National Health Insurance Act, 1947
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Insurance of soldiers enlisted in the Permanent Force for an emergency, of certain officers of the Reserve Force and of members of the Construction Corps. |
6.—(1) Where any person is enlisted to serve in the Permanent Force for a period of emergency under section 24 of the Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) (No. 2) Act, 1940 (No. 11 of 1940), then, during his service in the Permanent Force under such enlistment and (subject to section 7 of this Act) if during that period of emergency, he is commissioned as an officer of the Reserve Force, during the first three months of membership of the Reserve Force, he shall, for the purposes of Part II of the Act of 1936 be a person insurable at the Army rate. | |
(2) Where any person is enlisted to serve in the Construction Corps, for a period of less than two years in army service, then, during his service in the Construction Corps, he shall, for the purposes of Part II of the Act of 1936, be a person insurable at the Army rate. | ||
(3) Subsection (3) of section 13 of the Act of 1936 shall not apply in respect of persons who are enlisted to serve in the Construction Corps, during their service in that Corps. | ||
(4) If any question arises whether a person who is serving or has served in the Permanent Force or the Reserve Force or the Construction Corps is or is not or was or was not, by virtue of this section, for the purposes of Part II of the Act of 1936, a person insurable at the Army rate, the question shall be referred to the Minister for Defence whose decision shall be final. | ||
(5) Subsections (1), (2) (3) and (4) of this section shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 7th day of June, 1940. |