Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 7 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, the disability retirement allowance provided to retired police officer Robert Lally of the town of Wellesley under said section 7 shall be increased from its present 72 per cent of his last 12 months regular compensation to 100 per cent, or to an amount equal to the regular rate of compensation which he would have been paid had he continued in service as a police officer of said town at the grade held by him at the time of his retirement, whichever is higher.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.