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19 1957

ARMY PENSIONS ACT, 1957

PART I.

Preliminary and General.

Short title and collective citation.

1. —(1) This Act may be cited as the Army Pensions Act, 1957.

(2) The Acts and this Act may be cited together as the Army Pensions Acts, 1923 to 1957.

Interpretation.

2. —(1) In this Act—

the Act of 1923” means the Army Pensions Act, 1923 (No. 26 of 1923);

the Act of 1927” means the Army Pensions Act, 1927 (No. 12 of 1927);

the Act of 1932” means the Army Pensions Act, 1932 (No. 24 of 1932);

the Act of 1937” means the Army Pensions Act, 1937 (No. 15 of 1937);

the Act of 1941” means the Army Pensions Act, 1941 (No. 2 of 1941);

the Act of 1943” means the Army Pensions Act, 1943 (No. 14 of 1943);

the Act of 1946” means the Army Pensions Act, 1946 (No. 3 of 1946);

the Act of 1949” means the Army Pensions Act, 1949 (No. 19 of 1949);

the Act of 1953” means the Army Pensions Act, 1953 (No. 23 of 1953);

the Acts” means the Army Pensions Acts, 1923 to 1953, but does not include this Act;

the April, 1922-September, 1924, period” means the period which commenced on the 1st day of April, 1922, and ended on the 30th day of September, 1924;

disablement pension” means a wound or disability pension under the Acts, and includes any further pension under section 2 or section 3 of the Act of 1923 and a married pension;

Defence Forces pension” means retired pay or pension under any scheme made (whether before or after the passing of this Act) under the Defence Forces (Pensions) Acts, 1932 to 1949, as amended by any subsequent enactment.

(2) This Act shall be construed as one with the Acts.

(3) References in this Act to any enactment shall be construed as references to that enactment as amended by any subsequent enactment.