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Service in the Forces.
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2.—(1) A person shall for the purposes of this Act be deemed to have been serving in the Forces while such person was rendering active service in any of the bodies which constitute the Forces and, in the case of a person who served as a member of the Irish Volunteer Executive or of the Headquarters Staff of Oglaigh na hEireann (Irish Republican Army) or in the Intelligence Branch of any of the bodies which constitute the Forces, while such person was so serving.
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(2) The following circumstances shall not be deemed to constitute a breach in the continuity of service in the Forces for the purposes of this Act, that is to say:—
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(a) absence from duty following arrest, imprisonment, internment or deportation under the Defence of the Realm Act, 1914, the Restoration of Order in Ireland Act, 1920, or any regulations made thereunder;
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(b) absence from duty following arrest, imprisonment or penal servitude in respect of sedition, treason or treason felony prior to the 11th day of July, 1921;
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(c) absence from duty by reason of duties necessitating such absence undertaken at the instance of or on behalf of the Cabinet of the First Dáil Eireann or of the Second Dáil Eireann;
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(d) absence from duty while under arrest, as a result of activities as a member of the Forces.
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