Transferred Officers' Allowances Act 1948
5Further allowances
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5 Further allowances
(1) An allowance at the rate ascertained in accordance with subsection (3), (4) or (5), as the case requires, of this section is payable to a transferred officer who receives a pension or a retiring allowance of a periodical nature, not being a pension or allowance at a rate exceeding Seven hundred and two pounds per annum. (2) The allowance is payable under this section in addition to the allowance (if any) payable under the last preceding section. (3) Where the sum of the amount of the pension or retiring allowance and the amount of the allowance payable under the last preceding section is at a rate which does not exceed Two hundred and sixty pounds per annum, the allowance is at the rate of one‑fifth of that sum. (4) Where the sum of the amount of the pension or retiring allowance and the amount of the allowance (if any) payable under the last preceding section is at a rate which exceeds Two hundred and sixty pounds per annum but does not exceed Six hundred and fifty pounds per annum, the allowance is at the rate of Fifty‑two pounds per annum. (5) Where the amount of the pension or retiring allowance is at a rate which exceeds Six hundred and fifty pounds per annum but is less than Seven hundred and two pounds per annum, the allowance is at such rate as will increase the amount of the pension or retiring allowance to a rate of Seven hundred and two pounds per annum.