Constabulary and Police (Ireland) Act, 1883

CONSTABULARY AND POLICE (IRELAND) ACT 1883

CHAPTER XIV.

An Act to amend the Laws relating to the Pay and Pensions of the Royal Irish Constabulary and the Police Force of Dublin Metropolis; and for other purposes. [18th June 1883.]

Preliminary.

Short title.

1. This Act may be cited for all purposes as the Constabulary and Police (Ireland) Act, 1883.

Part I.

Royal Irish Constabulary.

Revised salaries for men of the Royal Irish Constabulary.

2.       .      .      .      The pay of constables of the Royal Irish Constabulary shall be according to the rates specified in that behalf in the First Schedule to this Act.      .      .      .      

There shall be deducted from the pay provided for each constable by this Act the sum of one shilling by the week for every week during which lodging accommodation in any barrack or elsewhere, or an allowance in lieu thereof, is supplied for him out of moneys provided by Parliament or out of local rates: Provided that such deduction shall not be made during the lifetime of the wife, or of any of the children under the age of sixteen years, of a constable whose marriage is registered in the Constabulary Department in accordance with the regulations of the force, in case lodging accommodation is not supplied for such wife or child in a barrack or elsewhere from moneys provided by Parliament or out of local rates.

Provided also that such deduction shall not be made from the pay of the head constable major, nor of any constable whose length of service is less than six months.

Right of constables to pensions.

3. (1.) Subject to the provisions of this Act, every constable of the Royal Irish Constabulary who became a member of the force on or after the tenth day of August one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, or who shall become a member of the force after the passing of this Act—

(a.) if he has completed not less than twenty-five years service, shall be entitled on the expiration of two months after he has given written notice to the Inspector General of his desire to retire, or of such less time after that notice as the Inspector General allows, to retire and receive a pension for life; and

(b.) if he has completed not less than fifteen years service, and is incapacitated for the performance of his duty by infirmity of mind or body, shall be entitled to retire and receive a pension for life; and

(c.) if he is incapacitated for the performance of his duty by infirmity of mind or body occasioned in the execution of his duty without his own default, shall be entitled to retire and to receive a pension for life; and

(d.) if he has not completed fifteen years service, and is incapacitated for the performance of his duty by infirmity of mind or body occasioned otherwise than as aforesaid and without his own default, may, if the Inspector General allows him, retire, and the Inspector General, if he thinks fit, may grant him a gratuity.

(2.) Provided that—

(a.) a constable becoming a member of the force after the passing of this Act, and who receives a pension under this section before he has completed twenty-five years service, shall be subject to return to service, as mentioned in this Act, if he ceases to be incapacitated; and

(b.) where a constable receives a pension under this section, before he has completed fifteen years service, the pension shall be subject to such reduction by the Inspector General as is provided by this Act.

(3.) The said pensions and gratuities shall be in accordance with the pension scale under this Act, and, subject to the limits in that scale, shall be such as the Inspector General, with the approval of the Treasury, may determine.

(4.) Provided that where a pension is granted to a constable on account of infirmity of mind or body, and such infirmity is certified by some legally qualified medical practitioner to have been brought about or been contributed to by his own default or by his vicious habits, and such constable is entitled under this Act to a pension of a fixed amount or to a pension not less than a fixed amount, the Inspector General may, subject to the limit in the pension scale, grant to him a less amount of pension than the said fixed amount of pension to which he would otherwise have been entitled.

The pension scale under this Act shall be the scale set out in the Second Schedule to this Act.

(5.) No pension shall be granted to any such constable unless the Inspector General is satisfied that he has served with diligence and fidelity.

(6.) When any constable who became a member of the force on or after the tenth day of August one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six or who shall become a member of the force after the passing of this Act has completed a service of twenty-five years, the Inspector General may, if he thinks fit, require him to retire upon the terms as to pension prescribed by this Act.

When any constable who became a member of the force before the said tenth day of August one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six has completed a service of twenty-five years, the Inspector General may, if he thinks fit, require him to retire, and in computing the pension to which he is entitled his length of service shall be reckoned as thirty years.

