The Personal Injuries (Civilians) Amendment Scheme 1995

• Citation: S.I. 1995/445
• Sections: 31

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Scheme may be cited as the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Amendment Scheme 1995 and shall come into force on 10th April 1995.

(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 “2,236” there shall be substituted the amount “2,288”.

Section 3 Amendment of article 25A of the principal Scheme

At the end of head (iii) of sub-paragraph (1)(c) of article 25A of the principal Scheme (mobility supplement) there shall be added the word “; or” followed by the following head—

(iv) has been in receipt of the mobility component of a disability living allowance under section 73 of either the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 or the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 having been deemed, by virtue of section 74(1) of the relevant Act, to be suffering from such disablement as is mentioned in subsection (1)(a) of section 73 of the relevant Act and to satisfy the requirements of subsection (9) of that section.

Section 4 Amendment of article 76A of the principal Scheme

In paragraph (1) of article 76A of the principal Scheme (suspension in individual cases— Pensions Appeal Tribunal) for the words “the determination of that question on appeal” there shall be substituted the words “the determination of the appeal”.

Section 5 Amendment of article 76B of the principal Scheme

In paragraph (1) of article 76B of the principal Scheme (suspension in individual cases— courts) for the words “the determination of that question on appeal” there shall be substituted the words “the determination of the appeal”.

Section 6 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 Schedule set out in the Schedule to this Scheme 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

Allowance under article 33 in respect of each child under the age of 15—

Section 7

Unemployability allowances—

Section 7

Pension under article 34(1) to a motherless or fatherless child 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