(1) In this section, references to -

(a) the relevant restoration enjoyed by a public servant are references to the restoration of amounts to the public servant, by way of the annualised amount of his or her basic salary, that results from the operation of the preceding provisions of this Part, and

(b) the relevant date are references to -

(i) in the case of a covered public servant, 1 October 2020, and

(ii) in the case of a non-covered public servant, 1 July 2021.

(2) Subject to subsection (3) and section 21, this section shall apply to a public servant in a case in which the relevant restoration enjoyed by the public servant is such that the annualised amount of his or her basic salary, on the relevant date, is not more than €150,000.

(3) However where the relevant restoration enjoyed by a public servant is such that the annualised amount of his or her basic salary, on the relevant date, is equal to or exceeds the amount at which it stood immediately before the enactment of section 2 of the No. 2 Act of 2009, then this section shall not apply to the public servant.