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23 1953

ARMY PENSIONS ACT, 1953

FOURTH SCHEDULE.

Sections 20 (2); 22 (2); 23 (4).

Revised scale of pensions granted—

(a) under section 10 of the Act of 1927 to soldiers suffering from disablement caused by disease attributable to service during the April, 1922-September, 1924, period,

(b) under section 12 of the Act of 1927 to soldiers discharged before the 30th day of July, 1949, suffering from disablement caused by wound attributable to service (other than service during the emergency period),

(c) under section 13 of the Act of 1927 to soldiers discharged on or after the 1st day of October, 1924.

FOURTH SCHEDULE.

Rates of Pension per week according to degree of Disablement

Rank at Discharge from Forces

Group

100%

95%

90%

85%

80%

75%

70%

65%

60%

55%

50%

45%

40%

35%

30%

25%

20%

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Private

I

39

0

37

1

35

2

33

2

31

3

29

3

27

3

25

4

23

5

21

5

19

6

17

7

15

8

13

8

11

9

9

9

7

9

Corporal

II

45

0

42

9

40

6

38

3

36

0

33

9

31

6

29

3

27

0

24

9

22

6

20

3

18

0

15

9

13

6

11

3

9

0

Sergeant Co. Q.M. Sergeant

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III

51

0

48

5

45

11

43

4

40

9

38

3

35

9

33

2

30

8

28

1

25

6

22

11

20

5

17

10

15

3

12

9

10

3

Co. Sergeant Batt. Q.M.S.

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IV

57

0

54

2

51

3

48

5

45

8

42

9

39

11

37

1

34

3

31

5

28

6

25

8

22

9

19

11

17

2

14

3

11

5

Sergeant Major

V

61

2

59

0

56

8

53

6

50

5

47

2

44

0

40

11

37

9

34

8

31

6

28

4

25

2

22

0

18

11

15

8

12

6