The Personal Injuries (Civilians) Amendment Scheme 1987

• Citation: S.I. 1987/191
• Sections: 29

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Scheme may be cited as the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Amendment Scheme 1987 and shall come into force on 6th April 1987.

(2) In this Scheme the expression “the principal Scheme” means the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983 .

Section 2 Amendment of Article 18 of the principal Scheme

In Article 18 of the principal Scheme (unemployability allowances) in paragraph (2) for the amount “£1,326” there shall be substituted the amount “£1,352”.

Section 3 Abolition of funeral grants

(1) The principal Scheme shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this Article.

(2) Article 40 (funeral grants), and paragraph 12 of Schedule 4 are hereby revoked.

(3) In Article 53 the words “(other than a funeral grant)” and the words “and the expression “funeral grant” means a funeral grant under Article 40” shall be omitted.

(4) In Article 54(3) the words “or of a funeral grant” shall be omitted.

(5) In Article 58(1) the words “(other than a funeral grant)” shall be omitted.

(6) In Article 63(1) and (2) the words “or funeral grant” shall be omitted wherever they appear.

(7) In Article 66(1) the words “or funeral grant” shall be omitted wherever they appear.

(8) In Article 67(1) and (2) the words “or funeral grant” shall be omitted wherever they appear.

(9) In Article 79 the words “or funeral grant” shall be omitted wherever they appear.

Section 4 Substitution of Schedules 3 and 4 to the principal Scheme

For Schedules 3 and 4 to the principal Scheme (rates of pensions and allowances payable in respect of disablement and death) there shall respectively be substituted the Schedules set out in the Schedule hereto and numbered 3 and 4.

Section 1

Pension for 100 per cent. disablement under Article 11

Section 1

Pension to widow—

Section 2

Education allowance under Article 13

Section 2

Rent allowance under Article 28

Section 3

Constant attendance allowance—

Section 3

Allowance under Article 29 or 50 to an elderly surviving spouse—

Section 4

Exceptionally severe disablement allowance under Article 15

Section 4

Pension under Article 30 to unmarried dependant who lived as spouse

Section 5

Severe disablement occupational allowance under Article 16

Section 5

Pension to dependent widower under Article 32

Section 6

Allowance for wear and tear of clothing—

Section 6

Allowances under Article 33 in respect of each child under the age of 15

Section 7

Unemployability allowances—

Section 7

Pensions under Article 34(1) to motherless or fatherless children under the age of 15

Section 8

Invalidity allowance payable under Article 19

Section 8

Pension or allowance under Article 35(3) to or in respect of a child over the age of 15—

Section 9

Comforts allowance—

Section 9

Education allowance under Article 36

Section 10

Allowance for lowered standard of occupation under Article 21

Section 10

Pensions to parents—

Section 11

Age allowance under Article 22 where the degree of pensioned disablement is—

Section 11

Pensions to other dependants—

Section 12

Treatment allowances—

increase of personal allowance under Article 23(2)

Section 13

Part-time treatment allowance under Article 25

Section 14

Mobility supplement under Article 25A