Superannuation and Pensions Act, 1963
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Supplements to certain allowances under Local Government (Superannuation) Act, 1956. |
31.—(1) This section applies to a person who has retired, consequent upon the Health (Age Limit for Office of District Medical Officer) Declaration, 1960, from the office of district medical officer if the retirement occurred on the 1st day of January, 1961, or after that day and before the 1st day of January, 1968. | |
(2) The Minister for Health may, with the approval of the Minister, pay out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas a supplement to any allowance under the Local Government (Superannuation) Act, 1956 , which is payable to a person to whom this section applies in respect of his former office as district medical officer. | ||
(3) The rate of a supplement under this section shall be calculated as a percentage of the relevant allowance, and the percentage shall be— | ||
(a) where the year of retirement is 1961—50 per cent., | ||
(b) where that year is 1962—45 per cent., | ||
(c) where that year is 1963—40 per cent., | ||
(d) where that year is 1964—35 per cent., | ||
(e) where that year is 1965—30 per cent., | ||
(f) where that year is 1966—20 per cent., | ||
(g) where that year is 1967—10 per cent. | ||
(4) A supplement under this section shall be payable until the death of the payee or the expiration of six years from the retirement (whichever first occurs). | ||
(5) Where a person to whom a supplement under this section is payable receives any payment by way of remuneration out of public moneys, no more of the supplement shall be paid to him in any year than so much as, with that payment and the relevant allowance, equals the remuneration (inclusive of the money value of emoluments, if any) on which that allowance was computed. |