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Defence Forces Special Retirement Benefits Act 1960
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Defence Forces Special Retirement Benefits Act 1960
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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="width:79.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center"><br><span>Category</span></p></td><td colspan="5" style="width:263.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center"><span>Number of Completed Years of Service for Pension—</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:79.65pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center"><span>15</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center"><span>16</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center"><span>17</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center"><span>18</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center"><span>19</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:79.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center"><span>£</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:79.65pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables"><span>101</span><span style="width:66.05pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.............</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>400</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>420</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>440</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>460</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>480</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:79.65pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables"><span>102</span><span style="width:66.05pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.............</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>365</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>383</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>401</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>419</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>437</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:79.65pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables"><span>103</span><span style="width:66.05pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.............</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>345</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>362</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>379</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>396</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>413</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:79.65pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables"><span>104</span><span style="width:66.05pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.............</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>330</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>346</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>362</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>378</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>394</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:79.65pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables"><span>105</span><span style="width:66.05pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.............</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>310</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>325</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>340</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>355</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>370</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:79.65pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables"><span>106</span><span style="width:66.05pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.............</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>295</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>309</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>323</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>337</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>351</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:79.65pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables"><span>107</span><span style="width:66.05pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.............</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>275</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>288</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>301</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>314</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>327</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:79.65pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables"><span>108</span><span style="width:66.05pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.............</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>260</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>272</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>284</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>296</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="text-align:center"><span>308</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:79.65pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="margin-bottom:9pt"><span>109</span><span style="width:66.05pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.............</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="margin-bottom:9pt; text-align:center"><span>245</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="margin-bottom:9pt; text-align:center"><span>256</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="margin-bottom:9pt; text-align:center"><span>267</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="margin-bottom:9pt; text-align:center"><span>278</span></p></td><td style="width:44.05pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TextTables" style="margin-bottom:9pt; text-align:center"><span>289</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>