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Insurance of members of the Reserve Force.
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14.—(1) A member of the Reserve Force—
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(a) who on or after the 6th day of January, 1936, is called out for a continuous period of training of more than thirty-six hours duration, and
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(b) who at the time he was so called out is an insured person, within the meaning of the National Health Insurance Acts,
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shall during such period be deemed to be employed within the meaning of the said Acts and to be in the sole employment of the Minister for Defence.
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(2) Where any member of the Reserve Force is on or after the 6th day of January, 1936, called out for a period of service (otherwise than training), the following provisions shall have effect, that is to say:—
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(a) in case such member was at the time of such calling out an insured person, within the meaning of the National Health Insurance Acts, then—
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(i) if such period does not exceed three months such member shall during such period be deemed to be employed, within the meaning of the said Acts, and to be in the sole employment of the Minister for Defence,
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(ii) if such period exceeds three months—
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(I) such member shall during the first three months thereof, be deemed to be employed within the meaning of the said Acts, and to be in the sole employment of the Minister for Defence, and
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(II) such member shall during the remainder of such period be, for the purposes of this Part of this Act, a person insurable at the Army rate,
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(b) in any other case such member shall during such period (except the first three months thereof) be, for the purposes of this Part of this Act, a person insurable at the Army rate.
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(3) If any question arises whether a member of the Reserve Force is or is not a person insurable at the Army rate or is or is not otherwise insurable by virtue of this section under the National Health Insurance Acts, the question shall be referred to the Minister for Defence whose decision shall be final.
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