Pension allowances and gratuities to widows and children.

4. (1.) Where a constable dies from some cause which, if it had only incapacitated him from the performance of his duty, would have entitled him to a pension for life, the Inspector General shall grant a pension to his widow and children.

(2.) Where a constable dies from some cause not arising from his own default, and other than that above mentioned in this section, the Inspector-General may, if he thinks fit, grant gratuities to his widow and children, or any of them.

(3.) Where a constable to whom a pension has been granted dies within twelve months after the grant of such pension, the Inspector General shall grant a gratuity to his widow and children.

(4.) The said pension allowances and gratuities shall be in accordance with the pension scale under this Act, and subject to the limits in that scale, shall be such as the Inspector General, with the consent of the Treasury, may determine.

(5.) This section shall apply to the widows and children of constables appointed before the tenth day of August one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, as if they were constables entitled to pensions under this Act.

(6.) This section shall not apply to the widow or children of any constable who marries after the passing of this Act, unless the marriage of such constable is in accordance with the regulations of the force.

Reckoning of service in other police forces for pension.

5. (1.) In reckoning the service of a constable for the purposes of this Act, approved service in any other police force, or if he has served in more than one, then in each police force in which he served for not less than three years approved service, and from which with the written sanction of the chief officer of that force he removed to another force, or to the Royal Irish Constabulary, shall be reckoned as service in the Royal Irish Constabulary; and the length of service which a constable is entitled to reckon in the police force from which he removes shall be stated in the said written sanction, or shall otherwise be sent in writing by the chief officer of that force to the Inspector General of the Royal Irish Constabulary on the removal of the constable into the Royal Irish Constabulary. For the purposes of this Act, approved service shall mean such continuous service as may, after deduction, if any, for sickness, misconduct, or other cause, be established to the satisfaction of the police authority having the control of such police force, to have been diligent and faithful service.

(2.) Where a constable with the knowledge of the Inspector General belongs to the army reserve, his absence when called out for training or for permanent service shall not prevent his service in the constabulary being deemed to be continuous service for the purposes of this Act, and he shall be entitled on returning to the Constabulary after the end of such absence, to reckon any service which he was entitled to reckon at the commencement thereof.

Proof of incapacity for duty and return to service of pensioner on recovery from incapacity, and revision of pension.

6. (1.) Where a pension is granted to a constable who, after having served for less than twenty-five years, retires on the ground of his being incapacitated by infirmity of mind or body for the discharge of his duty, the Inspector General shall, before granting such pension, be satisfied, by the evidence of some legally qualified medical practitioner or practitioners employed or approved by him, that such constable is so incapacitated, and that the incapacity is likely to be permanent, and afterwards, until the power under this Act of requiring the constable to serve again ceases, shall yearly or otherwise, from time to time, also satisfy himself by the like evidence that such incapacity continues.

(2.) In the event of such incapacity ceasing before the expiration of such time as would, together with the period of service prior to his retirement, make up a period of twenty-five years, the constable, if he became a member of the force after the passing of this Act, shall be liable to serve again in the force, and if before the expiration of the said time he declines so to serve, or if when serving again he neglects to perform his duty satisfactorily, being in a competent state of health, he shall forfeit his pension.

(3.) A constable so serving again shall be entitled to retire at the same time as he would be entitled to do if the time which elapsed between his retirement and the renewal of his service were service, but the time which so elapsed shall not be reckoned as service in calculating his pension on his retirement subsequent to such renewal.

(4.) Where a pension is granted to a constable who has served for less than fifteen years on the ground of his being incapacitated by infirmity of mind or body for the discharge of his duty, and the Inspector General is, before the expiration of such time as would together with the period of his service prior to the grant of the pension make up a period of twenty-five years, satisfied, by the evidence of some legally qualified medical practitioner or practitioners employed or approved by him, or otherwise, that such incapacity has partly ceased, the Inspector General, may, subject to the limits in the pension scale, reduce permanently or temporarily the pension granted to such constable.

