Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Act, 1949
No. 7/1949: DEFENCE FORCES (PENSIONS) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1949 |
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AN ACT TO EXTEND THE DEFENCE FORCES (PENSIONS) ACTS, 1932 AND 1938, TO MEMBERS OF THE CHAPLAINCY SERVICE |
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[18th May, 1949.] |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:— |
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The Principal Act. |
1.—In this Act, the expression "the Principal Act" means the Defence Forces (Pensions) Act, 1932 (No. 26 of 1932). |
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Amendment of section 1 of Principal Act. |
2.—The definition, in section 1 of the Principal Act, of the expression "the National Army" is hereby amended by the insertion, after the words "Army Nursing Service", of the words "or the Chaplaincy Service". |
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Amendment of section 2 of Principal Act. |
3.—section 2 of the Principal Act is hereby amended— |
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( a ) by the insertion in subsection (1), after paragraph (b), of the following paragraph: |
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"(bb) pensions and gratuities for members of the Chaplaincy Service to whom such scheme applies, and", |
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( b ) by the addition at the end of subsection (2) of the follow-words: |
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"and members of the Chaplaincy Service," |
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( c ) by the addition at the end of subsection (3) of the following words: |
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"or, in the case of a member of the Chaplaincy Service, to his service as such member or as a chaplain with the National Army." |
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Short title, construction and collective citation. |
4.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Act, 1949 . |
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(2) The Defence Forces (Pensions) Acts, 1932 and 1938, and this Act may be cited together as the Defence Forces (Pensions) Acts, 1932 to 1949, and shall be construed as one. |
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