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Application and definitions.
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25.—(1) This Part of this Act applies only to soldiers enlisted for a period not exceeding twelve months or enlisted before the 1st day of May, 1923, for a period of service which terminates on or before the 1st day of May, 1924.
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(2) In this Part of this Act
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the word “soldier” means a member of the Armed Forces of Saorstát Eireann of whatever rank,
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the word “enlist” includes becoming by any means a member of the Armed Forces aforesaid and cognate words shall be construed accordingly,
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the word “discharge” includes ceasing by any means to be a member of the Armed Forces aforesaid and cognate words shall be construed accordingly.
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(3) Every question or dispute as to whether a person is or is not a soldier within the meaning of this Part of this Act, or as to the date of the enlistment or the discharge of a soldier, shall be decided by the Minister for Defence whose decision shall be final.
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