(5.) If a constable fails or refuses, when so required by the Inspector General, to be examined by some legally qualified medical practitioner or practitioners employed or approved by such Inspector General, the Inspector General shall have the same power of requiring such constable to serve again and of forfeiting or reducing the pension of such constable as he would have under this section if satisfied by the evidence of any such practitioner that the incapacity of such constable had wholly or partly ceased.

Forfeiture of pension or allowance.

7. A pension or allowance under this Act is granted only upon condition that it becomes forfeited, and may be withdrawn by the Inspector General, in any of the following cases:—

(a.) If the grantee is convicted of any indictable offence; or

(b.) If the grantee knowingly associates with thieves or suspected persons; or

(c.) If the grantee refuses to give to the police all information and assistance in his power for the detection of crime, for the apprehension of criminals, and for the suppression of any disturbance of the public peace; or

(d.) If the grantee is guilty of any conduct which is illegal, or in the opinion of the Inspector General disgraceful, or enters into or continues to carry on any business, occupation, or employment, in which (if he was a constable) he has made use of the fact of his former employment in the police in a manner which the Inspector General considers to be discreditable and improper.

Suspension of pension.

8. Where a constable in receipt of a pension under this Act takes service in any police force, his pension may be suspended by the Inspector General in whole or in part so long as he remains in such service.

Punishment for obtaining pension, &c. by fraud.

9. Where a person obtains any pension, gratuity, or allowance under this Act by any false representation or false evidence, or by personation, or by malingering or feigning disease or infirmity, or by maiming or injuring himself, or causing himself to be maimed or injured, or otherwise producing disease or infirmity, or by any other fraudulent conduct, such person shall be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds, or to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for a period not exceeding three months, and also to forfeit the pension, gratuity, or allowance obtained.

Offences against this section may be prosecuted, and penalties recovered, in a summary manner.

Provision as to pension of men appointed before August 1866. 10 & 11 Vict. c. 100. s. 3.

10. In the case of any constable who became a member of the Royal Irish Constabulary before the tenth day of August one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, and who retires after the passing of this Act, and who shall at the time of his retirement have served for thirty years or upwards, the pension which he is qualified to receive may be granted to him without the production of a certificate that he is unable from mental or bodily infirmity to perform his duty.

The pension which may be awarded to any constable who became a member of the Royal Irish Constabulary before the tenth day of August one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six shall not be calculated with reference to the scale of pay specified in the First Schedule to this Act, but shall be calculated with reference to the pay which such constable would be entitled to receive if this Act had not been passed; and for the purposes of such calculation in the case of any head constable who became a member of the force before the tenth day of August one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, and who had not attained the rank of a first-class head constable before the passing of this Act, such head constable shall, when he has served for five years as a head constable, be deemed to have attained by promotion the rank of a first-class head constable, and to be entitled to the scale of pay to which first-class head constables were entitled at the passing of this Act; and when he has served for less than five years as a head constable shall be deemed to have attained, upon his promotion to be such head constable, the rank of a second class head constable, and to be entitled to the scale of pay to which second class head constables were entitled at the passing of this Act.

Provided that any constable who became a member of the force before the said tenth day of August one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six may, if he so elects, be pensioned in accordance with the provisions of this Act relating to the pensions of constables who became members of the force after that date, and with reference to the scale of pay specified in the First Schedule.

The Constabulary Force Fund.

11. No deduction shall be made from the pay or pension of any person who becomes a member of the Royal Irish Constabulary after the passing of this Act as a contribution towards the Constabulary Force Fund; nor shall any such person, nor the widow or family of any such person, be entitled to be paid any gratuity, bounty, pension, or allowance, out of that fund.

Change of designations of certain ranks.

12. The sub-inspectors, constables, acting constables, and sub-constables of the Royal Irish Constabulary, shall respectively be styled district inspectors, sergeants, acting sergeants, and constables.

Part II.

Dublin Metropolitan Police.

