “the Act of 1949” means the Army Pensions Act, 1949 (No. 19 of 1949);

the expression “the Acts” means the Army Pensions Acts, 1923 to 1949, but does not include this Act;

the expression “the April, 1922—September, 1924, period” means the period which commenced on the 1st day of April, 1922, and ended on the 30th September, 1924;

the word “pension” does not (except in section 18 of this Act) include a further pension under section 2 or section 3 of the Act of 1923 or a married pension.

(2) This Act shall be construed as one with the Acts.