S.I. No. 420/1993 - Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) (No. 2) Scheme, 1993.

1. Short title, collective citation and construction.

2. Commencement.

3. Application of the Interpretation Act, 1937.

4. Amendment of First Schedule to the Defence Forces (Pensions) Scheme, 1937.

S.I. No. 420 of 1993.

DEFENCE FORCES (PENSIONS) (AMENDMENT)

(NO. 2) SCHEME, 1993.

I, DAVID ANDREWS, Minister for Defence, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

sections 2

,

3

and

5

of the

Defence Forces (Pensions) Act, 1932

(No. 26 of 1932), and by

section 4

of the

Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Act, 1938

(No. 33 of 1938), hereby, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, make the following Scheme

1 Short title, collective citation and construction.

1.

(1) This Scheme may be cited as the Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) (No. 2) Scheme, 1993.

(2) The collective citation, "the Defence Forces (Pensions) Schemes, 1937 to 1993", shall include this Scheme.

(3) The Defence Forces (Pensions) Schemes, 1937 to 1993, shall be construed together as one Scheme.

2 Commencement.

2.

This Scheme shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1990.

3 Application of the

Interpretation Act, 1937

.

3.

The

Interpretation Act, 1937

(No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Scheme.

4 Amendment of First Schedule to the Defence Forces (Pensions) Scheme, 1937.

4.

(1) The First Schedule to the Defence Forces (Pensions) Scheme, 1937 (

S. R. & O. No. 249 of 1937

) is hereby amended by the substitution for sub-rule 1 (7) (inserted by Article 7 of the Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) (No. 2) Scheme, 1988 (

S.I. No. 376 of 1988

)) of the following subrule

"(7) In the case of a person who rendered full-time service on security duties pursuant to paragraph 40A of Defence Force Regulations R.5, such service shall be deemed to be service in the Forces in commissioned rank.".

(2) The extension of the First Schedule effected by sub-article (1) of this Article shall apply only in the case of an officer who retires or is retired after the 1st day of January, 1990.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 30th day of December, 1993.

DAVID ANDREWS,

Minister for Defence.

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the making of the foregoing Scheme.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 30th day of December, 1993.

BERTIE AHERN,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This statutory instrument provides that full-time service on security duties in the FCA may be reckoned for pension purposes in the case of certain officers of the Permanent Defence Force.

S.I. No. 420 of 1993.

DEFENCE FORCES (PENSIONS) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) SCHEME, 1993.

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