8Special provisions applicable to gratuities

8 Special provisions applicable to gratuities

(1) Section sixty‑six of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1959 does not apply to a person to whom this Act applies. (2) Section sixty‑eight of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1959 does not apply to or in relation to a gratuity to which a person is entitled under section six of this Act or under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section seven of this Act. (3) Where a person entitled to a gratuity under section six of this Act, or under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section seven of this Act, makes an election under subsection (1) of section seventy‑four B of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948‑1959, paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of that last‑mentioned section does not apply in relation to the payment of that gratuity to him.