Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1935

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Definitions.

2.—(1) In this Act—

the expression “the Minister” means the Minister for Local Government and Public Health;

the expression “the National Health Insurance Acts” means the National Health Insurance Acts, 1911 to 1934, as amended by this or any subsequent enactment;

the expression “appointed country” means a country—

(a) in which provision is made by legislative enactment for the establishment therein of any scheme of pensions—

(i) which is certified by the Minister to correspond substantially to the scheme of pensions established by this Act, and

(ii) which includes provision for the payment of pensions to residents in Saorstát Eireann, and

(b) which is not a country with the proper authority of which the Minister has entered into reciprocal arrangements under the provisions of Part VII of this Act relating to reciprocal arrangements with other countries;

the word “pension” when used without qualification means any pension under this Act;

the word “soldier” means a member of the Defence Forces of Saorstát Éireann (including the Reserve), in respect of whom contributions under the National Health Insurance Acts are for the time being payable under those Acts;

the expression “contribution year” has the same meaning as it has in the National Health Insurance Acts;

the expression “the appointed age” when used in relation to a child means the age of fourteen years, except in the case of a child who on attaining that age is under full-time instruction in a day school and continues under such full-time instruction after such attainment, when the said expression means the age (not exceeding sixteen years) up to which such child remains under such full-time instruction and except in the case of a child who on attaining the age of fourteen years is, owing to physical or mental infirmity neither able to receive full-time instruction at a day school nor to engage in any remunerative occupation, when the said expression means the age (not exceeding sixteen years) up to which such physical or mental infirmity continues;

the expression “public assistance authority” means the local authority charged by or in pursuance of any enactment with the administration of the laws relating to the relief of the poor in any area;

the expression “unemployment assistance” means unemployment assistance under the Unemployment Assistance Act, 1933 (No. 46 of 1933);

the expression “the Unified Society” means Cumann an Árachais Náisiúnta ar Shláinte;

the word “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister under this Act.

(2) Where the widow of a man has remarried she shall not for the purposes of this Act be regarded as the widow of her former husband.