No. 15/1949:

CONTINUATION OF COMPENSATION SCHEMES ACT, 1946 (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1949

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

1 Principal Act.

2 Amendment of section 1 of Principal Act.

3 Amendment of section 2 of Principal Act.

4 Amendment of section 3 of Principal Act.

5 Short title and collective citation.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CONTINUATION OF COMPENSATION SCHEMES ACT, 1946 , SO AS TO ENABLE AMENDMENTS TO BE MADE IN THE CIVILIAN, LOCAL DEFENCE FORCE AND LOCAL SECURITY FORCE COMPENSATION SCHEMES CONTINUED BY THAT ACT.

[15th July, 1949.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:—

1.—In this Act, the expression "the Principal Act" means the Continuation of Compensation Schemes Act, 1946 (No. 19 of 1946).

2.—section 1 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the addition thereto of the following subsection:—

"(5) The Schemes (including the Schemes as amended under this subsection) may be amended by a further scheme made by the Minister for Finance and any such amendment may be retrospective."

3.—section 2 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the addition thereto of the following subsection:—

"(5) The Schemes (including the Schemes as amended under this subsection) may be amended by a further scheme made by the Minister for Defence with the consent of the Minister for Finance and any such amendment may be retrospective."

4.—section 3 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the addition thereto of the following subsection:—

"(5) The Schemes (including the Schemes as amended under this subsection) may be amended by a further scheme made by the Minister for Justice with the consent of the Minister for Finance and any such amendment may be retrospective."

5.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Continuation of Compensation Schemes Act, 1946 (Amendment) Act, 1949 .

(2) The Principal Act and this Act may be cited together as the Continuation of Compensation Schemes Act, 1946 and 1949.