Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981

Superannuation of certain officers.

[1950, s. 7]

313.—(1) For the purposes of this section “the Society” means Cumann an Árachais Náisiúnta ar Shláinte.

(2) Where a person was immediately before 1st August, 1950, an officer or employee of the Society and, pursuant to section 7 of the Social Welfare Act, 1950 , was appointed to a situation in the civil service of the Government, notwithstanding anything contained in any other enactment, he shall, for the purposes of the Superannuation Acts, 1834 to 1963, be deemed to have been paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas throughout his service under the Society and his previous service (if any) under any approved society.

(3) Where a person to whom subsection (2) applies was a member of the pension fund under the pension scheme established consequent on the report made pursuant to paragraph (d) of section 10 of the National Health Insurance Act, 1933 , such of his service under the Society and of his previous service (if any) under an approved society as, but for Part II of the Social Welfare Act, 1950 , would have been reckonable as pensionable service for the purpose of that scheme, shall be treated as established service for the purposes of the Superannuation Acts, 1834 to 1963.

(4) In any application of the Superannuation Acts, 1834 to 1963, to a female person to whom subsection (3) applies, any provisions of those Acts applicable to her on account of her being a female person shall not apply to her and in lieu thereof, the corresponding provisions of those Acts applicable to male persons shall apply to her.