[56 & 57 Vict.]
Government of Ireland.
31 (7.)
In this schedule the expression " constable" includes the head A.D.
1893, constable major, a head constable, sergeant, acting sergeant, and constable, in the case of the Royal Irish Constabulary, and includes every member of the Dublin Metropolitan Police not being of higher rank than chief 5 superintendent.
Miscellaneous.
(8.)
If any officer or constable enters with the approval of the Lord Lieutenant any local police force in Ireland, there may be awarded to him a pension at the rate above mentioned for every year of completed service, 10 with the addition to his actual years of service of such number of years not
exceeding the number above mentioned as the Lord Lieutenant assigns.
(9.)
The Pensions Commutation Act, 1871, shall apply to perso ,} to whom, 34 & 35 Vict on retirement, a pension is awarded under this schedule, in like manner as if they had retired from the permanent civil service of the Crown on the 15 abolition of their offices, and any terminable annuity payable in respect of the
commutation of a pension shall be payable out of the same funds as the pension.
(10.)
Where an officer or constable at the time of his retirement would, if he served for a few months more (not exceeding six) complete another year's 20 service, that year shall be reckoned as a completed year of service.
(11.)
The reserve force of the Royal Irish Constabulary shall for the purposes of this schedule be deemed to be part of that force.
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3R.
SIXTH SCHEDULE.
Regulations as to Houses oe the Legislature and the 25 Members thereof.
Legislative Council.
(1.)
There shall be a separate register of electors of councillors of the Legislative Council which shall be made, until otherwise provided by Irish Act, in like manner as the parliamentary register of electors.
30 (2.)
Where, for the election of councillors any counties are combined so as
to form one constituency, then until otherwise provided by Irish Act, (a) the returning officer for the whole constituency shall be that one of the returning officers for Parliamentary elections for those counties to whom the writ is addressed, and the writ shall be addressed to the 35 returning officer for the constituency with the largest population, according
to the census of 1891.
(&) the returning officer shall have the same authority throughout the whole constituency as a returning officer at a Parliamentary election for a county 5has in the county.
