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S.I. No. 157/1955 - Garda Síochána (Retirement) Regulations, 1955.

I, JAMES EVERETT, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 14 of the Police Forces Amalgamation Act, 1925 (No. 7 of 1925), and of every and any other power me in this behalf enabling, hereby with the approval of the Government, make the following regulations :—

1. These regulations may be cited as the Garda Síochána (Retirement) Regulations, 1955.

2. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to these regulations.

3. In these regulations " the principal regulations " means the Garda Síochána (Retirement) Regulations, 1934 ( S. R. & O. No. 146 of 1934 ), as amended by the Garda Síochána (Retirement) Regulations, 1951 ( S.I. No. 132 of 1951 ).

4. These regulations apply to the following members of the Garda Síochána, namely,—

(a) members holding the rank of chief superintendent or of superintendent who were members of the Garda Síochána on or before the 31st day of December, 1951, and who were granted service certificates in respect of service in the Forces prior to the 12th day of July, 1921, under the Military Service Pensions Act, 1924 (No. 48 of 1924), or the Military Service Pensions Act, 1934 (No. 43 of 1934) ; and

(b) members below the rank of superintendent who were members of the Garda Síochána on or before the 31st day of December, 1951.

5. Notwithstanding subparagraph (1) of paragraph 5 of the principal regulations and subparagraph (a) of paragraph 6 of the Garda Síochána Retirement (No. 2) Regulations, 1951 ( S.I. No. 335 of 1951 ), the age on the attaining of which members of the Garda Síochána to whom these regulations apply shall retire from the Garda Síochána shall be—

(a) in the case of members holding the rank of chief superintendent or of superintendent, sixty-five years,

(b) in the case of members below the rank of superintendent, sixty-three years.

6. Subparagraph (2) of paragraph 5 of the principal regulations and subparagraph (b) of paragraph 6 of the Garda Síochána Retirement (No. 2) Regulations, 1951, shall not be applicable in the case of members of the Garda Síochána to whom these regulations apply.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 12th day of August, 1955.

(Signed) JAMES EVERETT.

The Government hereby approve the foregoing regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, this 12th day of August, 1955.

(Signed) JOHN A. COSTELLO,

Taoiseach.