In this Act—
The term " the Treasury " means the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury for the time being, or any two or more of them :
The term " pension " includes any half-pay, compensation allowance, superannuation or retirement allowance, or other payment of the like nature:
The term " officer " means commissioned officer and warrant officer in the Army and Navy, and subordinate officer in the Navy :
The term " public civil office " means any office other than that of an officer in Her Majesty's naval or land forces, the holder of which is paid his remuneration out of moneys provided by Parliament for supply services.