24Definitions applying to this Part only

24 Definitions applying to this Part only (1) In this Part— ***comparable full-time officer*** in relation to a part-time officer means an officer who is employed in a similar office to the part-time office on a full-time basis, whether or not there is such an officer; ***full-time officer*** means an officer who is employed on a full-time basis throughout the year; ***part-time officer*** means an officer who is employed at any time on a basis which requires him or her to render part-time service; ***pro rata*** in relation to a part-time officer means— A is the total service in years and completed months of the part-time officer; B is the total service in years and completed months that the part-time officer would have rendered if he or she had been a full-time officer throughout his or her service as a part-time officer; S. 24(1) def. of *total service* amended by Nos 81/1988 s. 27(e), 120/1994 s. 58. ***total service***— (a) in relation to a revised scheme member, means the total in years and completed months of his or her continuous recognised service, whether as a full‑time or part-time officer, or 30 years, whichever is the lesser; or (b) in relation to a new scheme member, the total in years and completed months of his or her continuous recognised service whether as a full-time or part-time officer— and where that total is relevant to the calculation of benefits on death or retirement on grounds of disability includes prospective service. (2) The Board may recognise as a part-time officer an officer who is employed on an intermittent basis if it is satisfied that the total service required of that officer can be calculated annually in advance. (3) If a full-time officer is employed on a part-time basis due to ill-health, the Board may recognise all or part of that part-time service as full-time employment.