Pay of Dublin Metropolitan Police.

13. The pay of the chief superintendent, superintendents, inspectors, acting inspectors, station sergeants, sergeants, acting sergeants, and constables of the Dublin Metropolitan Police shall be according to the rates specified in that behalf in the Third Schedule to this Act.

Provided that where any member of the force is at the time of the passing of this Act in receipt of a higher rate of pay than the rate specified in the said schedule in relation to such person, nothing contained in this Act shall be taken to reduce the rate of pay which such person is entitled to receive.

Nothing contained in this Act shall affect the pay or classification of the inspectors holding that rank at the passing of this Act.

There shall be deducted from the pay provided by this Act for each member of the Dublin Metropolitan Police below the rank of inspector the sum of one shilling and twopence by the week for every week during which lodging accommodation in any barrack or elsewhere, or an allowance in lieu thereof, is supplied for him out of moneys provided by Parliament or out of local rates; provided that such deduction shall not be made from the pay of any supernumerary constable.

Application of provisions as to pension to the Dublin Metropolitan Police.

14. The provisions of this Act relative to pensions and gratuities for constables of the Royal Irish Constabulary who became members of that force on or after the tenth day of August one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, or who shall become members of that force after the passing of this Act, shall apply to the members of the Dublin Metropolitan Police Force, not being of higher rank than chief superintendent, who became members of the force on or after the twelfth day of August one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, or who shall become members of the force after the passing of this Act, subject to the following provisions:

(1.) The term “constable” shall include every member of the Dublin Metropolitan Police, not being of higher rank than chief superintendent.

(2.) Anything authorised or required to be done by the Inspector General shall be done by the Commissioner of the Dublin Metropolitan Police.

Provision as to pensions of men appointed before 12th August 1867. 10 & 11 Vict. c. 100. s. 10.

15. In the case of any constable who became a member of the Dublin Metropolitan Police before the twelfth day of August one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, and who retires after the passing of this Act, and who shall at the time of his retirement have served for thirty years or upwards, the pension which he is qualified to receive may be granted to him without the production of a certificate that he is unable, from mental or bodily infirmity, to perform his duty.

The pension which may be awarded to any constable who became a member of the Dublin Metropolitan Police before the twelfth day of August one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven shall not be calculated with reference to the scale of pay specified in the Third Schedule to this Act, but shall be calculated with reference to the pay which such person would be entitled to receive if the scale of pay in force at the time of the passing of this Act had continued in force until the time of his retirement; and the pay which such person would be entitled to receive as aforesaid shall for the purpose of such calculation be taken to be the pay set out in the Fourth Schedule to this Act: Provided that any such constable may, if he so elects, be pensioned in accordance with the provisions of this Act relating to the pensions of constables who became members of the force after the said date, and with reference to the scale of pay provided for constables by this Act.

When any constable who became a member of the Dublin Metropolitan Police on or after the twelfth day of August one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven or who shall become a member of the police after the passing of this Act has completed a service of twenty-five years, the Commissioner may, if he thinks fit, require him to retire upon the terms as to pension prescribed by this Act. When any constable who became a member of the police before that day has completed a service of twenty-five years, the Commissioner may, if he thinks fit, require him to retire, and in computing the pension to which he is entitled, his length of service shall be reckoned as thirty years.

Pensions and gratuities for widows and children.

16. The provisions of this Act relative to pensions and gratuities to widows and children of constables shall apply to the widows and children of constables of the Dublin Metropolitan Police, and in the case of the widows and children of constables appointed before the twelfth day of August one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, shall apply as if they were constables entitled to pensions under this Act.

Provision for payment of deputies to divisional justices.

17. [Recital of 34 & 35 Vict. c. 76. s. 11. as to payment of deputies to divisional justices of Dublin police district.]

Whenever after the passing of this Act a deputy is appointed by any of the said divisional justices under such of the provisions of the said section as relate to the case of the sickness or unavoidable absence of any of the said justices, there shall be paid to such deputy, out of moneys to be provided by Parliament, remuneration for his services as such deputy, at such daily rate and subject to such conditions as the Treasury may from time to time prescribe.

