19. (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.

(4) Where this section applies to a public servant, the Minister shall, by order, provide that, on and from—

(a) in the case of a covered public servant, a date specified in the order, or

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

the annualised amount of the public servant’s basic salary shall stand at the amount at which it stood immediately before the enactment of section 2 of the No. 2 Act of 2009.

(5) The date specified in an order under subsection (4) with respect to the matter referred to in paragraph (a) of that subsection shall be a date that falls after 1 October 2020 but does not fall later than 1 July 2021.