Unemployment Insurance Act, 1945
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Interpretation. |
1.—(1) In this Act— | |
the expression “the Acts” means the Unemployment Insurance Acts, 1920 to 1943; | ||
the expression “the Act of 1923” means the Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1923 (No. 30 of 1923); | ||
the expression “the Defence Forces” means the Forces and the Reserve; | ||
the word “discharge” means discharge, transfer or re-transfer to the Reserve, release from permanent service, dismissal, relinquishment of commission, retirement, and resignation, but does not include— | ||
(a) the resignation of a commission for the purpose of appointment as a cadet or officer of the Forces, or | ||
(b) discharge for the purpose of appointment to commissioned rank or temporary commissioned rank, or | ||
(c) termination of service by death, or | ||
(d) transfer or re-transfer to the Reserve not involving interruption of service, | ||
and the word “discharged” shall be construed accordingly; | ||
the expression “the emergency period” means the period which commenced on the 3rd day of September, 1939, and will end on the date on which the Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) (No. 2) Act, 1940 (State of Emergency) Order, 1940 ( S. R. & O., No. 163 of 1940 ), is revoked; | ||
the expression “the Forces” means the forces established under Part I of the Act of 1923; | ||
the expression “the Joint Insurance Fund” means the fund established under the Scheme; | ||
the expression “member of the Defence Forces” means any officer or soldier of the Defence Forces, other than— | ||
(a) an officer holding a permanent commission in the Forces, or | ||
(b) an officer holding a short service commission in the Air Corps, or | ||
(c) an officer or soldier who is discharged before he has completed three months' service (including any service rendered immediately before the 3rd day of September, 1939), or | ||
(d) a member of the Construction Corps; | ||
the expression “the operative date” means the date of the passing of this Act; | ||
the expression “the Reserve” means the reserve force established under Part III of the Act of 1923; | ||
the expression “the Scheme” means The Insurance Industry Unemployment Insurance Scheme established under the Acts; | ||
the word “service” means, in relation to a member of the Defence Forces, full-time service in the Defence Forces in respect of which pay was issuable but does not include— | ||
(a) in case he is an officer of the Reserve of Officers, service subsequent to his being called out on full-time service after the expiration of the emergency period, or | ||
(b) any period of annual training, or | ||
(c) any service rendered by him before he attained the age of sixteen years. | ||
(2) For the purposes of this Act, the number of weeks during which a member of the Defence Forces rendered service as such member after the 2nd day of September, 1939, shall be taken to be the result obtained by dividing the number of days during which he rendered service as such member after the said date by the number seven, any fraction over being treated as one week. | ||
(3) This Act shall be construed as one with the Acts. |