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S.I. No. 259/1984 - Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) (No. 8) Scheme, 1984.
Table of Provisions (16)
Statutory Text (16 Articles)
1. Short title, collective citation and construction.
2. Commencement.
3. Application of the Interpretation Act, 1937.
4. Definitions.
5. Increase of retired pay of officers retired before 2nd day of October, 1983.
6. Increase of retired pay under Article 19 of the Amending Scheme of 1960.
7. Increase of pensions of certain deceased officers' widows.
8. Increase of pensions of certain deceased officers' children.
9. Increase of pensions under Article 26A or 27A of the Principal Scheme.
10. Increase of pensions of certain members of the Army Nursing Service.
11. Increase of pensions of certain members of the Chaplaincy Service.
12. Amendment of Article 20 (1) of the Amending Scheme of 1953.
13. Provision regarding abatement of pensions of soldiers in certain cases.
14. Amendment of Article 15 of the Amending Scheme of 1978.
15. (2) Where the widow of an officer—
(
a
) is granted a service pension, and
(
b
) is also in receipt of an allowance, there may be paid to such widow—
(i) the sum of the greater benefit plus one half of the lesser benefit, or, if greater
(ii) £3,156 a year,
provided that the total amount payable does not exceed one third of the officer's pensionable pay".
(2) For purposes of Article 15 (2) of the Amending Scheme of 1978, as amended by this Article, "pensionable pay"——
(
a
) shall include any additional pay in respect of professional or technical qualifications which is reckonable for gratuity under Article 5 of the Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) (No. 3) Scheme, 1972 (
S.I. No. 306 of 1972
),
(
b
) in the case of an officer who died in service before the 1st day of July, 1984, or who retired or was retired before the 2nd day of July, 1984, shall be taken as the pay which would be payable to him if he had been serving on the 1st day of July, 1984, and
(
c
) in any other case, shall be the actual pay payable at date of death or retirement, as the case may be.
15 Retired pay and gratuities of certain officers
15.
(1) Where an officer who was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-General with effect from the 2nd day of June, 1981—
(
a
) was granted special leave without pay and allowances to take up an appointment as Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, and
(
b
) did not qualify for any superannuation benefits from the United Nations Organisation other than a refund of his own superannuation contributions to that Organisation, and
(
c
) retires from the Permanent Defence Force in the rank of Lieutenant-General on reaching the age of retirement prescribed for him in Defence Force Regulations,
the yearly rate of his retired pay shall be the rate appropriate to the rank of Major-General, increased by twenty per cent.
(2) For the purpose of the calculation of the gratuity payable on his retirement to an officer to whom sub-article (1) of this Article applies, his pay at the date of his retirement shall be calculated by reference to the annual rate of pay appropriate to the rank of Lieutenant-General (Chief of Staff) at that date.
(3) Article 11 of the Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) (No. 3) Scheme, 1984 (
S.I. No. 113 of 1984
), is hereby revoked.
(4) This Article shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 4th day of July, 1984.
GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 19th day of October, 1984.
PATRICK COONEY
The Minister for the Public Service hereby consents to the foregoing Scheme.
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Public Service, this
19th day of October, 1984.
JOHN BOLAND
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
This statutory instrument provides for the increases effective from 1st July, 1984 in the pensions of Army personnel (including members of the Nursing and Chaplaincy Services) payable under the Defence Forces (Pensions) Schemes, 1937 to 1984. It also amends, in other respects, the Defence Forces (Pensions) Schemes, 1937 to 1984.
S.I. No. 259 of 1984.
DEFENCE FORCES (PENSIONS) (AMENDMENT) (No. 8) SCHEME, 1984.
ARRANGEMENT OF ARTICLES.
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