The Ulster Defence Regiment (Amendment) Order 1994

• Citation: S.I. 1994/773
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Ulster Defence Regiment (Amendment) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 28th March 1994.

(2) In this Order the express on “the principal Order ” means the Order by Her Majesty dated 4th January 1971.

Section 2 Amendment of article 1(5) of the principal Order

For article 1(5) of the principal Order there shall be substituted the following article—

(5) “injury” includes wound or disease but excludes any injury due to—

(a) the use or effects of tobacco; or

(b) the consumption of alcohol;

except that paragraph (a), in so far as it relates to the use of tobacco, and paragraph (b) above shall not apply where the person suffers from a mental condition which is attributable to service if—

(i) the degree of disablement in respect of that condition has been assessed at 50 per cent or more; and

(ii) he started or continued to use tobacco or to consume or continue to consume alcohol due to that condition: