5Amendment of 4 & 5 Geo.5 c.84 s.1
Where a member of either police force to whom subsection (1) of section one of the Irish Police Constables (Naval and Military Service) Act, 1914, as 'extended by any subsequent enactment, applies is unable owing to injuries, ill-health, or other reasonable cause to return to the police force immediately after the termination of his service in the Navy, Army, or Air Force, the interval between the termination of such service and his return to the police force may, if the Lord Lieutenant so directs, be reckoned as a period of service in the police force in calculating any police pension, allowance, or gratuity that may be granted to him or his dependants.