Oath of deputy.

18. Every person appointed to be a deputy to any of the said divisional justices shall, before he shall begin to execute the duties of his office, take the oath required by law to be taken by every person appointed to be a divisional justice of the police district of Dublin metropolis.

Saving of right of dismissal and reduction in rank.

19. Nothing in this Act shall prevent any constable being dismissed or reduced to any lower rank or lower rate of pay on account of misconduct or negligence in or unfitness for the discharge of his duties, or other reasonable cause.

SCHEDULE I.

Sectc. 2,10.

Rates of Pay of Royal Irish Constabulary.

Weekly Pay.

s.

d.

Head constable major - - - - - - -

40

0

Head constable:

Six years service in that rank and over - - -

40

0

Three to six years service - - - - -

37

6

Under three years service - - - - - -

35

0

Constable:

Four years service in that rank and over - - -

31

0

Under four years - - - - - - -

29

0

Acting constable - - - - - - - -

28

0

Sub-constable:

Twenty years service and over - - - - -

27

0

Fifteen to twenty years service - - - - -

26

0

Twelve to fifteen years service - - - - -

25

0

Nine to twelve years service - - - - - -

24

0

Seven to nine years service - - - - - -

23

0

Four to seven years service - - - - - -

22

0

Six months to four years service - - - - -

21

0

Under six months service - - - - - -

15

0

The pay of the depôt schoolmaster shall be such as the Lord Lieutenant, with the consent of the Treasury, may determine.

The weekly pay of any head constable who is a first-class head constable at the passing of this Act shall be forty shillings, irrespective of his length of service in the rank of head constable.

SCHEDULE II.

Sect. 3 .

Pension Scale.

Pensions and Gratuities to Constables.

(1.) The pension to a constable on retirement shall be according to the following scale; that is to say,

(a.) if he has completed fifteen but less than twenty-one years service, an annual sum equal to one fiftieth of his annual pay for every completed year of service; and

(b.) if he has completed twenty-one but less than twenty-five years service, an annual sum equal to twenty fiftieths of his annual pay with an addition of two fiftieths of his annual pay for every completed year of service above twenty years; and

(c.) if he has completed twenty-five years service an annual sum equal to thirty fiftieths of his annual pay with an addition of one fiftieth of his annual pay for every completed year of service above twenty-five years, so, however, that the pension shall not exceed two thirds of his annual pay.

(2.) The pension to a constable on retirement who is partially incapacitated by infirmity of mind or body occasioned in the execution of his duty without his own default shall, in the case of accidental injury, be according to the following scale, that is to say:

(a.) if he has completed not more than five years service, an annual sum not more than ten-fiftieths of his annual pay; and

(b.) if he has completed more than five and not more than ten years service, an annual sum not more than twelve fiftieths of his annual pay; and

(c.) if he has completed more than ten years and not more than fifteen years service an annual sum not more than fifteen fiftieths of his annual pay; and

(d.) if he has completed fifteen years service, an annual sum not more than his annual pay:

Provided that if he has completed fifteen years service the pension shall not be less than the sum to which he is entitled under article one of this schedule.

(3.) The pension to a constable on retirement who is wholly incapacitated by infirmity of mind or body occasioned in the execution of his duty without his own default shall, in the case of accidental injury, be according to the following scale, that is to say:

(a.) if he has completed not more than ten years service, an annual sum not more than fifteen fiftieths of his annual pay; and

(b.) if he has completed more than ten and not more than fifteen years service, an annual sum not more than twenty fiftieths of his annual pay; and

(c.) if he has completed more than fifteen years service, an annual sum not more than his annual pay:

Provided that if he has completed fifteen years’ service the pension shall not be less than the sum to which he is entitled under article one of this schedule.

