Army Pensions Act, 1927

THIRD SCHEDULE.

Scale of disability pensions, wound pensions, and married pensions for persons discharged from the forces on or after the 1st day of October, 1924.

PART I.

OFFICERS.

Degree of disablement.

SCALE OF PENSION.

100

per

cent.

60

per

cent.

of

annual

pay

at

the

date

of

discharge.

90

54

80

48

70

42

60

36

50

30

40

24

30

18

20

12

Note.—“Annual Pay” does not include allowances, or additional pay in respect of temporary, probationary or acting duty.

The married pension payable to an officer in respect of a pension under this Schedule who is entitled to a married pension shall be at the rate of £20 per annum.

PART II.

SOLDIERS.

Rank of discharge from Forces.

Group.

Rates of Pension per week according to degree of disablement

100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

Private

I

26

0

23

5

20

10

18

2

15

7

13

0

10

5

7

10

5

2

Corporal

II

30

0

27

0

24

0

21

0

18

0

15

0

12

0

9

0

6

0

Sergeant Co. Q.M. Sergt.

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III

34

0

30

7

27

2

23

10

20

5

17

0

13

7

10

2

6

10

Co. Segt. Batt. Q.M.S.

}

IV

38

0

34

2

30

5

26

7

22

10

19

0

15

2

11

5

7

7

Sergeant-Major

V

42

0

37

9

33

7

29

4

25

2

21

0

16

9

12

7

8

4

The married pension payable to a soldier in receipt of a pension under this Schedule who is entitled to a married pension shall be at the rate of five shillings a week.