S.I. No. 278/1937 - Army Pensions (Form of Service Certificate) Regulations, 1937.
Table of Provisions (8)
Statutory Text (8 Articles)
1. The deceased was not at any time a member of any organisation to which Part II of the Act of 1932 applies,
or
The deceased was a member of
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(State organisation or organisations of which deceased was a member.)
2. The deceased was not engaged in military service within the meaning of Part II of the Act of 1932,
or
The deceased was engaged in military service within the meaning of Part II of the Act of 1932, and the following are particulars of such military service :—
Organisation or organisations of which deceased was a member
Particulars of military service
(*) Period of service
Nature and extent of military service
From
To
Oglaigh na h-Eireann
(Irish Republican Army)
Irish Volunteers
Irish Citizen Army
Fianna Eireann
Hibernian Rifles
Cumann na mBan
(*) If the service was not continuous throughout, particulars of the period or periods of actual military service should be stated.
3. The deceased did not receive a wound or injury while engaged in military service.
or
The deceased received a wound or injury while engaged in military service and the following are particulars of such wound or injury :—
(a) Nature of wound or injury
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(b) Date on which wound or injury was received
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(c) Circumstances in which wound or injury was received
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(d) Particulars of any negligence or misconduct on the part of the deceased which, in the opinion of the Board, should be taken into consideration in determining whether the wound or injury was attributable to military service
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4. There is no evidence that the deceased contracted any disease during his military service.
or
There is evidence that the deceased contracted a disease during his military service and the following are the particulars of such evidence :—
(a) Nature of disease
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(b) Actual conditions under which deceased performed his military service
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(c) Particulars of any illness from which the deceased suffered during his military service
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(d) Detailed report on the applicant's statements to, in case the application is on Form A.P. 51, questions 4 D (i) and (ii) on that form, or in case the application is on Form A.P. 52, questions 7 D (i) and (ii) of that form.
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(e) Full particulars of any negligence or misconduct on the part of the deceased which, in the opinion of the Board, should be taken into consideration in determining whether the disease was attributable to military service
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5. Deceased died on the
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6. The deceased was not killed while engaged in military service,
or
The deceased was killed while engaged in military service and the following are the particulars of the date, place and manner of his death
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* This paragraph will be used for certifying such other particulars in respect of the deceased as the Minister may request the Military Service Registration Board to ascertain and certify.
Signed..............................................
Chairman
of Military Service Registration Board
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Member
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Member
Dated this.................
day of.................................
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Given under my Seal of Office this 17th day of September, 1937.
FRANK AIKEN,
Minister for Defence.
STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS. 1937. No. 278.
ARMY PENSIONS (FORM OF SERVICE CERTIFICATE) REGULATIONS, 1937.
WHEREAS it is enacted by sub-section (1) of
Section 8
of the
Army Pensions Act, 1932
(No. 24 of 1932), in these recitals referred to as the Act of 1932) as amended by Section 15 of the Act of 1937 (No. 15 of 1937), (in these recitals referred to as the Act of 1937), that every application for the grant under Part II of the Act of 1932, of a pension or gratuity to or an allowance or gratuity in respect of a person alleged to have been a member of an organisation to which the said Part II applies, shall (notwithstanding anything contained in
Section 7
of the
Army Pensions Act, 1927
(No. 12 of 1927) be referred by the Minister for Defence to the Military Service Registration Board, and thereupon the Military Service Registration Board shall ascertain and certify to the Minister for Defence the following particulars in respect of such person, that is to say :—
(
a
) whether such person was a member of any and, if so, which of the said organisations, and
(
b
) whether such person was engaged in military service and, if so, the prescribed particulars of such service, and
(
c
) whether such person received a wound while engaged in military service and, if so, the prescribed particulars of such wound and, if such person is dead, the date of his death, and
(
d
) whether there is any evidence that such person contracted any disease during his military service and, if so, the particulars of such evidence and, if such person is dead the date of his death, and
(
e
) if such person is dead, whether he was killed while engaged in military service and, if so, the prescribed particulars of the circumstances of his death, and
(
f
) such other particulars in respect of such person as the Minister for Defence may request the Military Service Registration Board to ascertain and certify
AND WHEREAS it is enacted by sub-section (2) of the Section 8 of the Act of 1932, as amended by Section 15 of the Act of 1937 that every certificate issued by the Military Service Registration Board to the Minister for Defence in pursuance of the said Section 8 shall be in the prescribed form
AND WHEREAS the Minister for Defence is empowered by sub-section (4) of Section 20 of the Act of 1932 by order to make regulations in relation to the said prescribed matters.
AND WHEREAS it is enacted by sub-section (2) of Section 29 of the Act of 1937 that every application for a pension under the said Section 29 shall be referred to by the Minister for Defence to the Military Service Registration Board, and thereupon the provisions of Section 8 of the Act of 1932, as amended by Part IV of the Act of 1937 shall apply in respect of such application and in respect of the service certificate in respect of the applicant issued by the said Board
AND WHEREAS it is enacted by sub-section (1) of Section 39 of the Act of 1937 that every application for a dependant's allowance in respect of a deceased person in respect of whom Part VII of the Act of 1937 applies shall be referred by the Minister for Defence to the Military Service Registration Board, and thereupon the provisions of Section 8 of the Act of 1932, as amended by Part IV of the Act of 1937 shall apply in respect of such application and the service certificate issued in respect of such deceased person by the said Board
NOW, I, FRANK AIKEN, Minister for Defence, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by the
Army Pensions Act, 1932
(No. 24 of 1932), as amended by the
Army Pensions Act, 1937
(No. 15 of 1937), and of every and any other power me in this behalf enabling, do hereby order and make the following regulations :—