(4.) The pension to a constable on retirement who is partially incapacitated by infirmity of mind or body occasioned in the execution of his duty without his own default in a case other than a case of accidental injury, shall be according to the following scale; that is to say,

(a.) if he has completed not more than ten years service, an annual sum not more than twenty-fiftieths of his annual pay; and

(b.) if he has completed more than ten but not more than fifteen years service, an annual sum not more than one-half of his annual pay; and

(c.) if he has completed more than fifteen years service, an annual sum not more than his annual pay:

Provided that if he has completed fifteen years service the pension shall not be less than the sum to which he is entitled under article one of this schedule.

(5.) The pension to a constable on retirement who is wholly incapacitated by infirmity of mind or body occasioned in the execution of his duty without his own default, in a case other than a case of accidental injury, shall be an annual sum not more than his annual pay, and if he has completed fifteen years’ service, not less than the sum to which he is entitled under article one of this schedule.

(6.) Any gratuity to a constable on his retirement who is incapacitated for the performance of his duty by infirmity of mind or body occasioned without his own default, but otherwise than in the execution of his duty, shall not exceed the amount of one month's pay for every completed year of service.

(7.) Where, on account of the infirmity of mind or body of a constable having been brought about or been contributed to by his own default or by his vicious habits, the pension granted to such constable is of less amount than that to which he would otherwise be entitled, the diminution of such pension shall not exceed five fiftieths of the annual pay of such constable.

(8.) A pension granted to a constable who has completed less than the fifteen years service shall not, if reduced on account of partial recovery from his incapacity, be less than one fiftieth of his annual pay for every completed year of service of such constable.

Pensions, Allowances, and Gratuities to Widows and Children.

(9.) Where a constable has died from some cause which, if it had only incapacitated him for the performance of his duty, would have entitled him to a pension for life, the pension to his widow and the allowances to his children shall be according to the following scale:—

(a.) the pension to the widow shall be an annual sum equal to one tenth of the constable's pay or the sum of ten pounds, whichever is the larger; and

(b.) the allowance to each child shall be an annual sum equal to one fiftieth of the constable's pay or two pounds ten shillings, whichever is the larger.

(10.) Where a constable has died from some cause not arising from his own default, but so that his widow and children are not entitled to pension or allowance under the preceding article of this schedule, any gratuities to the widow and children shall not exceed in the whole the amount of gratuity which could be given to the constable if he had at the time of his death become wholly incapacitated and retired.

(11.) The gratuity granted to the widow and children of a constable who dies within twelve months after the grant of a pension shall not exceed the difference between the annual pay of such constable and the amount he has actually received in respect of his pension.

(12.) The pension to a widow shall continue only while she remains a widow and continues to be of good character.

(13.) The allowance to a child shall not continue after the child attains the age of fifteen years.

General Provisions.

4 & 5 W. 4. c. 24.

(14.) For the purpose of estimating any pension, gratuity, or allowance under this schedule—

(a.) a pension or gratuity to a constable shall be calculated according to the amount of his annual pay at the date of his retirement, or of the injury or cause occasioning the incapacity which compels his retirement, whichever is the larger;

(b.) a pension or gratuity to the widow and an allowance or gratuity to a child of a constable shall be calculated according to the amount of the constable's annual pay at the date of his death or of the injury or cause occasioning his death, or where he had a pension of his retirement;

(c.) but where a constable who becomes a member of the force after the passing of this Act has, in the course of the three years next before the date of his retirement, or death, or such injury, or cause, been in receipt of a different annual pay from that which he is receiving at that date, his annual pay at the date of the retirement, death, injury, or cause shall be deemed to be the average annual amount of pay received by him for the said three years, instead of the annual amount actually received by him at that date.

(d.) Section twelve of the Superannuation Act, 1834, shall continue to apply to the pensions and gratuities to be granted to constables who became members of the Royal Irish Constabulary before the passing of this Act. Nothing contained in this Act shall be taken to extend that section to any pension or gratuity to which it would not apply if this Act had not been passed.

The annual pay with reference to which pensions and allowances under this Act shall be calculated is the pay set out in the First and Third Schedules to this Act. In converting weekly pay into annual pay the year shall be taken to be fifty-two weeks.

