(1) This article applies to persons who -

(a) on the 5th day of April, 1995 were employed

(i) in the civil service of the Government or the civil service of the State in a capacity in respect of which a superannuation allowance may be granted, or

(ii) as a member of the Garda Síochána,

and continue to be so employed,

(b) having been employed, on the 5th day of April, 1995, in the civil service of the Government or the civil service of the State in a capacity in respect of which a superannuating allowance may not be granted, subsequently cease to be employed in such a capacity but immediately upon such cessation become employed in a capacity in respect of which a superannuating allowance may be granted, or

(c) having been a Garda trainee on the 5th day of April, 1995, subsequently ceases to be a Garda trainee but immediately on such cessation becomes a member of the Garda Síochána.

(2) The provisions of Part II shall, in relation to persons specified, in sub-article (1), be modified in the following manner

(a) the employment contribution payable under section 10(1) shall comprise contributions at the following rates -

(i) a contribution by the employed contributor at the rate of -

(I) 1 percent of the amount of reckonable earnings up to €1,443, and