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6 1961

ARMY PENSIONS (INCREASE) ACT, 1961

THIRD SCHEDULE.

Increased Rates of Pensions Granted to Certain Officers under Sections 10 and 12 of the Act of 1927.

Sections 8 (1), 10 (1).

1.—(1) The amount of a disability pension granted under subsection (1) of section 10 of the Act of 1927 to an officer discharged from the forces before the 2nd day of November, 1955, and at the date of his discharge suffering from a disablement caused by disease attributable to service in the forces during the April, 1922-September, 1924 period shall be the amount of such disability pension payable under the Acts, increased by—

(a) in case such officer was discharged from the forces before the 1st day of September, 1949—seven and one-half per cent., or

(b) in case such officer was discharged from the forces on or after the 1st day of September, 1949—five per cent.

(2) The amount of a disability pension granted under subsection (1) of section 10 of the Act of 1927 to an officer discharged from the forces before the 2nd day of November, 1955, and at the date of his discharge suffering from a disablement caused by disease attributable to service in the forces during the emergency period shall be the amount of such disability pension payable under the Acts, increased by—

(a) in case such officer was discharged from the forces before the 1st day of September, 1949—seven and one-half per cent., or

(b) in case such officer was discharged from the forces on or after the 1st day of September, 1949—five per cent.

(3) The provisions of sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph shall not apply in the case of an officer discharged from the forces on the 30th day of January, 1952, or on the 23rd day of January, 1953.

2.—The amount of a wound pension granted under subsection (1) of section 12 of the Act of 1927 to an officer discharged from the forces before the 2nd day of November, 1955, shall be the amount of such wound pension payable under the Acts, increased by—

(a) in case such officer was discharged from the forces before the 1st day of September, 1949—seven and one-half per cent., or

(b) in case such officer was discharged from the forces on or after the 1st day of September, 1949—five per cent.