SCHEDULE III.

Sects. 13,15.

Rates of Pay of Dublin Metropolitan Police.

Chief Superintendent -

Annual salary on appointment 400l., rising by 15l. a year to 500l.

Superintendent - -

Annual salary on appointment 250l., rising by 10l. a year to 320l.

Inspector - - -

Annual salary on appointment 120l., rising by 6l. a year to 160l.

Weekly Pay.

£

s.

d.

Acting inspector serving at the passing of this Act - - -

2

0

0

Station sergeant - - - - - - -

2

0

0

Sergeant:

Five years service in that rank and upwards - - -

1

18

0

Two to five years service in that rank - - - -

1

16

0

Under two years service in that rank - - - -

1

14

0

Acting sergeant serving at the passing of this Act - - -

1

12

6

Constable:

Fifteen years service in that rank and upwards - - -

1

10

0

Eight to fifteen years service in that rank - - -

1

9

0

Three to eight years service in that rank - - - -

1

7

0

One to three years service in that rank - - - -

1

5

0

Less than one year's service in that rank - - - -

1

3

0

Supernumerary constable - - - - - -

0

15

6

In the Detective (“G”) Division the pay shall be at the above rate, subject to the modifications following:—

The annual salary of the superintendent shall be 300l., rising by 10l. a year to 400l.

The annual salary of the chief inspector shall be 160l., rising by 8l. a year to 200l.

The weekly pay of a sergeant of eight years service in that rank and upwards shall be 40s.

The weekly pay of an acting sergeant serving at the passing of this Act shall be 1l. 13s. 6d.

The constables who are styled detectives shall be paid 30s. a week, irrespective of their length of service as constables.

SCHEDULE IV.

Sect. 15 .

The pay of members of the Dublin Metropolitan Police appointed before the 12th August 1867, and who retire upon pensions calculated with reference to the scale of pay in force at the time of the passing of this Act, shall be estimated for the purposes of such pension as follows:

Annual Pay.

Chief superintendent - - -

330l.

Superintendent - - - -

220l., rising by 6l. a year to 250l.

Weekly Pay.

£

s.

d.

Acting inspector - - - - - -

1

16

0

Station sergeant - - - - - -

1

16

0

Sergeant holding that rank at the passing of this Act - -

1

14

6

Sergeant, who was an acting sergeant at the passing of this Act, and retires after not less than five years service subsequent to his appointment as acting sergeant - - -

1

14

6

Sergeant, who was an acting sergeant at the passing of this Act, and retires after less than five years service subsequent to his appointment as acting sergeant - - - -

1

12

6

Sergeant, who was a constable at the passing of this Act, and retires after not less than five years service as a sergeant -

1

14

6

Sergeant, who was a constable at the passing of this Act, and retires after less than five years service as a sergeant -

1

12

6

Acting sergeant - - - - - - -

1

12

6

Constable - - - - - - -

1

9

0

The pension of an inspector who became a member of the force before the 12th August 1867, shall be calculated with reference to the pay which he receives at the time of his retirement.

The pay of members of the force serving in the Detective (“G”) Division, appointed before the 12th August 1867, and who retire upon pensions calculated with reference to the scale of pay in force at the time of the passing of this Act, shall be estimated for the purposes of such pension, as follows:—

Annual Pay.

£

s.

d.

The pay of a superintendent shall be estimated at - -

250

0

0

Chief inspector - - - - - - -

180

0

0

Weekly Pay.

Inspector - - - - - - - - -

1

19

0

The senior acting inspector - - - -

1

19

0

Acting inspector - - - - - - -

1

18

0

Sergeant with not less than five years service in that rank - -

1

18

0

Sergeant with not less than two years service in that rank -

1

14

6

Sergeant with less than two years service in that rank - -

1

13

6

Acting sergeant - - - - - - -

1

13

6

Detective - - - - - - - -

1

10

0

Constable - - - - - - - -

1

10

0