(1) In respect of a public servant -

(a) who is a covered public servant, and

(b) the annualised amount of the basic salary of whom does not exceed €30,000,

the annualised amount of his or her basic salary shall, on and from 1 January 2019, be increased by 1 per cent.

(2) References in subsection (1) to the annualised amount of the basic salary of a public servant are references to the annualised amount of such salary as it stands payable in consequence of section 7(1).

(3) The reference in subsection (4) to the annualised amount of the basic salary of a public servant is a reference to the annualised amount of such salary as it stands payable in consequence of -

(a) subject to paragraph (b), section 7(1), or

(b) where subsection (1) of this section applies -

(i) section 7(1), and

(ii) that subsection (1).