Superannuation and Pensions Act, 1963

Reckoning of certain service under sanitary authority.

11.—(1) Where—

(a) after the 26th day of March, 1936, and before the 2nd day of October, 1938, a person took up duty as an established civil servant, and

(b) until then he was performing, as a whole-time officer of a sanitary authority for the purposes of the Public Health (Ireland) Acts, 1878 to 1931, functions under the Agricultural Produce (Fresh Meat) Act, 1930 , or the Pigs and Bacon Act, 1935 , or both those Acts,

the service of the person when so performing those functions shall, if the Minister in his discretion so directs and to such extent and subject to such conditions as he decides, be reckoned as unestablished service, and the person shall be deemed to have been paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas within the meaning of section 17 of the Superannuation Act, 1859 , during the period so reckoned.

(2) The Minister may, if he thinks fit, give a direction pursuant to subsection (1) of this section in respect of the service of a person who retired from an established position before the passing of this Act and who was alive on such passing and—

(a) the direction shall have effect as from such date before such passing as the Minister appoints,

(b) any superannuation allowance or additional allowance payable to the person on or after the date so appointed shall be adjusted or varied accordingly, and

(c) the person shall be deemed to have been paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas within the meaning of section 17 of the Superannuation Act, 1859 , during the period to be reckoned in accordance with the direction.