Defence Act, 1954
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Exemption of men from civil process. |
107.—(1) An order shall not be made under section 6 of the Debtors (Ireland) Act, 1872, or under section 6 or 8 of the Enforcement of Courts Orders Act, 1940 (No. 23 of 1940), directing the imprisonment of any person— | |
(a) who is a man of the Permanent Defence Force, or | ||
(b) who is a reservist and is for the time being called out on permanent service. | ||
(2) An order shall not be made under subsection (1) of section 6 of the Employers and Workmen Act, 1875 , in respect of any person who is a man of the Permanent Defence Force, or who is a reservist and is for the time being called out on permanent service. | ||
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraph (22) of section 133 of the Children Act, 1908, an order made, under either section 75 or 82 of that Act, against a person who is or becomes a man shall not be enforceable by the imprisonment of such person, in case he is a man of the Permanent Defence Force, so long as he is a man of the Permanent Defence Force or, in case he is a reservist, during any period during which he is called out on permanent service. | ||
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection (5) of section 99 of the Children Act, 1908, any sums imposed and ordered to be paid by a parent or guardian under the said section or on forfeiture of any such security as is referred to in the said section, shall not be capable of being recovered in the manner mentioned in the said subsection against a person who is or becomes a man, in case he is a man of the Permanent Defence Force, so long as he is a man of the Permanent Defence Force or, in case he is a reservist, during any period during which he is called out on permanent service. |