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Defence Forces Retirement Benefits (Pension Increases) Act 1961
Third Schedule—Rate per annum of additioThird Schedule—Rate per annum of additional pension
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Third Schedule—Rate per annum of additional pension
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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td style="width:72.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p></td><td style="width:67.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p></td><td style="width:45.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p></td><td colspan="4" style="width:135.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt">Rate per annum of additional pension for each completed year of service for pension:</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:72.6pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:66pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Permanent Naval Forces</span></p></td><td style="width:67.15pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:66pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Permanent Military Forces</span></p></td><td style="width:45.9pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:66pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Permanent Air Force</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:45.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:14pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt">In excess of 20 years up to and including the 25th year:</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:1pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt">In excess of 25 years up to and including the 30th year:</span></p></td><td style="width:29.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:30pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt">In excess of 30 years:</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:72.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p></td><td style="width:67.15pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:67.15pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p></td><td style="width:24.65pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt">£</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt">£</span></p></td><td style="width:29.65pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt">£</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:72.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:8.75pt; text-indent:-8.75pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Chief Artificer (and relative rating)</span></p></td><td style="width:67.15pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:8.75pt; text-indent:-8.75pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Warrant Officer (Class I)</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:67.15pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:8.75pt; text-indent:-8.75pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt">Warrant Officer</span></p></td><td style="width:24.65pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt">11</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt">12</span></p></td><td style="width:29.65pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt">13</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:72.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:8.75pt; text-indent:-8.75pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Chief Petty Officer (and relative rating, other than Chief Artificer)</span></p></td><td style="width:67.15pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Formula" style="margin-left:1.7pt"><img src="image.019.png" width="90" height="60" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle"></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:67.15pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:18pt; margin-left:8.75pt; text-indent:-8.75pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Flight Sergeant</span></p></td><td style="width:24.65pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:18pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt">10</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:18pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt">11</span></p></td><td style="width:29.65pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:18pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt">13</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:72.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:8.75pt; text-indent:-8.75pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Petty Officer (and relative rating)</span></p></td><td style="width:67.15pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:8.75pt; text-indent:-8.75pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Sergeant</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:67.15pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:8.75pt; text-indent:-8.75pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Sergeant</span></p></td><td style="width:24.65pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt">9</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt">10</span></p></td><td style="width:29.65pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt">11</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:72.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:8.75pt; text-indent:-8.75pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Leading Seaman (And relative rating)</span></p></td><td style="width:67.15pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Formula" style="margin-left:0pt"><img src="image.020.png" width="91" height="140" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle"></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:67.15pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Formula" style="margin-left:0pt"><img src="image.021.png" width="88" height="74" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle"></p></td><td style="width:24.65pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:20pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt">8</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:20pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt">9</span></p></td><td style="width:29.65pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:20pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt">11</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:72.6pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Formula" style="margin-left:0pt"><img src="image.022.png" width="99" height="87" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle"></p></td><td style="width:67.15pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Formula" style="margin-left:0pt"><img src="image.023.png" width="91" height="114" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle"></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:67.15pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Formula" style="margin-left:0pt"><img src="image.024.png" width="93" height="100" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle"></p></td><td style="width:24.65pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:30pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt">8</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:30pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt">9</span></p></td><td style="width:29.65pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:30pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt">10</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="width:83.4pt"></td><td style="width:77.95pt"></td><td style="width:56.7pt"></td><td style="width:21.25pt"></td><td style="width:35.45pt"></td><td style="width:49.6pt"></td><td style="width:40.45pt"></td></tr></tbody></table>